Jon Wilner’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Jon Wilner 2021 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	5	+4
2	Oklahoma	2	Same
3	Alabama	1	-2
4	Ohio State	4	Same
5	North Carolina	10	+5
6	Clemson	3	-3
7	Iowa State	7	Same
8	Wisconsin	12	+4
9	Texas A&M	6	-3
10	Indiana	17	+7
11	Oregon	11	Same
12	Penn State	19	+7
13	Arizona State	25	+12
14	Notre Dame	9	-5
15	Cincinnati	8	-7
16	Utah	24	+8
17	Miami (FL)	14	-3
18	Oklahoma State	NR	—
19	Florida	13	-6
20	USC	15	-5
21	Houston	NR	—
22	Washington	20	-2
23	Louisiana	23	Same
24	Texas	21	-3
25	LSU	16	-9

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.

2021 Ballot History

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