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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Matt Porter’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 5 Ballot

Published 2016-09-25

Matt Porter 2016 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Michigan4+1
4Louisville3-1
5Houston6+1
6Clemson5-1
7Wisconsin8+1
8Texas A&M9+1
9Stanford7-2
10Washington10Same
11Florida State12+1
12Ole Miss16+4
13Miami (FL)14+1
14Texas22+8
15Tennessee11-4
16OklahomaNR—
17Baylor13-4
18Utah18Same
19Nebraska15-4
20Arkansas20Same
21Michigan State17-4
22Georgia25+3
23North CarolinaNR—
24LSUNR—
25San Diego State19-6

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.

2016 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2016-08-21AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22016-09-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32016-09-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42016-09-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52016-09-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62016-10-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72016-10-10AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82016-10-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92016-10-23AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102016-10-30AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112016-11-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 122016-11-13AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132016-11-20AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142016-11-27AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152016-12-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2017-01-10ClemsonOpen Ballot