Mike Berardino’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Mike Berardino 2023 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	Michigan	2	Same
3	Alabama	4	+1
4	Ohio State	3	-1
5	LSU	5	Same
6	Penn State	7	+1
7	USC	6	-1
8	Texas	11	+3
9	Clemson	9	Same
10	Notre Dame	13	+3
11	Florida State	8	-3
12	Washington	10	-2
13	Tennessee	12	-1
14	Kansas State	16	+2
15	Utah	14	-1
16	Wisconsin	19	+3
17	Arkansas	NR	—
18	Oregon	15	-3
19	South Carolina	NR	—
20	Oklahoma	20	Same
21	North Carolina	21	Same
22	Texas A&M	23	+1
23	Duke	NR	—
24	Minnesota	NR	—
25	Texas Tech	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.

2023 Ballot History

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