John Clay’s AP Top 25 Ballots

John Clay 2016 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Alabama	2	Same
3	Washington	4	+1
4	Ohio State	6	+2
5	USC	3	-2
6	Penn State	7	+1
7	Oklahoma	5	-2
8	Wisconsin	9	+1
9	Florida State	8	-1
10	Michigan	10	Same
11	Oklahoma State	11	Same
12	Miami (FL)	20	+8
13	Florida	14	+1
14	LSU	13	-1
15	Colorado	17	+2
16	Virginia Tech	16	Same
17	Western Michigan	15	-2
18	Stanford	12	-6
19	Auburn	24	+5
20	Kansas State	NR	—
21	South Florida	19	-2
22	Louisville	21	-1
23	West Virginia	18	-5
24	Tennessee	22	-2
25	Western Kentucky	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.

2016 Ballot History

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