Pat Dooley’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Pat Dooley 2017 Preseason Ballot

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

2017 Ballot History

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