Bob Asmussen’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Bob Asmussen 2018 Preseason Ballot

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

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.