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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Tom Murphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2020 Historical Football Ballots · 16 Available Releases

Final Ballot

Published 2021-01-12

Tom Murphy 2020 Final Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Alabama1Same
2Ohio State2Same
3Texas A&M4+1
4Clemson3-1
5Notre Dame5Same
6Oklahoma6Same
7Georgia7Same
8Cincinnati8Same
9BYU11+2
10Iowa State9-1
11Northwestern10-1
12USC21+9
13Liberty17+4
14Coastal Carolina14Same
15Indiana12-3
16Iowa16Same
17WashingtonNR—
18Texas19+1
19Louisiana15-4
20Oklahoma State20Same
21Ball State23+2
22Miami (FL)22Same
23Florida13-10
24North Carolina18-6
25San Jose State24-1

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 102020-11-01AlabamaOpen 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