Matt Baker’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Matt Baker 2024 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	2	+1
2	Georgia	1	-1
3	Oregon	3	Same
4	Texas	4	Same
5	Ole Miss	6	+1
6	Alabama	5	-1
7	Notre Dame	7	Same
8	Florida State	10	+2
9	Michigan	9	Same
10	Utah	12	+2
11	Penn State	8	-3
12	LSU	13	+1
13	Missouri	11	-2
14	Clemson	14	Same
15	Tennessee	15	Same
16	Miami (FL)	19	+3
17	Kansas State	18	+1
18	Texas A&M	20	+2
19	Oklahoma	16	-3
20	Oklahoma State	17	-3
21	NC State	24	+3
22	USC	23	+1
23	Kansas	22	-1
24	Louisville	NR	—
25	Memphis	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.

2024 Ballot History

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