Chris Murray’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Chris Murray 2015 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	1	Same
2	TCU	2	Same
3	Michigan State	5	+2
4	Auburn	6	+2
5	Alabama	3	-2
6	Baylor	4	-2
7	Oregon	7	Same
8	Notre Dame	11	+3
9	USC	8	-1
10	Georgia	9	-1
11	Clemson	12	+1
12	Florida State	10	-2
13	UCLA	13	Same
14	Georgia Tech	16	+2
15	Arizona State	15	Same
16	Ole Miss	17	+1
17	Boise State	23	+6
18	Arizona	22	+4
19	Wisconsin	20	+1
20	Missouri	24	+4
21	Stanford	21	Same
22	Oklahoma	19	-3
23	LSU	14	-9
24	Mississippi State	NR	—
25	Kansas State	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.

2015 Ballot History

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