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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Nathan Baird’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Preseason Ballot

Published 2020-08-24

Nathan Baird 2020 Preseason Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Ohio State2+1
2Clemson1-1
3Alabama3Same
4Georgia4Same
5Florida8+3
6Oklahoma5-1
7LSU6-1
8Oregon9+1
9Penn State7-2
10Auburn11+1
11Texas14+3
12Notre Dame10-2
13Michigan16+3
14Texas A&M13-1
15Wisconsin12-3
16USC17+1
17UCF21+4
18Utah22+4
19Oklahoma State15-4
20WashingtonNR—
21Minnesota19-2
22North Carolina18-4
23Cincinnati20-3
24Iowa State23-1
25Florida 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 52020-09-27Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 62020-10-04Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 72020-10-11ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 82020-10-18ClemsonOpen 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
Final2021-01-12—Ballot Withheld · Conflicting ballot sources