Garland Gillen’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Garland Gillen 2025 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Texas	1	Same
2	Ohio State	3	+1
3	Clemson	4	+1
4	Penn State	2	-2
5	Notre Dame	6	+1
6	Georgia	5	-1
7	LSU	9	+2
8	Oregon	7	-1
9	Alabama	8	-1
10	South Carolina	13	+3
11	Arizona State	11	Same
12	Miami (FL)	10	-2
13	Illinois	12	-1
14	Florida	15	+1
15	SMU	16	+1
16	Michigan	14	-2
17	Texas Tech	23	+6
18	Texas A&M	19	+1
19	Kansas State	17	-2
20	Ole Miss	21	+1
21	Iowa State	22	+1
22	Louisville	NR	—
23	Indiana	20	-3
24	Tennessee	24	Same
25	Oklahoma	18	-7

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.

2025 Ballot History

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