Stephen Means’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Stephen Means 2024 Final Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Ohio State	1	Same
2	Notre Dame	2	Same
3	Texas	4	+1
4	Penn State	5	+1
5	Oregon	3	-2
6	Arizona State	7	+1
7	Boise State	8	+1
8	Georgia	6	-2
9	Clemson	14	+5
10	Indiana	10	Same
11	Tennessee	9	-2
12	SMU	12	Same
13	Memphis	24	+11
14	UNLV	23	+9
15	Army	21	+6
16	Iowa State	15	-1
17	BYU	13	-4
18	Syracuse	20	+2
19	Illinois	16	-3
20	Marshall	NR	—
21	Ohio	NR	—
22	Louisville	NR	—
23	Alabama	17	-6
24	Miami (FL)	18	-6
25	Ole Miss	11	-14

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.

2024 Ballot History

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