Lauren Shute’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Lauren Shute 2017 Preseason Ballot

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

2017 Ballot History

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