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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

Tom Murphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Week 3 Ballot

Published 2021-09-12

Tom Murphy 2021 Week 3 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Georgia2Same
3Oklahoma3Same
4Cincinnati8+4
5Florida11+6
6Oregon4-2
7Clemson6-1
8Iowa5-3
9Texas A&M7-2
10Penn State10Same
11Notre Dame12+1
12Ohio State9-3
13UCLA13Same
14Auburn22+8
15Coastal Carolina16+1
16BYU23+7
17Ole Miss17Same
18Arizona State19+1
19Virginia Tech15-4
20Wisconsin18-2
21Arkansas20-1
22PittsburghNR—
23Iowa State14-9
24North Carolina21-3
25Michigan25Same

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
Preseason2021-08-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22021-09-07—Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions
Week 32021-09-12AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42021-09-19GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 52021-09-26GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 62021-10-03GeorgiaOpen 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 152021-12-05AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2022-01-11GeorgiaOpen Ballot