Brent Axe’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Brent Axe 2018 Preseason Ballot

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