John Adams’s AP Top 25 Ballots

John Adams 2015 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	1	Same
2	TCU	2	Same
3	Michigan State	5	+2
4	USC	8	+4
5	Florida State	10	+5
6	Baylor	4	-2
7	Auburn	6	-1
8	Alabama	3	-5
9	UCLA	13	+4
10	Oregon	7	-3
11	Arizona State	15	+4
12	Tennessee	25	+13
13	Georgia	9	-4
14	LSU	14	Same
15	Arkansas	18	+3
16	Clemson	12	-4
17	Georgia Tech	16	-1
18	Notre Dame	11	-7
19	Ole Miss	17	-2
20	Utah	NR	—
21	Wisconsin	20	-1
22	Missouri	24	+2
23	Boise State	23	Same
24	NC State	NR	—
25	Oklahoma	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.

2015 Ballot History

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