Sam McKewon’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Sam McKewon 2017 Final Ballot

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

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.