Bill Landis’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Bill Landis 2018 Preseason Ballot

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

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.