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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Neill Ostrout’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 16 Ballot

Published 2020-12-13

Neill Ostrout 2020 Week 16 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Notre Dame2Same
3Ohio State3Same
4Clemson4Same
5Cincinnati6+1
6Texas A&M5-1
7Indiana7Same
8Coastal Carolina9+1
9Iowa State8-1
10Florida11+1
11Georgia10-1
12Oklahoma12Same
13Northwestern15+2
14USC13-1
15BYU14-1
16Tulsa20+4
17Louisiana17Same
18North Carolina16-2
19Miami (FL)19Same
20Iowa18-2
21Buffalo23+2
22Liberty22Same
23MarshallNR—
24San Jose State25+1
25NC State24-1

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
Preseason2020-08-24ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 32020-09-13ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 42020-09-20ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 52020-09-27ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 62020-10-04ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 72020-10-11ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 82020-10-18ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 92020-10-25ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 102020-11-01ClemsonOpen 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
Final2021-01-12AlabamaOpen Ballot