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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

Final Ballot

Published 2017-01-10

Michael Lev 2016 Final Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Clemson1Same
2Alabama2Same
3Oklahoma5+2
4USC3-1
5Ohio State6+1
6Washington4-2
7Florida State8+1
8Michigan10+2
9Penn State7-2
10Wisconsin9-1
11Oklahoma State11Same
12Stanford12Same
13Virginia Tech16+3
14West Virginia18+4
15South Florida19+4
16Western Michigan15-1
17Miami (FL)20+3
18Kansas StateNR—
19Florida14-5
20LSU13-7
21Colorado17-4
22San Diego State25+3
23BYUNR—
24Georgia TechNR—
25Tennessee22-3

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