Mike Barber’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Mike Barber 2022 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Georgia	3	Same
4	Texas A&M	6	+2
5	Michigan	8	+3
6	Clemson	4	-2
7	Notre Dame	5	-2
8	Oklahoma	9	+1
9	Baylor	10	+1
10	Kentucky	20	+10
11	Oregon	11	Same
12	Oklahoma State	12	Same
13	Utah	7	-6
14	Wisconsin	18	+4
15	Tennessee	NR	—
16	Michigan State	15	-1
17	USC	14	-3
18	Pittsburgh	17	-1
19	Cincinnati	23	+4
20	Iowa	NR	—
21	NC State	13	-8
22	Ole Miss	21	-1
23	Arkansas	19	-4
24	Penn State	NR	—
25	Texas	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.

2022 Ballot History

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