Bret Bloomquist’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Bret Bloomquist 2017 Preseason Ballot

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

2017 Ballot History

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