John Clay’s AP Top 25 Ballots

John Clay 2019 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	2	+1
2	Clemson	1	-1
3	Georgia	3	Same
4	Oklahoma	4	Same
5	Ohio State	5	Same
6	Michigan	7	+1
7	Florida	8	+1
8	LSU	6	-2
9	Texas	10	+1
10	Utah	14	+4
11	Oregon	11	Same
12	Notre Dame	9	-3
13	Texas A&M	12	-1
14	Washington	13	-1
15	Iowa	20	+5
16	Michigan State	18	+2
17	Penn State	15	-2
18	Stanford	25	+7
19	Auburn	16	-3
20	TCU	NR	—
21	UCF	17	-4
22	Wisconsin	19	-3
23	Washington State	23	Same
24	Iowa State	21	-3
25	Miami (FL)	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.

2019 Ballot History

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