Chris Murray’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Chris Murray 2025 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Texas	1	Same
2	Ohio State	3	+1
3	Penn State	2	-1
4	Georgia	5	+1
5	Oregon	7	+2
6	Notre Dame	6	Same
7	Alabama	8	+1
8	Arizona State	11	+3
9	Clemson	4	-5
10	South Carolina	13	+3
11	LSU	9	-2
12	Miami (FL)	10	-2
13	Florida	15	+2
14	Michigan	14	Same
15	Kansas State	17	+2
16	Indiana	20	+4
17	Ole Miss	21	+4
18	Texas A&M	19	+1
19	Illinois	12	-7
20	SMU	16	-4
21	Tennessee	24	+3
22	Boise State	25	+3
23	Louisville	NR	—
24	Oklahoma	18	-6
25	Texas Tech	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.

2025 Ballot History

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