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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Neill Ostrout’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2018 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Final Ballot

Published 2019-01-08

Neill Ostrout 2018 Final Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Clemson1Same
2Alabama2Same
3Oklahoma4+1
4Ohio State3-1
5Notre Dame5Same
6Florida7+1
7LSU6-1
8UCF11+3
9Texas9Same
10Georgia7-3
11Kentucky12+1
12Washington State10-2
13Washington13Same
14Michigan14Same
15Army19+4
16Syracuse15-1
17Fresno State18+1
18Texas A&M16-2
19Utah State22+3
20Cincinnati24+4
21Appalachian StateNR—
22Northwestern21-1
23West Virginia20-3
24Penn State17-7
25Boise State23-2

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.

2018 Ballot History

An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2018-08-20AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22018-09-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32018-09-09AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42018-09-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52018-09-23AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62018-09-30AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72018-10-07AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82018-10-14AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92018-10-21AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102018-10-28AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112018-11-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 122018-11-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132018-11-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142018-11-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152018-12-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2019-01-08ClemsonOpen Ballot