Rob Long’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Rob Long 2016 Week 5 Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Clemson	5	+2
4	Louisville	3	-1
5	Stanford	7	+2
6	Michigan	4	-2
7	Tennessee	11	+4
8	Houston	6	-2
9	Wisconsin	8	-1
10	Baylor	13	+3
11	Texas A&M	9	-2
12	Nebraska	15	+3
13	Washington	10	-3
14	Miami (FL)	14	Same
15	Florida State	12	-3
16	TCU	21	+5
17	Michigan State	17	Same
18	San Diego State	19	+1
19	Utah	18	-1
20	Boise State	24	+4
21	West Virginia	NR	—
22	North Carolina	NR	—
23	Arizona State	NR	—
24	Florida	23	-1
25	Georgia	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.

2016 Ballot History

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