Ben Portnoy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Ben Portnoy 2021 Week 8 Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	Cincinnati	2	Same
3	Oklahoma	3	Same
4	Alabama	4	Same
5	Oregon	10	+5
6	Ohio State	5	-1
7	Oklahoma State	8	+1
8	Iowa	11	+3
9	Penn State	7	-2
10	Michigan State	9	-1
11	Ole Miss	12	+1
12	Michigan	6	-6
13	Texas A&M	17	+4
14	Auburn	19	+5
15	Notre Dame	13	-2
16	Coastal Carolina	14	-2
17	Wake Forest	16	-1
18	Kentucky	15	-3
19	NC State	18	-1
20	SMU	21	+1
21	San Diego State	22	+1
22	UTSA	24	+2
23	Baylor	20	-3
24	Arkansas	NR	—
25	Iowa State	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.

2021 Ballot History

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