Dave Southorn’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Dave Southorn 2017 Preseason Ballot

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

2017 Ballot History

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