Matt Baker’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Matt Baker 2018 Preseason Ballot

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

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.