Rachel Richlinski’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Rachel Richlinski 2018 Preseason Ballot

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

2018 Ballot History

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