Matt Murschel’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Matt Murschel 2021 Preseason Ballot

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

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.