Eric Hansen’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Eric Hansen 2016 Final Ballot

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