Joey Kaufman’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Joey Kaufman 2018 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Alabama	2	Same
3	Notre Dame	5	+2
4	Ohio State	3	-1
5	Oklahoma	4	-1
6	Texas	9	+3
7	Georgia	7	Same
8	Florida	7	-1
9	LSU	6	-3
10	Washington	13	+3
11	Washington State	10	-1
12	UCF	11	-1
13	Syracuse	15	+2
14	Michigan	14	Same
15	Fresno State	18	+3
16	Kentucky	12	-4
17	West Virginia	20	+3
18	Penn State	17	-1
19	Army	19	Same
20	Texas A&M	16	-4
21	Northwestern	21	Same
22	Stanford	NR	—
23	Iowa	25	+2
24	Appalachian State	NR	—
25	Mississippi 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.

2018 Ballot History

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