Jerry DiPaola’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Jerry DiPaola 2017 Preseason Ballot

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

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.

2017 Ballot History

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