John Clay’s AP Top 25 Ballots

John Clay 2016 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Clemson	2	Same
3	Florida State	4	+1
4	Oklahoma	3	-1
5	LSU	5	Same
6	Ohio State	6	Same
7	Tennessee	9	+2
8	Stanford	8	Same
9	Michigan	7	-2
10	Washington	14	+4
11	Notre Dame	10	-1
12	TCU	13	+1
13	Iowa	17	+4
14	Louisville	19	+5
15	UCLA	16	+1
16	Ole Miss	11	-5
17	Michigan State	12	-5
18	Houston	15	-3
19	Miami (FL)	NR	—
20	Georgia	18	-2
21	Washington State	NR	—
22	Texas	NR	—
23	North Carolina	22	-1
24	Oregon	24	Same
25	Pittsburgh	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.

2016 Ballot History

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