Gary Horowitz’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Gary Horowitz 2016 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	2	+1
2	Alabama	1	-1
3	Oklahoma	3	Same
4	Ohio State	6	+2
5	Florida State	4	-1
6	LSU	5	-1
7	Michigan	7	Same
8	Tennessee	9	+1
9	Notre Dame	10	+1
10	Stanford	8	-2
11	Houston	15	+4
12	Michigan State	12	Same
13	Ole Miss	11	-2
14	Georgia	18	+4
15	TCU	13	-2
16	UCLA	16	Same
17	Washington	14	-3
18	Iowa	17	-1
19	Oregon	24	+5
20	San Diego State	NR	—
21	Louisville	19	-2
22	Baylor	23	+1
23	USC	20	-3
24	North Carolina	22	-2
25	Boise State	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.