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Tulsa44
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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Nathan Baird’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Week 5 Ballot

Published 2021-09-26

Nathan Baird 2021 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Georgia2+1
2Alabama1-1
3Oregon3Same
4Penn State4Same
5Iowa5Same
6Cincinnati7+1
7Oklahoma6-1
8Notre Dame9+1
9Florida10+1
10Arkansas8-2
11Ohio State11Same
12Ole Miss12Same
13Michigan14+1
14Oklahoma State19+5
15BYU13-2
16Texas A&M15-1
17Baylor21+4
18Auburn22+4
19Arizona StateNR—
20Michigan State17-3
21Fresno State18-3
22SMUNR—
23TexasNR—
24Boston CollegeNR—
25Coastal Carolina16-9

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.

2021 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2021-08-16ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 22021-09-07—Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions
Week 32021-09-12AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42021-09-19AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52021-09-26GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 62021-10-03GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 72021-10-10GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 82021-10-17GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 92021-10-24GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 102021-10-31GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 112021-11-07GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 122021-11-14GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 132021-11-21GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 142021-11-28GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 152021-12-05AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2022-01-11GeorgiaOpen Ballot