Chuck Carlton’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Chuck Carlton 2017 Preseason Ballot

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

2017 Ballot History

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