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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Michael Lev’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Week 5 Ballot

Published 2016-09-25

Michael Lev 2016 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Louisville3Same
4Michigan4Same
5Houston6+1
6Clemson5-1
7Stanford7Same
8Texas A&M9+1
9Wisconsin8-1
10Miami (FL)14+4
11Washington10-1
12Florida State12Same
13Tennessee11-2
14Baylor13-1
15Nebraska15Same
16San Diego State19+3
17Utah18+1
18TCU21+3
19West VirginiaNR—
20Boise State24+4
21Ole Miss16-5
22ColoradoNR—
23Virginia TechNR—
24Michigan State17-7
25Arizona 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.

2016 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2016-08-21ClemsonOpen 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 82016-10-16—Ballot Withheld · Conflicting complete source lists
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