Chris Murray’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Chris Murray 2018 Preseason Ballot

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

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.