Ryan Finley’s AP Top 25 Ballots
2015 Historical Football Ballots · 12 Available Releases
| Vote | Team | AP Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | Same |
| 2 | Michigan State | 7 | +5 |
| 3 | TCU | 3 | Same |
| 4 | Baylor | 2 | -2 |
| 5 | Florida State | 11 | +6 |
| 6 | Clemson | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | LSU | 6 | -1 |
| 8 | Utah | 4 | -4 |
| 9 | Alabama | 10 | +1 |
| 10 | Florida | 8 | -2 |
| 11 | Ole Miss | 13 | +2 |
| 12 | Michigan | 12 | Same |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 14 | +1 |
| 14 | Stanford | 15 | +1 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 9 | -6 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 16 | Same |
| 17 | Boise State | 21 | +4 |
| 18 | Iowa | 17 | -1 |
| 19 | UCLA | 18 | -1 |
| 20 | Toledo | 22 | +2 |
| 21 | Houston | 24 | +3 |
| 22 | California | 23 | +1 |
| 23 | Duke | 25 | +2 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 20 | -4 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 19 | -6 |
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
Two Archives AgreeThis recovered ballot agrees with the second archived grid. It remains part of a reconstructed historical dataset.
2015 Ballot History
An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.
| Poll | No. 1 Selection | Ballot |
|---|---|---|
| Preseason2015-08-23 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 22015-09-08 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 32015-09-13 | — | No Retained Ballot |
| Week 42015-09-20 | — | Ballot Withheld · No complete named corroboration retained |
| Week 52015-09-27 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 62015-10-04 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 72015-10-11 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 82015-10-18 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 92015-10-25 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 102015-11-01 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 112015-11-08 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 122015-11-15 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 132015-11-22 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 142015-11-29 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 152015-12-06 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Final2016-01-12 | Alabama | Open Ballot |