Don Williams’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Don Williams 2023 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	Michigan	2	Same
3	Alabama	4	+1
4	Ohio State	3	-1
5	LSU	5	Same
6	USC	6	Same
7	Penn State	7	Same
8	Florida State	8	Same
9	Washington	10	+1
10	Texas	11	+1
11	Utah	14	+3
12	Notre Dame	13	+1
13	Tennessee	12	-1
14	Clemson	9	-5
15	Oregon State	18	+3
16	Oregon	15	-1
17	Wisconsin	19	+2
18	Oklahoma	20	+2
19	Texas Tech	NR	—
20	Ole Miss	22	+2
21	South Carolina	NR	—
22	Kansas State	16	-6
23	Iowa	25	+2
24	Arkansas	NR	—
25	Tulane	24	-1

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.

2023 Ballot History

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