Sam McKewon’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Sam McKewon 2016 Final Ballot

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

This recovered ballot agrees with the second archived grid. It remains part of a reconstructed historical dataset.

2016 Ballot History

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