James Kratch’s AP Top 25 Ballots

James Kratch 2020 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	2	+1
2	Clemson	1	-1
3	Alabama	3	Same
4	Oklahoma	5	+1
5	Penn State	7	+2
6	Oregon	9	+3
7	Georgia	4	-3
8	Florida	8	Same
9	LSU	6	-3
10	Wisconsin	12	+2
11	Texas A&M	13	+2
12	Notre Dame	10	-2
13	Michigan	16	+3
14	USC	17	+3
15	Texas	14	-1
16	North Carolina	18	+2
17	Louisville	NR	—
18	Tennessee	25	+7
19	Minnesota	19	Same
20	Cincinnati	20	Same
21	Oklahoma State	15	-6
22	Auburn	11	-11
23	Boise State	NR	—
24	Arizona State	NR	—
25	Northwestern	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.

2020 Ballot History

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