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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Rachel Richlinski’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2018 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 5 Ballot

Published 2018-09-23

Rachel Richlinski 2018 Week 5 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Clemson3+1
3Georgia2-1
4Ohio State4Same
5Oklahoma6+1
6Stanford7+1
7Penn State9+2
8LSU5-3
9Notre Dame8-1
10West Virginia12+2
11UCF13+2
12Michigan14+2
13Washington11-2
14Auburn10-4
15Wisconsin15Same
16Miami (FL)16Same
17Kentucky17Same
18Michigan State21+3
19Mississippi State23+4
20Texas18-2
21Oregon19-2
22Arizona StateNR—
23Boise StateNR—
24BYU20-4
25North TexasNR—

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