Ferd Lewis’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Ferd Lewis 2016 Final Ballot

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

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.