John Clay’s AP Top 25 Ballots

John Clay 2018 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	2	+1
2	Alabama	1	-1
3	Ohio State	5	+2
4	Auburn	9	+5
5	Washington	6	+1
6	Oklahoma	7	+1
7	Georgia	3	-4
8	Stanford	13	+5
9	Wisconsin	4	-5
10	Miami (FL)	8	-2
11	Mississippi State	18	+7
12	Michigan	14	+2
13	West Virginia	17	+4
14	Penn State	10	-4
15	Notre Dame	12	-3
16	NC State	NR	—
17	Michigan State	11	-6
18	Utah	NR	—
19	Virginia Tech	20	+1
20	UCF	21	+1
21	USC	15	-6
22	Boise State	22	Same
23	South Carolina	NR	—
24	Kansas State	NR	—
25	Texas	23	-2

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.