Rob Long’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Rob Long 2020 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	LSU	6	+3
4	Alabama	3	-1
5	Oklahoma	5	Same
6	Oregon	9	+3
7	Georgia	4	-3
8	Penn State	7	-1
9	Notre Dame	10	+1
10	Auburn	11	+1
11	Oklahoma State	15	+4
12	Florida	8	-4
13	Texas	14	+1
14	Texas A&M	13	-1
15	Minnesota	19	+4
16	Michigan	16	Same
17	North Carolina	18	+1
18	Wisconsin	12	-6
19	Utah	22	+3
20	USC	17	-3
21	Cincinnati	20	-1
22	Arizona State	NR	—
23	Iowa State	23	Same
24	UCF	21	-3
25	Iowa	24	-1

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.

2020 Ballot History

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