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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Matt Brown’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Preseason Ballot

Published 2020-08-24

Matt Brown 2020 Preseason Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Ohio State2+1
2Alabama3+1
3Clemson1-2
4Oklahoma5+1
5Oregon9+4
6LSU6Same
7Georgia4-3
8Penn State7-1
9Florida8-1
10Texas14+4
11Notre Dame10-1
12Texas A&M13+1
13USC17+4
14Wisconsin12-2
15North Carolina18+3
16Oklahoma State15-1
17Michigan16-1
18Auburn11-7
19UCF21+2
20KentuckyNR—
21MemphisNR—
22Cincinnati20-2
23Iowa State23Same
24Iowa24Same
25Boise StateNR—

Positive differences mean a higher ranking than the AP result. NR means outside the AP Top 25; it is not treated as a numeric rank.

Ballot Evidence

Two Archives Agree

This recovered ballot agrees with the second archived grid. It remains part of a reconstructed historical dataset.

2020 Ballot History

An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2020-08-24Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 32020-09-13ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 42020-09-20ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 52020-09-27AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62020-10-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72020-10-11ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 82020-10-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92020-10-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102020-11-01AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112020-11-08AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 122020-11-15AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132020-11-22AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142020-11-29AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152020-12-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 162020-12-13AlabamaOpen Ballot
December 202020-12-20—Ballot Withheld · Result edition under review
Final2021-01-12AlabamaOpen Ballot