Brent Axe’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Brent Axe 2017 Week 5 Ballot

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

2017 Ballot History

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