Eric Hansen’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Eric Hansen 2017 Preseason Ballot

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

2017 Ballot History

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