Grid DistributionPre-Season AP Poll (Aug 16, 2021)
1Alabama (47)
0-0Previous: 1
High: 1 - 47 Voters
Low: 5 - Ben Portnoy
1548
Points
2Oklahoma (6)
0-0Previous: 6 ▲
High: 1 - 6 Voters
Low: 5 - 4 Voters
1462
Points
3Clemson (6)
0-0Previous: 3
High: 1 - 6 Voters
Low: 6 - 2 Voters
1447
Points
4Ohio State (1)
0-0Previous: 2 ▼
High: 1 - Ben Portnoy
Low: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1393
Points
5Georgia (3)
0-0Previous: 7 ▲
High: 1 - 3 Voters
Low: 7 - 6 Voters
1364
Points
6Texas A&M
0-0Previous: 4 ▼
High: 3 - 2 Voters
Low: 12 - 2 Voters
1223
Points
7Iowa State
0-0Previous: 9 ▲
High: 5 - 3 Voters
Low: 13 - Nathan Baird
1160
Points
8Cincinnati
0-0Previous: 8
High: 5 - 2 Voters
Low: 22 - Nathan Baird
1014
Points
9Notre Dame
0-0Previous: 5 ▼
High: 5 - Ryan Aber
Low: 20 - Don Williams
1009
Points
10North Carolina
0-0Previous: 18 ▲
High: 5 - Jon Wilner
Low: 18 - Kirk Bohls
999
Points
11Oregon
0-0Previous: -
High: 6 - 4 Voters
Low: 21 - Sam McKewon
968
Points
12Wisconsin
0-0Previous: -
High: 6 - James Kratch
Low: NR - Kirk Bohls
743
Points
13Florida
0-0Previous: 13
High: 7 - Garland Gillen
Low: NR - 4 Voters
728
Points
14Miami (FL)
0-0Previous: 22 ▲
High: 7 - Nathan Baird
Low: NR - 2 Voters
663
Points
15USC
0-0Previous: 21 ▲
High: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Low: 23 - 2 Voters
660
Points
16LSU
0-0Previous: -
High: 8 - Jonas Pope
Low: 25 - Jon Wilner
631
Points
17Indiana
0-0Previous: 12 ▼
High: 10 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 2 Voters
549
Points
18Iowa
0-0Previous: 16 ▼
High: 10 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 2 Voters
513
Points
19Penn State
0-0Previous: -
High: 8 - Brett McMurphy
Low: NR - 2 Voters
456
Points
20Washington
0-0Previous: -
High: 6 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - Garland Gillen
449
Points
21Texas
0-0Previous: 19 ▼
High: 13 - Brett McMurphy
Low: NR - 8 Voters
350
Points
22Coastal Carolina
0-0Previous: 14 ▼
High: 10 - James Kratch
Low: NR - 11 Voters
232
Points
23Louisiana
0-0Previous: 15 ▼
High: 12 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 17 Voters
208
Points
24Utah
0-0Previous: -
High: 10 - Kirk Bohls
Low: NR - 37 Voters
176
Points
25Arizona State
0-0Previous: -
High: 13 - Jon Wilner
Low: NR - 35 Voters
125
Points

Others Receiving Votes

26Oklahoma State
0-0Previous: 20 ▼
High: 15 - Marc Weiszer
Low: NR - 40 Voters
107
Points
27Ole Miss
0-0Previous: -
High: 17 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 32 Voters
106
Points
28TCU
0-0Previous: -
High: 19 - Kellis Robinett
Low: NR - 47 Voters
40
Points
29Liberty
0-0Previous: 17 ▼
High: 16 - Sam McKewon
Low: NR - 51 Voters
36
Points
30Auburn
0-0Previous: -
High: 18 - Garland Gillen
Low: NR - 55 Voters
32
Points
31NC State
0-0Previous: -
High: 18 - Lauren Brownlow
Low: NR - 61 Voters
14
Points
32Michigan
0-0Previous: -
High: 22 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 59 Voters
12
Points
33Northwestern
0-0Previous: 10 ▼
High: 23 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 59 Voters
8
Points
34Boise State
0-0Previous: -
High: 23 - Steve Virgen
Low: NR - 59 Voters
7
Points
Nevada
0-0Previous: -
High: 22 - Ryan Thorburn
Low: NR - 59 Voters
7
Points
36Ball State
0-0Previous: 23 ▼
High: 22 - Kirk Bohls
Low: NR - 60 Voters
6
Points
BYU
0-0Previous: 11 ▼
High: 20 - Tom Murphy
Low: NR - 62 Voters
6
Points
38Boston College
0-0Previous: -
High: 22 - Eric Hansen
Low: NR - 61 Voters
5
Points
Houston
0-0Previous: -
High: 21 - Jon Wilner
Low: NR - 62 Voters
5
Points
UCF
0-0Previous: -
High: 24 - Eric Hansen
Low: NR - 59 Voters
5
Points
41West Virginia
0-0Previous: -
High: 23 - Ryan Pritt
Low: NR - 62 Voters
3
Points
42Army
0-0Previous: -
High: 24 - Lauren Brownlow
Low: NR - 62 Voters
2
Points
UAB
0-0Previous: -
High: 24 - David Jablonski
Low: NR - 62 Voters
2
Points
UCLA
0-0Previous: -
High: 24 - Sam McKewon
Low: NR - 62 Voters
2
Points

Talk about this week's Poll

Highest Rated Ballots

Ethan Joyce (40)Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, NC)
Jon Wilner (39)San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Lauren Brownlow (20)WRAL (Durham, NC)

Lowest Rated Ballots

Rece Davis (-121)ESPN (Bristol, CT)
Nathan Baird (-69)Cleveland.com (Cleveland, OH)
Eric Hansen (-60)The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN)

Most Extreme Ballots

Sam McKewonOmaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE)
Kirk BohlsHouston Chronicle (Austin, TX)
Jon WilnerSan Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)

Least Extreme Ballots

Aaron McMannMLive (Ann Arbor, MI)
Mike VorelThe Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
Zach KleinWSB (Atlanta, GA)