David Thompson’s AP Top 25 Ballots

David Thompson 2022 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	3	+2
2	Alabama	1	-1
3	Ohio State	2	-1
4	Michigan	8	+4
5	Oklahoma	9	+4
6	Michigan State	15	+9
7	Oklahoma State	12	+5
8	Notre Dame	5	-3
9	Texas A&M	6	-3
10	Utah	7	-3
11	Ole Miss	21	+10
12	Oregon	11	-1
13	Cincinnati	23	+10
14	Baylor	10	-4
15	Clemson	4	-11
16	Iowa	NR	—
17	NC State	13	-4
18	Minnesota	NR	—
19	Wake Forest	22	+3
20	Texas	NR	—
21	BYU	25	+4
22	Pittsburgh	17	-5
23	Wisconsin	18	-5
24	Kentucky	20	-4
25	Miami (FL)	16	-9

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.

2022 Ballot History

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