John Clay’s AP Top 25 Ballots

John Clay 2018 Week 2 Ballot

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

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.