Jon Wilner’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Jon Wilner 2016 Preseason Ballot

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