Robert Cessna’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Robert Cessna 2023 Preseason Ballot

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