Joe Arruda’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Joe Arruda 2024 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	Texas	4	+2
3	Oregon	3	Same
4	Ohio State	2	-2
5	Alabama	5	Same
6	Notre Dame	7	+1
7	Ole Miss	6	-1
8	LSU	13	+5
9	Penn State	8	-1
10	Texas A&M	20	+10
11	Michigan	9	-2
12	Missouri	11	-1
13	Utah	12	-1
14	Oklahoma	16	+2
15	Florida State	10	-5
16	Tennessee	15	-1
17	Kansas State	18	+1
18	Oklahoma State	17	-1
19	Clemson	14	-5
20	USC	23	+3
21	Miami (FL)	19	-2
22	Arizona	21	-1
23	Virginia Tech	NR	—
24	Kansas	22	-2
25	Louisville	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.

2024 Ballot History

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