Don Williams’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Don Williams 2018 Preseason Ballot

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