Dave Southorn’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Dave Southorn 2016 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Alabama	2	Same
3	USC	3	Same
4	Oklahoma	5	+1
5	Washington	4	-1
6	Penn State	7	+1
7	Ohio State	6	-1
8	Florida State	8	Same
9	Wisconsin	9	Same
10	Michigan	10	Same
11	Oklahoma State	11	Same
12	Stanford	12	Same
13	LSU	13	Same
14	Virginia Tech	16	+2
15	Florida	14	-1
16	South Florida	19	+3
17	Western Michigan	15	-2
18	Colorado	17	-1
19	Louisville	21	+2
20	West Virginia	18	-2
21	Auburn	24	+3
22	Miami (FL)	20	-2
23	Utah	23	Same
24	San Diego State	25	+1
25	Georgia Tech	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.