Nathan Baird’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Nathan Baird 2022 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	TCU	2	Same
3	Michigan	3	Same
4	Ohio State	4	Same
5	Tennessee	6	+1
6	Alabama	5	-1
7	Tulane	9	+2
8	Penn State	7	-1
9	Kansas State	14	+5
10	Washington	8	-2
11	Utah	10	-1
12	Clemson	13	+1
13	USC	12	-1
14	Florida State	11	-3
15	LSU	16	+1
16	Oregon	15	-1
17	UCLA	21	+4
18	Oregon State	17	-1
19	South Carolina	23	+4
20	Texas	25	+5
21	Mississippi State	20	-1
22	Notre Dame	18	-4
23	Purdue	NR	—
24	Louisville	NR	—
25	NC State	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.