Sam McKewon’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Sam McKewon 2016 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	LSU	5	+4
2	Oklahoma	3	+1
3	Florida State	4	+1
4	Tennessee	9	+5
5	Alabama	1	-4
6	Michigan	7	+1
7	Clemson	2	-5
8	Washington	14	+6
9	Ohio State	6	-3
10	Iowa	17	+7
11	Miami (FL)	NR	—
12	UCLA	16	+4
13	Notre Dame	10	-3
14	Louisville	19	+5
15	San Diego State	NR	—
16	TCU	13	-3
17	Ole Miss	11	-6
18	Pittsburgh	NR	—
19	Oklahoma State	21	+2
20	Houston	15	-5
21	North Carolina	22	+1
22	Washington State	NR	—
23	Auburn	NR	—
24	Texas	NR	—
25	USC	20	-5

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.