Garry Smits’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Garry Smits 2018 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Alabama	2	Same
3	Ohio State	3	Same
4	Oklahoma	4	Same
5	LSU	6	+1
6	Texas	9	+3
7	Georgia	7	Same
8	Florida	7	-1
9	Notre Dame	5	-4
10	UCF	11	+1
11	Kentucky	12	+1
12	Texas A&M	16	+4
13	Washington	13	Same
14	Washington State	10	-4
15	Michigan	14	-1
16	Fresno State	18	+2
17	Boise State	23	+6
18	Utah State	22	+4
19	Syracuse	15	-4
20	Iowa	25	+5
21	Cincinnati	24	+3
22	Army	19	-3
23	Appalachian State	NR	—
24	Penn State	17	-7
25	Stanford	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.

2018 Ballot History

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