John Clay’s AP Top 25 Ballots

John Clay 2022 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Georgia	3	Same
4	Clemson	4	Same
5	Michigan	8	+3
6	Texas A&M	6	Same
7	Notre Dame	5	-2
8	Utah	7	-1
9	Miami (FL)	16	+7
10	Oregon	11	+1
11	Oklahoma State	12	+1
12	NC State	13	+1
13	Texas	NR	—
14	Michigan State	15	+1
15	USC	14	-1
16	Oklahoma	9	-7
17	Kentucky	20	+3
18	Penn State	NR	—
19	Tennessee	NR	—
20	Pittsburgh	17	-3
21	Arkansas	19	-2
22	Baylor	10	-12
23	Wake Forest	22	-1
24	Cincinnati	23	-1
25	Wisconsin	18	-7

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.