Ron Counts’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Ron Counts 2020 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Clemson	3	Same
4	Notre Dame	5	+1
5	Texas A&M	4	-1
6	Oklahoma	6	Same
7	Georgia	7	Same
8	Iowa State	9	+1
9	Cincinnati	8	-1
10	BYU	11	+1
11	Florida	13	+2
12	Iowa	16	+4
13	Northwestern	10	-3
14	Texas	19	+5
15	Indiana	12	-3
16	Liberty	17	+1
17	USC	21	+4
18	Louisiana	15	-3
19	North Carolina	18	-1
20	Coastal Carolina	14	-6
21	Miami (FL)	22	+1
22	Ball State	23	+1
23	Appalachian State	NR	—
24	San Jose State	24	Same
25	Tulsa	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.

2020 Ballot History

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