Sammy Batten’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Sammy Batten 2017 Preseason Ballot

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

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.