Ron Counts’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Ron Counts 2023 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Michigan	1	Same
2	Washington	2	Same
3	Texas	3	Same
4	Georgia	4	Same
5	Florida State	6	+1
6	Alabama	5	-1
7	Ohio State	10	+3
8	Oregon	6	-2
9	Penn State	13	+4
10	Ole Miss	9	-1
11	LSU	12	+1
12	Missouri	8	-4
13	Oklahoma	15	+2
14	SMU	22	+8
15	Liberty	25	+10
16	Arizona	11	-5
17	Iowa	24	+7
18	Notre Dame	14	-4
19	Oregon State	NR	—
20	James Madison	NR	—
21	Tulane	NR	—
22	Kentucky	NR	—
23	Louisville	19	-4
24	Clemson	20	-4
25	Toledo	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.