Dave Preston’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Dave Preston 2023 Preseason Ballot

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

2023 Ballot History

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