Library:Atlanta Journal polls

The following are links to PDFs of the Atlanta Journal polls from 1957 to 1981. For the 1982 season the poll was consolidated with the Atlanta Constitution's to form the Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.

1957 Atlanta Journal polls

Oct 22, 1957
Oct 29, 1957
Nov 05, 1957
Nov 12, 1957
Nov 19, 1957
Nov 26, 1957
Dec 17, 1957

1958 Atlanta Journal polls

Sep 09, 1958
Sep 16, 1958
Sep 23, 1958, pt 1
Sep 23, 1958, pt 2
Sep 30, 1958
Oct 07, 1958, pt 1
Oct 07, 1958, pt 2
Oct 14, 1958
Oct 21, 1958
Oct 28, 1958
Nov 04, 1958
Nov 11, 1958
Nov 19, 1958
Dec 16, 1958, pt 1
Dec 16, 1958, pt 2

1959 Atlanta Journal polls

Sep 15, 1959
Sep 22, 1959, pt 1
Sep 22, 1959, pt 2
Sep 29, 1959
Oct 06, 1959, pt 1
Oct 06, 1959, pt 2
Oct 13, 1959, pt 1
Oct 13, 1959, pt 2
Oct 20, 1959
Oct 27, 1959, pt 1
Oct 27, 1959, pt 2
Nov 03, 1959, pt 1
Nov 03, 1959, pt 2
Nov 10, 1959, pt 1
Nov 10, 1959, pt 2
Nov 18, 1959, pt 1
Nov 18, 1959, pt 2
Nov 24, 1959
Dec 15, 1959, pt 1
Dec 15, 1959, pt 2

1960 Atlanta Journal polls

Sep 13, 1960
Sep 20, 1960
Sep 27, 1960
Oct 04, 1960, pt 1
Oct 04, 1960, pt 2
Oct 11, 1960
Oct 18, 1960
Oct 25, 1960
Nov 01, 1960
Nov 08, 1960, pt 1
Nov 08, 1960, pt 2
Nov 15, 1960
Nov 22, 1960, pt 1
Nov 22, 1960, pt 2

1961 Atlanta Journal polls

Sep 07, 1961
Sep 12, 1961, pt 1
Sep 12, 1961, pt 2
Sep 19, 1961
Sep 26, 1961, pt 1
Sep 26, 1961, pt 2
Oct 03, 1961, pt 1
Oct 03, 1961, pt 2
Oct 10, 1961
Oct 17, 1961, pt 1
Oct 17, 1961, pt 2
Oct 24, 1961, pt 1
Oct 24, 1961, pt 2
Oct 31, 1961, pt 1
Oct 31, 1961, pt 2
Nov 07, 1961

1962 Atlanta Journal polls

Sep 11, 1962
Sep 18, 1962
Sep 25, 1962, pt 1
Sep 25, 1962, pt 2
Oct 02, 1962
Oct 09, 1962
Oct 16, 1962
Oct 23, 1962
Oct 30, 1962
Nov 06, 1962
Nov 13, 1962, pt 1
Nov 13, 1962, pt 2

1963 Atlanta Journal polls

Sep 10, 1963
Sep 17, 1963, pt 1
Sep 17, 1963, pt 2
Sep 24, 1963
Oct 01, 1963
Oct 08, 1963
Oct 15, 1963, pt 1
Oct 15, 1963, pt 2
Oct 22, 1963
Oct 29, 1963, pt 1
Oct 29, 1963, pt 2
Nov 05, 1963
Nov 12, 1963
Nov 19, 1963, pt 1
Nov 19, 1963, pt 2

1964 Atlanta Journal polls

Sep 09, 1964, pt 1
Sep 09, 1964, pt 2
Sep 15, 1964
Sep 22, 1964
Sep 29, 1964
Oct 06, 1964
Oct 13, 1964
Oct 20, 1964
Oct 27, 1964
Nov 03, 1964, pt 1
Nov 03, 1964, pt 2
Nov 10, 1964

1965 Atlanta Journal polls

Sep 14, 1965
Sep 21, 1965
Sep 28, 1965
Oct 05, 1965
Oct 12, 1965
Oct 19, 1965
Oct 26, 1965
Nov 02, 1965
Nov 09, 1965
Nov 16, 1965
Dec 07, 1965

1966 Atlanta Journal polls

Sep 06, 1966
Sep 13, 1966, pt 1
Sep 13, 1966, pt 2
Sep 20, 1966
Sep 27, 1966
Oct 04, 1966
Oct 11, 1966, pt 1
Oct 11, 1966, pt 2
Oct 18, 1966
Oct 25, 1966
Nov 01, 1966, pt 1
Nov 01, 1966, pt 2
Nov 08, 1966
Nov 15, 1966

1967 Atlanta Journal polls

Note: Does NOT include preseason rankings presented by Journal prep editor Bill Whitley in a series that ran from Aug 15 to Aug 20. In 1967 the Atlanta Journal poll was determined by a vote of 10 sportswriters throughout the state. The preseason rankings were the work of Whitley and are not considered the official Journal rankings in spite of their labels in the articles. They are included here only for reference to prevent confusion.

Preseason preview

Aug 15, 1967, Class C preview by Whitley
Aug 16, 1967, Class B preview by Whitley
Aug 16, 1967, Class A preview by Whitley
Aug 16, 1967, Class AA preview by Whitley
Aug 20, 1967, Class AAA preview by Whitley

Official polls

Sep 12, 1967
Sep 19, 1967
Sep 26, 1967
Oct 03, 1967
Oct 10, 1967
Oct 17, 1967
Oct 24, 1967
Oct 31, 1967
Nov 07, 1967
Nov 14, 1967
Nov 21, 1967
Nov 28, 1967
Dec 06, 1967

1968 Atlanta Journal polls

Note: Does NOT include preseason rankings presented by Journal prep editors Joe Litsch and Bill Whitley in a series that ran from Aug 29 to Sep 3. In 1968 the Atlanta Journal poll was determined by a vote of 10 sportswriters throughout the state. The preseason rankings were the work of Litsch and Whitley and are not considered the official Journal rankings in spite of their labels in the articles. They are included here only for reference to prevent confusion.

Preseason preview

Aug 29, 1968, Class C preview by Litsch
Aug 30, 1968, Class B preview by Litsch
Sep 03, 1968, Class A preview by Litsch
Sep 03, 1968, Class AA preview by Whitley, pt. 1
Sep 03, 1968, Class AA preview by Whitley, pt. 2
Sep 03, 1968, Class AAA preview by Whitley

Official polls

Sep 17, 1968
Sep 24, 1968
Oct 01 , 1968
Oct 08 , 1968
Oct 15 , 1968
Oct 22 , 1968
Oct 29 , 1968
Nov 05 , 1968
Nov 12 , 1968
Nov 19 , 1968
Nov 26 , 1968
Dec 03 , 1968
Dec 17 , 1968

1969 Atlanta Journal polls

Note: Does NOT include preseason rankings presented by Journal prep editors Ron Anderson, Priit Vesilind, and Kent Mitchell in a series that ran from Sep 2 to Sep 4. In 1969 the Atlanta Journal poll was determined by a vote of 10 sportswriters throughout the state. The preseason rankings were the work of Anderson, Vesilind, and Mitchell and are not considered the official Journal rankings in spite of their labels in the articles. They are included here only for reference to prevent confusion.

Preseason preview

Sep 02, 1969, Class AAA preview by Anderson
Sep 03, 1969, Class AA preview by Vesilind
Sep 03, 1969, Class A preview by Mitchell
Sep 04, 1969, Class B preview by Anderson
Sep 04, 1969, Class C preview by Mitchell

Official polls

Sep 16, 1969
Sep 23
Sep 30, 1969
Oct 07, 1969
Oct 14, 1969
Oct 21, 1969
Oct 28, 1969
Nov 04, 1969
Nov 11, 1969
Nov 18, 1969
Nov 25, 1969
Dec 02
Dec 09, 1969
Dec 16, 1969

1970 Atlanta Journal polls

Note: Does NOT include preseason rankings presented by Journal prep editors Norman Arey and Joe Litsch in a series that ran from Aug 24 to Sep 3. In 1970 the Atlanta Journal poll was determined by a vote of 10 sportswriters throughout the state. The preseason rankings were the work of Arey and Litsch and are not considered the official Journal rankings in spite of their labels in the articles. They are included here only for reference to prevent confusion.

Preseason previews

Aug 24, 1970, Class C preview by Arey
Aug 31, 1970, Class B preview by Arey
Sep 01, 1970, Class A preview by Arey
Sep 02, 1970, Class AA preview by Litsch
Sep 03, 1970, Class AAA preview by Litsch

Official polls

Sep 15, 1970
Sep 22, 1970
Sep 29, 1970
Oct 06, 1970, pt 1
Oct 06, 1970, pt 2
Oct 13, 1970
Oct 20, 1970
Oct 27, 1970
Nov 03, 1970
Nov 10, 1970
Nov 17, 1970
Nov 24, 1970
Dec 01, 1970
Dec 08, 1970

1971 Atlanta Journal polls

Aug 26, 1971
Aug 27, 1971
Aug 30, 1971
Aug 31, 1971
Sep 07, 1971
Sep 14, 1971
Sep 21, 1971
Sep 28, 1971
Oct 05, 1971
Oct 12, 1971
Oct 19, 1971
Oct 26, 1971
Nov 02, 1971
Nov 10, 1971
Nov 16, 1971
Dec 14, 1971, pt 1
Dec 14, 1971, pt 2

1972 Atlanta Journal polls

Note: On Aug 27 Bill Whitley and David Davidson wrote preseason forecasts for Class AAA and Class AA, each presenting an "Atlanta Journal-Constitution" poll, which did not exist until the merger in 1972. On Sep 5 the Journal printed the "How Top 10s Fared", which shows the other classes.