Dave Southorn’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Dave Southorn 2018 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	2	+1
2	Alabama	1	-1
3	Georgia	3	Same
4	Ohio State	5	+1
5	Washington	6	+1
6	Wisconsin	4	-2
7	Oklahoma	7	Same
8	Miami (FL)	8	Same
9	Michigan State	11	+2
10	Auburn	9	-1
11	Penn State	10	-1
12	Michigan	14	+2
13	Notre Dame	12	-1
14	Stanford	13	-1
15	Mississippi State	18	+3
16	TCU	16	Same
17	USC	15	-2
18	Virginia Tech	20	+2
19	Florida State	19	Same
20	Boise State	22	+2
21	West Virginia	17	-4
22	Texas	23	+1
23	UCF	21	-2
24	Oklahoma State	NR	—
25	Florida Atlantic	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.

2018 Ballot History

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