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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Ryan Aber’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Preseason Ballot

Published 2021-08-16

Ryan Aber 2021 Preseason Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Oklahoma2Same
3Clemson3Same
4Ohio State4Same
5Notre Dame9+4
6Georgia5-1
7Iowa State7Same
8Texas A&M6-2
9Florida13+4
10North Carolina10Same
11Cincinnati8-3
12Oregon11-1
13Wisconsin12-1
14Indiana17+3
15Iowa18+3
16Oklahoma StateNR—
17LSU16-1
18Penn State19+1
19Washington20+1
20Texas21+1
21Miami (FL)14-7
22USC15-7
23Louisiana23Same
24Coastal Carolina22-2
25NorthwesternNR—

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.

2021 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2021-08-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22021-09-07—Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions
Week 32021-09-12AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42021-09-19AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52021-09-26AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62021-10-03AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72021-10-10GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 82021-10-17GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 92021-10-24GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 102021-10-31GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 112021-11-07GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 122021-11-14GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 132021-11-21GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 142021-11-28GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 152021-12-05AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2022-01-11GeorgiaOpen Ballot