Ron Counts’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Ron Counts 2023 Preseason Ballot

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