Rob Long’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Rob Long 2017 Preseason Ballot

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