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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

Week 16 Ballot

Published 2020-12-13

Nathan Baird 2020 Week 16 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Notre Dame2Same
3Ohio State3Same
4Clemson4Same
5Texas A&M5Same
6Indiana7+1
7Georgia10+3
8Cincinnati6-2
9Oklahoma12+3
10Florida11+1
11Iowa State8-3
12USC13+1
13Coastal Carolina9-4
14BYU14Same
15Northwestern15Same
16Iowa18+2
17North Carolina16-1
18Louisiana17-1
19Texas21+2
20Miami (FL)19-1
21Oklahoma StateNR—
22Tulsa20-2
23Buffalo23Same
24NC State24Same
25UCFNR—

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