Garry Smits’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Garry Smits 2018 Week 8 Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Clemson	3	Same
4	Notre Dame	4	Same
5	Michigan	6	+1
6	Texas	7	+1
7	UCF	10	+3
8	LSU	5	-3
9	Georgia	8	-1
10	Texas A&M	17	+7
11	Kentucky	14	+3
12	Florida	11	-1
13	West Virginia	13	Same
14	Oklahoma	9	-5
15	Michigan State	24	+9
16	Penn State	18	+2
17	Iowa	19	+2
18	Oregon	12	-6
19	Washington	15	-4
20	South Florida	21	+1
21	NC State	16	-5
22	Cincinnati	20	-2
23	Utah State	NR	—
24	Miami (FL)	NR	—
25	Washington 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.

2018 Ballot History

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