Brent Axe’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Brent Axe 2016 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Alabama	2	Same
3	USC	3	Same
4	Oklahoma	5	+1
5	Ohio State	6	+1
6	Washington	4	-2
7	Penn State	7	Same
8	Florida State	8	Same
9	Michigan	10	+1
10	Wisconsin	9	-1
11	Western Michigan	15	+4
12	Oklahoma State	11	-1
13	West Virginia	18	+5
14	South Florida	19	+5
15	Stanford	12	-3
16	Florida	14	-2
17	LSU	13	-4
18	Virginia Tech	16	-2
19	Colorado	17	-2
20	Miami (FL)	20	Same
21	Louisville	21	Same
22	Tennessee	22	Same
23	Tulsa	NR	—
24	Georgia Tech	NR	—
25	San Diego State	25	Same

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.

2016 Ballot History

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