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North Texas45
Tulsa44
6:00 PM CDT
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
6:00 PM CDT
Liberty
Delaware
7:00 PM CDT
Penn State
Northwestern
Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Theo Lawson’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Final Ballot

Published 2021-01-12

Theo Lawson 2020 Final Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Clemson3Same
4Notre Dame5+1
5Texas A&M4-1
6Georgia7+1
7Oklahoma6-1
8Cincinnati8Same
9Iowa State9Same
10Florida13+3
11Coastal Carolina14+3
12BYU11-1
13Northwestern10-3
14Louisiana15+1
15Oklahoma State20+5
16Indiana12-4
17Miami (FL)22+5
18Iowa16-2
19USC21+2
20San Jose State24+4
21TulsaNR—
22Buffalo25+3
23Liberty17-6
24Texas19-5
25Ball State23-2

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 32020-09-13ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 42020-09-20ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 52020-09-27ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 62020-10-04ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 72020-10-11ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 82020-10-18ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 92020-10-25ClemsonOpen Ballot
Week 102020-11-01ClemsonOpen 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