Sam Werner’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Sam Werner 2015 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	1	Same
2	Baylor	4	+2
3	TCU	2	-1
4	Michigan State	5	+1
5	Oregon	7	+2
6	Alabama	3	-3
7	Georgia	9	+2
8	Clemson	12	+4
9	Auburn	6	-3
10	Georgia Tech	16	+6
11	Florida State	10	-1
12	UCLA	13	+1
13	Notre Dame	11	-2
14	USC	8	-6
15	LSU	14	-1
16	Arizona State	15	-1
17	Arizona	22	+5
18	Ole Miss	17	-1
19	Boise State	23	+4
20	Missouri	24	+4
21	Oklahoma	19	-2
22	Wisconsin	20	-2
23	Stanford	21	-2
24	Arkansas	18	-6
25	BYU	NR	—

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.

2015 Ballot History

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