Brett McMurphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Brett McMurphy 2018 Preseason Ballot

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

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.