Graham Watson’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Graham Watson 2016 Final Ballot

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