Dave Southorn’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Dave Southorn 2018 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Alabama	2	Same
3	Ohio State	3	Same
4	Oklahoma	4	Same
5	Notre Dame	5	Same
6	LSU	6	Same
7	Florida	7	Same
8	Texas	9	+1
9	UCF	11	+2
10	Washington State	10	Same
11	Georgia	7	-4
12	Syracuse	15	+3
13	Michigan	14	+1
14	Washington	13	-1
15	Fresno State	18	+3
16	Texas A&M	16	Same
17	Army	19	+2
18	West Virginia	20	+2
19	Kentucky	12	-7
20	Northwestern	21	+1
21	Penn State	17	-4
22	Appalachian State	NR	—
23	UAB	NR	—
24	Boise State	23	-1
25	Utah State	22	-3

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.

2018 Ballot History

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