Matt Baker’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Matt Baker 2022 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Georgia	3	Same
4	Utah	7	+3
5	Texas A&M	6	+1
6	Michigan	8	+2
7	Notre Dame	5	-2
8	NC State	13	+5
9	Clemson	4	-5
10	Michigan State	15	+5
11	Baylor	10	-1
12	Oregon	11	-1
13	Wake Forest	22	+9
14	USC	14	Same
15	Miami (FL)	16	+1
16	Oklahoma State	12	-4
17	Kentucky	20	+3
18	Ole Miss	21	+3
19	Houston	24	+5
20	Arkansas	19	-1
21	Oklahoma	9	-12
22	Wisconsin	18	-4
23	Cincinnati	23	Same
24	Pittsburgh	17	-7
25	BYU	25	Same

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.

2022 Ballot History

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