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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Steve Wiseman’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2016 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Final Ballot

Published 2017-01-10

Steve Wiseman 2016 Final Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Clemson1Same
2Alabama2Same
3Ohio State6+3
4Oklahoma5+1
5Washington4-1
6Florida State8+2
7Penn State7Same
8Oklahoma State11+3
9USC3-6
10Michigan10Same
11Wisconsin9-2
12Florida14+2
13Colorado17+4
14Utah23+9
15West Virginia18+3
16LSU13-3
17Tennessee22+5
18Western Michigan15-3
19Stanford12-7
20Virginia Tech16-4
21Boise StateNR—
22NebraskaNR—
23Louisville21-2
24South Florida19-5
25Miami (FL)20-5

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.

2016 Ballot History

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

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2016-08-21AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22016-09-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 32016-09-11AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42016-09-18AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52016-09-25AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62016-10-02AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72016-10-10AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 82016-10-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 92016-10-23AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 102016-10-30AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 112016-11-06AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 122016-11-13AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 132016-11-20AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 142016-11-27AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 152016-12-04AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2017-01-10ClemsonOpen Ballot