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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 8 Ballot

Published 2021-10-17

Nathan Baird 2021 Week 8 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Georgia1Same
2Cincinnati2Same
3Oklahoma3Same
4Oklahoma State8+4
5Alabama4-1
6Ohio State5-1
7Michigan6-1
8Oregon10+2
9Iowa11+2
10Penn State7-3
11Michigan State9-2
12Kentucky15+3
13Ole Miss12-1
14Baylor20+6
15Notre Dame13-2
16Auburn19+3
17Texas A&M17Same
18SMU21+3
19Wake Forest16-3
20Coastal Carolina14-6
21NC State18-3
22San Diego State22Same
23Iowa StateNR—
24UtahNR—
25Purdue25Same

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