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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Pat Dooley’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 16 Ballot

Published 2020-12-13

Pat Dooley 2020 Week 16 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Notre Dame2Same
3Clemson4+1
4Texas A&M5+1
5Ohio State3-2
6Cincinnati6Same
7USC13+6
8Iowa State8Same
9Florida11+2
10Georgia10Same
11Oklahoma12+1
12Indiana7-5
13Northwestern15+2
14Coastal Carolina9-5
15BYU14-1
16North Carolina16Same
17Miami (FL)19+2
18Iowa18Same
19Louisiana17-2
20MarshallNR—
21Tulsa20-1
22San Jose State25+3
23NC State24+1
24Texas21-3
25Liberty22-3

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