John Shinn’s AP Top 25 Ballots

John Shinn 2016 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	2	+1
2	Alabama	1	-1
3	Florida State	4	+1
4	Oklahoma	3	-1
5	LSU	5	Same
6	Notre Dame	10	+4
7	Stanford	8	+1
8	Ohio State	6	-2
9	Michigan	7	-2
10	Houston	15	+5
11	Tennessee	9	-2
12	Michigan State	12	Same
13	TCU	13	Same
14	Washington	14	Same
15	Ole Miss	11	-4
16	Louisville	19	+3
17	UCLA	16	-1
18	USC	20	+2
19	Florida	25	+6
20	North Carolina	22	+2
21	Georgia	18	-3
22	Iowa	17	-5
23	Oregon	24	+1
24	Oklahoma State	21	-3
25	Baylor	23	-2

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.