Nate Mink’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Nate Mink 2021 Preseason Ballot

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

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.