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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 9 Ballot

Published 2021-10-24

Neill Ostrout 2021 Week 9 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Georgia1Same
2Cincinnati2Same
3Oklahoma4+1
4Alabama3-1
5Michigan6+1
6Michigan State8+2
7Oregon7Same
8Ohio State5-3
9Iowa9Same
10Ole Miss10Same
11Wake Forest13+2
12Oklahoma State15+3
13Notre Dame11-2
14SMU19+5
15Pittsburgh17+2
16San Diego State21+5
17Kentucky12-5
18Auburn18Same
19Baylor16-3
20Texas A&M14-6
21Penn State20-1
22UTSA23+1
23Iowa State22-1
24Coastal Carolina24Same
25NC StateNR—

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