Jon Wilner’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Jon Wilner 2018 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Clemson	2	Same
3	Wisconsin	4	+1
4	Miami (FL)	8	+4
5	Georgia	3	-2
6	Michigan State	11	+5
7	Washington	6	-1
8	Ohio State	5	-3
9	Oregon	24	+15
10	Penn State	10	Same
11	Oklahoma	7	-4
12	UCF	21	+9
13	TCU	16	+3
14	Auburn	9	-5
15	Boise State	22	+7
16	Michigan	14	-2
17	Florida	NR	—
18	Stanford	13	-5
19	Virginia Tech	20	+1
20	Florida Atlantic	NR	—
21	Notre Dame	12	-9
22	USC	15	-7
23	Texas	23	Same
24	Arizona	NR	—
25	Florida State	19	-6

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.

2018 Ballot History

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