Jerry DiPaola’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Jerry DiPaola 2020 Preseason Ballot

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

2020 Ballot History

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