Brett McMurphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Brett McMurphy 2020 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Alabama	3	Same
4	Florida	8	+4
5	Oklahoma	5	Same
6	Oregon	9	+3
7	Penn State	7	Same
8	LSU	6	-2
9	Georgia	4	-5
10	Wisconsin	12	+2
11	Texas A&M	13	+2
12	Notre Dame	10	-2
13	USC	17	+4
14	Auburn	11	-3
15	Iowa State	23	+8
16	Texas	14	-2
17	Oklahoma State	15	-2
18	Michigan	16	-2
19	North Carolina	18	-1
20	UCF	21	+1
21	Washington	NR	—
22	Utah	22	Same
23	Iowa	24	+1
24	Tennessee	25	+1
25	Virginia Tech	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.

2020 Ballot History

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