Ron Counts’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Ron Counts 2020 Preseason Ballot

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

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.