Ryan Pritt’s AP Top 25 Ballots
2021 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases
| Vote | Team | AP Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | Same |
| 2 | Michigan | 2 | Same |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | Baylor | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 7 | Same |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 8 | Same |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 9 | Same |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 14 | +4 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 11 | Same |
| 12 | BYU | 12 | Same |
| 13 | Utah | 10 | -3 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 13 | -1 |
| 15 | Oregon | 15 | Same |
| 16 | Louisiana | 16 | Same |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 20 | +3 |
| 18 | Iowa | 17 | -1 |
| 19 | NC State | 18 | -1 |
| 20 | Clemson | 19 | -1 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 25 | +4 |
| 22 | Houston | 21 | -1 |
| 23 | Minnesota | NR | — |
| 24 | Utah State | NR | — |
| 25 | San Diego State | 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.
2021 Ballot History
An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.
| Poll | No. 1 Selection | Ballot |
|---|---|---|
| Preseason2021-08-16 | Oklahoma | Open Ballot |
| Week 22021-09-07 | — | Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions |
| Week 32021-09-12 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 42021-09-19 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 52021-09-26 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 62021-10-03 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Week 72021-10-10 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 82021-10-17 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 92021-10-24 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 102021-10-31 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 112021-11-07 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 122021-11-14 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 132021-11-21 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 142021-11-28 | Georgia | Open Ballot |
| Week 152021-12-05 | Alabama | Open Ballot |
| Final2022-01-11 | Georgia | Open Ballot |