Nathan Baird’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Nathan Baird 2021 Final Ballot

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

2021 Ballot History

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