Creg Stephenson’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Creg Stephenson 2023 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	Michigan	2	Same
3	Alabama	4	+1
4	Ohio State	3	-1
5	LSU	5	Same
6	Penn State	7	+1
7	Texas	11	+4
8	USC	6	-2
9	Clemson	9	Same
10	Florida State	8	-2
11	Utah	14	+3
12	Tennessee	12	Same
13	Notre Dame	13	Same
14	Oregon	15	+1
15	TCU	17	+2
16	Ole Miss	22	+6
17	Washington	10	-7
18	Tulane	24	+6
19	Kansas State	16	-3
20	North Carolina	21	+1
21	Troy	NR	—
22	UTSA	NR	—
23	South Carolina	NR	—
24	Oklahoma	20	-4
25	Wisconsin	19	-6

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.

2023 Ballot History

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