Matt Brown’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Matt Brown 2018 Preseason Ballot

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

2018 Ballot History

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