Adam Jude’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Adam Jude 2018 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	2	+1
2	Alabama	1	-1
3	Georgia	3	Same
4	Washington	6	+2
5	Wisconsin	4	-1
6	Ohio State	5	-1
7	Oklahoma	7	Same
8	Penn State	10	+2
9	Auburn	9	Same
10	Miami (FL)	8	-2
11	Stanford	13	+2
12	Notre Dame	12	Same
13	Michigan	14	+1
14	Michigan State	11	-3
15	TCU	16	+1
16	Mississippi State	18	+2
17	West Virginia	17	Same
18	Utah	NR	—
19	USC	15	-4
20	Boise State	22	+2
21	UCF	21	Same
22	Oregon	24	+2
23	Texas	23	Same
24	Virginia Tech	20	-4
25	Boston College	NR	—

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

This recovered ballot agrees with the second archived grid. It remains part of a reconstructed historical dataset.

2018 Ballot History

An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.