Ben Portnoy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Ben Portnoy 2022 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	TCU	2	Same
3	Michigan	3	Same
4	Tennessee	6	+2
5	Ohio State	4	-1
6	Penn State	7	+1
7	Alabama	5	-2
8	Tulane	9	+1
9	Washington	8	-1
10	Florida State	11	+1
11	Oregon State	17	+6
12	Kansas State	14	+2
13	Oregon	15	+2
14	Notre Dame	18	+4
15	LSU	16	+1
16	USC	12	-4
17	South Carolina	23	+6
18	Clemson	13	-5
19	Mississippi State	20	+1
20	Troy	19	-1
21	Duke	NR	—
22	UCLA	21	-1
23	Fresno State	24	+1
24	Pittsburgh	22	-2
25	Texas Tech	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.

2022 Ballot History

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