James Kratch’s AP Top 25 Ballots

James Kratch 2021 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Oklahoma	2	Same
3	Texas A&M	6	+3
4	Ohio State	4	Same
5	Clemson	3	-2
6	Wisconsin	12	+6
7	Georgia	5	-2
8	Oregon	11	+3
9	Iowa State	7	-2
10	Coastal Carolina	22	+12
11	North Carolina	10	-1
12	Florida	13	+1
13	Cincinnati	8	-5
14	Iowa	18	+4
15	Notre Dame	9	-6
16	Louisiana	23	+7
17	USC	15	-2
18	Miami (FL)	14	-4
19	LSU	16	-3
20	Arizona State	25	+5
21	Penn State	19	-2
22	Washington	20	-2
23	Utah	24	+1
24	Indiana	17	-7
25	Michigan	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.

2021 Ballot History

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