Pat Caputo’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Pat Caputo 2017 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Georgia	2	Same
3	Clemson	4	+1
4	Oklahoma	3	-1
5	Ohio State	5	Same
6	UCF	6	Same
7	Wisconsin	7	Same
8	Penn State	8	Same
9	Notre Dame	11	+2
10	TCU	9	-1
11	Auburn	10	-1
12	USC	12	Same
13	Michigan State	15	+2
14	Oklahoma State	14	Same
15	Northwestern	17	+2
16	Miami (FL)	13	-3
17	Washington	16	-1
18	Stanford	20	+2
19	Mississippi State	19	Same
20	Boise State	22	+2
21	South Florida	21	Same
22	LSU	18	-4
23	NC State	23	Same
24	Iowa State	NR	—
25	Memphis	25	Same

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.

2017 Ballot History

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