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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Robert Cessna’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Week 12 Ballot

Published 2016-11-13

Robert Cessna 2016 Week 12 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Clemson5+2
4Washington7+3
5Michigan4-1
6Louisville3-3
7Wisconsin6-1
8West Virginia10+2
9Utah11+2
10Oklahoma8-2
11Oklahoma State13+2
12Nebraska19+7
13LSU16+3
14Penn State9-5
15Colorado12-3
16Florida21+5
17Western Michigan14-3
18Washington State20+2
19Florida State17-2
20USC15-5
21Boise State22+1
22Auburn18-4
23Texas A&M23Same
24San Diego State24Same
25North CarolinaNR—

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.

2016 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2016-08-21ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 22016-09-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32016-09-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42016-09-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52016-09-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62016-10-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72016-10-10AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82016-10-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92016-10-23AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102016-10-30AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112016-11-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 122016-11-13AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132016-11-20AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142016-11-27AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152016-12-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2017-01-10ClemsonOpen Ballot