Dana Sulonen’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Dana Sulonen 2016 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Clemson	2	Same
3	Oklahoma	3	Same
4	Florida State	4	Same
5	Michigan	7	+2
6	Ohio State	6	Same
7	LSU	5	-2
8	Stanford	8	Same
9	Notre Dame	10	+1
10	Tennessee	9	-1
11	USC	20	+9
12	Ole Miss	11	-1
13	Oklahoma State	21	+8
14	Houston	15	+1
15	Michigan State	12	-3
16	Georgia	18	+2
17	Baylor	23	+6
18	Oregon	24	+6
19	TCU	13	-6
20	Washington	14	-6
21	UCLA	16	-5
22	North Carolina	22	Same
23	Iowa	17	-6
24	Louisville	19	-5
25	Miami (FL)	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.

2016 Ballot History

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