Duane Rankin’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Duane Rankin 2015 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	1	Same
2	TCU	2	Same
3	Alabama	3	Same
4	Michigan State	5	+1
5	Oregon	7	+2
6	Baylor	4	-2
7	Auburn	6	-1
8	Georgia	9	+1
9	Florida State	10	+1
10	Clemson	12	+2
11	USC	8	-3
12	Arizona	22	+10
13	Georgia Tech	16	+3
14	Notre Dame	11	-3
15	Ole Miss	17	+2
16	UCLA	13	-3
17	Arizona State	15	-2
18	Wisconsin	20	+2
19	Oklahoma	19	Same
20	Boise State	23	+3
21	Tennessee	25	+4
22	Mississippi State	NR	—
23	Virginia Tech	NR	—
24	LSU	14	-10
25	Western Kentucky	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.

2015 Ballot History

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