Eric Hansen’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Eric Hansen 2016 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	2	+1
2	Alabama	1	-1
3	LSU	5	+2
4	Oklahoma	3	-1
5	Ohio State	6	+1
6	Stanford	8	+2
7	Florida State	4	-3
8	Georgia	18	+10
9	Notre Dame	10	+1
10	Michigan	7	-3
11	Houston	15	+4
12	UCLA	16	+4
13	Tennessee	9	-4
14	Michigan State	12	-2
15	Washington	14	-1
16	TCU	13	-3
17	Louisville	19	+2
18	Ole Miss	11	-7
19	USC	20	+1
20	Miami (FL)	NR	—
21	Oklahoma State	21	Same
22	Utah	NR	—
23	Boise State	NR	—
24	South Florida	NR	—
25	Nebraska	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.

2016 Ballot History

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