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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Sam McKewon’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Week 9 Ballot

Published 2021-10-24

Sam McKewon 2021 Week 9 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Georgia1Same
2Alabama3+1
3Ohio State5+2
4Cincinnati2-2
5Michigan6+1
6Oklahoma4-2
7Ole Miss10+3
8Oregon7-1
9Michigan State8-1
10Notre Dame11+1
11Iowa9-2
12Auburn18+6
13Kentucky12-1
14Oklahoma State15+1
15Wake Forest13-2
16Pittsburgh17+1
17Baylor16-1
18Texas A&M14-4
19BYU25+6
20San Diego State21+1
21Iowa State22+1
22Penn State20-2
23Arizona StateNR—
24VirginiaNR—
25SMU19-6

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
Preseason2021-08-16OklahomaOpen 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 152021-12-05MichiganOpen Ballot
Final2022-01-11GeorgiaOpen Ballot