David Briggs’s AP Top 25 Ballots

David Briggs 2024 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Oregon	3	Same
4	Texas	4	Same
5	Alabama	5	Same
6	Notre Dame	7	+1
7	Ole Miss	6	-1
8	Missouri	11	+3
9	Penn State	8	-1
10	Michigan	9	-1
11	Utah	12	+1
12	Florida State	10	-2
13	Clemson	14	+1
14	Miami (FL)	19	+5
15	Tennessee	15	Same
16	LSU	13	-3
17	Iowa	25	+8
18	Oklahoma State	17	-1
19	Oklahoma	16	-3
20	Texas A&M	20	Same
21	Kansas State	18	-3
22	Iowa State	NR	—
23	SMU	NR	—
24	Virginia Tech	NR	—
25	Wisconsin	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.

2024 Ballot History

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