John Clay’s AP Top 25 Ballots

John Clay 2022 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	TCU	2	Same
3	Michigan	3	Same
4	Ohio State	4	Same
5	Alabama	5	Same
6	Tennessee	6	Same
7	Penn State	7	Same
8	Washington	8	Same
9	Utah	10	+1
10	Kansas State	14	+4
11	USC	12	+1
12	Clemson	13	+1
13	Oregon State	17	+4
14	Oregon	15	+1
15	Tulane	9	-6
16	Florida State	11	-5
17	LSU	16	-1
18	Notre Dame	18	Same
19	South Carolina	23	+4
20	Troy	19	-1
21	UCLA	21	Same
22	UTSA	NR	—
23	Texas	25	+2
24	Mississippi State	20	-4
25	Pittsburgh	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.

2022 Ballot History

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