Dave Preston’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Dave Preston 2024 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	1	Same
2	Notre Dame	2	Same
3	Oregon	3	Same
4	Penn State	5	+1
5	Texas	4	-1
6	Georgia	6	Same
7	Boise State	8	+1
8	Arizona State	7	-1
9	Tennessee	9	Same
10	Indiana	10	Same
11	Clemson	14	+3
12	SMU	12	Same
13	BYU	13	Same
14	Syracuse	20	+6
15	Iowa State	15	Same
16	Miami (FL)	18	+2
17	Navy	NR	—
18	Army	21	+3
19	Memphis	24	+5
20	Illinois	16	-4
21	Ole Miss	11	-10
22	Alabama	17	-5
23	South Carolina	19	-4
24	Colorado	25	+1
25	UNLV	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.

2024 Ballot History

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