Ryan Aber’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Ryan Aber 2017 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Florida State	3	+1
3	Ohio State	2	-1
4	USC	4	Same
5	Penn State	6	+1
6	Oklahoma	7	+1
7	Washington	8	+1
8	Clemson	5	-3
9	Georgia	15	+6
10	Wisconsin	9	-1
11	Oklahoma State	10	-1
12	Auburn	12	Same
13	Michigan	11	-2
14	Stanford	14	Same
15	Florida	17	+2
16	Louisville	16	Same
17	LSU	13	-4
18	Kansas State	20	+2
19	Virginia Tech	21	+2
20	Miami (FL)	18	-2
21	West Virginia	22	+1
22	South Florida	19	-3
23	TCU	NR	—
24	Utah	NR	—
25	Washington State	24	-1

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.

2017 Ballot History

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