James Kratch’s AP Top 25 Ballots

James Kratch 2021 Week 5 Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Georgia	2	Same
3	Oregon	3	Same
4	Penn State	4	Same
5	Arkansas	8	+3
6	Iowa	5	-1
7	Cincinnati	7	Same
8	Florida	10	+2
9	Notre Dame	9	Same
10	Michigan	14	+4
11	Oklahoma	6	-5
12	Coastal Carolina	16	+4
13	Ohio State	11	-2
14	BYU	13	-1
15	Ole Miss	12	-3
16	Texas A&M	15	-1
17	Michigan State	17	Same
18	Auburn	22	+4
19	Fresno State	18	-1
20	UCLA	20	Same
21	Oklahoma State	19	-2
22	Wake Forest	24	+2
23	Texas	NR	—
24	Baylor	21	-3
25	San Diego 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.

2021 Ballot History

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