Ron Counts’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Ron Counts 2024 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	2	+1
2	Georgia	1	-1
3	Oregon	3	Same
4	Texas	4	Same
5	Ole Miss	6	+1
6	Alabama	5	-1
7	Michigan	9	+2
8	Florida State	10	+2
9	Penn State	8	-1
10	Notre Dame	7	-3
11	LSU	13	+2
12	Missouri	11	-1
13	Utah	12	-1
14	Miami (FL)	19	+5
15	Clemson	14	-1
16	Tennessee	15	-1
17	Oklahoma State	17	Same
18	Kansas State	18	Same
19	USC	23	+4
20	Oklahoma	16	-4
21	Kansas	22	+1
22	Iowa State	NR	—
23	Louisville	NR	—
24	Boise State	NR	—
25	Liberty	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.

2024 Ballot History

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