Matt Baker’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Matt Baker 2023 Week 5 Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	4	+3
2	Florida State	5	+3
3	Georgia	1	-2
4	Washington	7	+3
5	Texas	3	-2
6	Michigan	2	-4
7	USC	8	+1
8	Oregon	9	+1
9	Penn State	6	-3
10	Notre Dame	11	+1
11	Utah	10	-1
12	Washington State	16	+4
13	LSU	13	Same
14	Alabama	12	-2
15	Miami (FL)	18	+3
16	Duke	17	+1
17	Oklahoma	14	-3
18	North Carolina	15	-3
19	Ole Miss	20	+1
20	Missouri	23	+3
21	Kansas State	NR	—
22	Oregon State	19	-3
23	UCLA	NR	—
24	Syracuse	NR	—
25	Kentucky	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.

2023 Ballot History

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