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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Sam McKewon’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Preseason Ballot

Published 2020-08-24

Sam McKewon 2020 Preseason Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Ohio State2+1
2Clemson1-1
3Georgia4+1
4Oklahoma5+1
5Oregon9+4
6Alabama3-3
7Wisconsin12+5
8USC17+9
9LSU6-3
10Penn State7-3
11Oklahoma State15+4
12Tennessee25+13
13Texas A&M13Same
14Notre Dame10-4
15Florida8-7
16North Carolina18+2
17MemphisNR—
18Minnesota19+1
19UCF21+2
20Miami (FL)NR—
21Florida StateNR—
22Iowa State23+1
23Air ForceNR—
24Michigan16-8
25Auburn11-14

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 42020-09-20ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 52020-09-27Ohio StateOpen Ballot
Week 62020-10-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72020-10-11GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 82020-10-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92020-10-25AlabamaOpen 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