Doug Lesmerises’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Doug Lesmerises 2018 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Alabama	2	Same
3	Ohio State	3	Same
4	Oklahoma	4	Same
5	Notre Dame	5	Same
6	Texas	9	+3
7	Georgia	7	Same
8	Washington	13	+5
9	Washington State	10	+1
10	Florida	7	-3
11	Michigan	14	+3
12	LSU	6	-6
13	UCF	11	-2
14	Syracuse	15	+1
15	Kentucky	12	-3
16	Northwestern	21	+5
17	Texas A&M	16	-1
18	West Virginia	20	+2
19	Fresno State	18	-1
20	Penn State	17	-3
21	Army	19	-2
22	Cincinnati	24	+2
23	Appalachian State	NR	—
24	UAB	NR	—
25	Auburn	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.