Scott Hamilton’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Scott Hamilton 2016 Final Ballot

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

2016 Ballot History

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