Pete Martini’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Pete Martini 2023 Preseason Ballot

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

2023 Ballot History

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