Conor O'Neill’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Conor O'Neill 2020 Preseason Ballot

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

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.