Eric Hansen’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Eric Hansen 2018 Preseason Ballot

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

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.