Pat Caputo’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Pat Caputo 2016 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Alabama	2	Same
3	USC	3	Same
4	Oklahoma	5	+1
5	Washington	4	-1
6	Florida State	8	+2
7	Penn State	7	Same
8	Ohio State	6	-2
9	Michigan	10	+1
10	Wisconsin	9	-1
11	Oklahoma State	11	Same
12	Stanford	12	Same
13	Florida	14	+1
14	LSU	13	-1
15	Virginia Tech	16	+1
16	Auburn	24	+8
17	Tennessee	22	+5
18	Colorado	17	-1
19	Utah	23	+4
20	Louisville	21	+1
21	Miami (FL)	20	-1
22	South Florida	19	-3
23	West Virginia	18	-5
24	San Diego State	25	+1
25	Western Michigan	15	-10

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.

2016 Ballot History

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