Michael Lev’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Michael Lev 2017 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	2	+1
2	Alabama	1	-1
3	Florida State	3	Same
4	Oklahoma	7	+3
5	Washington	8	+3
6	USC	4	-2
7	Penn State	6	-1
8	Clemson	5	-3
9	Georgia	15	+6
10	Auburn	12	+2
11	Michigan	11	Same
12	Oklahoma State	10	-2
13	Wisconsin	9	-4
14	LSU	13	-1
15	Stanford	14	-1
16	Florida	17	+1
17	Miami (FL)	18	+1
18	Louisville	16	-2
19	Texas	23	+4
20	NC State	NR	—
21	Kansas State	20	-1
22	Oregon	NR	—
23	Washington State	24	+1
24	Virginia Tech	21	-3
25	South Florida	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.

2017 Ballot History

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