Dave Reardon’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Dave Reardon 2023 Preseason Ballot

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

2023 Ballot History

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