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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Neill Ostrout’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 14 Available Releases

Week 6 Ballot

Published 2021-10-03

Neill Ostrout 2021 Week 6 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Georgia2+1
2Alabama1-1
3Iowa3Same
4Cincinnati5+1
5Oklahoma6+1
6Penn State4-2
7BYU10+3
8Michigan State11+3
9Oregon8-1
10Ohio State7-3
11Michigan9-2
12Oklahoma State12Same
13Coastal Carolina15+2
14Arkansas13-1
15Kentucky16+1
16Ole Miss17+1
17Wake Forest19+2
18Notre Dame14-4
19Auburn18-1
20San Diego State25+5
21NC State23+2
22Arizona State22Same
23Florida20-3
24SMU24Same
25Texas21-4

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
Preseason2021-08-16—Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions
Week 22021-09-07—Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions
Week 32021-09-12AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42021-09-19AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52021-09-26AlabamaOpen 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