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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Steve Virgen’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Week 9 Ballot

Published 2020-10-25

Steve Virgen 2020 Week 9 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama2+1
2Clemson1-1
3Ohio State3Same
4Notre Dame4Same
5Georgia5Same
6Oklahoma State6Same
7Cincinnati7Same
8Texas A&M8Same
9Oregon14+5
10Florida10Same
11Michigan13+2
12Wisconsin9-3
13Miami (FL)12-1
14BYU11-3
15North Carolina15Same
16Penn State18+2
17Indiana17Same
18Kansas State16-2
19Iowa State23+4
20Marshall19-1
21USC21Same
22Oklahoma24+2
23MinnesotaNR—
24Coastal Carolina20-4
25SMU22-3

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
Preseason2020-08-24ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 32020-09-13—No Retained Ballot
Week 42020-09-20ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 52020-09-27ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 62020-10-04ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 72020-10-11ClemsonOpen 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