Parrish Alford’s AP Top 25 Ballots
2020 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases
| Vote | Team | AP Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | Same |
| 2 | Ohio State | 3 | +1 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Clemson | 4 | Same |
| 5 | Florida | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 7 | Same |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | Oregon | 11 | +2 |
| 10 | Indiana | 9 | -1 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 12 | +1 |
| 12 | Georgia | 13 | +1 |
| 13 | BYU | 8 | -5 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 14 | Same |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 18 | +3 |
| 16 | Texas | 22 | +6 |
| 17 | Liberty | 21 | +4 |
| 18 | Marshall | 15 | -3 |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina | 15 | -4 |
| 20 | SMU | NR | — |
| 21 | North Carolina | NR | — |
| 22 | Tulsa | 25 | +3 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 19 | -4 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 17 | -7 |
| 25 | Iowa | NR | — |
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 AgreeThis 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.
| Poll | No. 1 Selection | Ballot |
|---|---|---|
| Preseason2020-08-24 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 32020-09-13 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 42020-09-20 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 52020-09-27 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 62020-10-04 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 72020-10-11 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 82020-10-18 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 92020-10-25 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 102020-11-01 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 112020-11-08 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 122020-11-15 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 132020-11-22 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 142020-11-29 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 152020-12-06 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 162020-12-13 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| December 202020-12-20 | — | Ballot Withheld · Result edition under review |
| Final2021-01-12 | Alabama | Open Ballot |