Matt Baker’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Matt Baker 2021 Preseason Ballot

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

2021 Ballot History

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