Stephen Means’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Stephen Means 2024 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Oregon	3	Same
4	Texas	4	Same
5	Ole Miss	6	+1
6	Missouri	11	+5
7	Utah	12	+5
8	Alabama	5	-3
9	Florida State	10	+1
10	Notre Dame	7	-3
11	Penn State	8	-3
12	Michigan	9	-3
13	NC State	24	+11
14	Tennessee	15	+1
15	LSU	13	-2
16	Clemson	14	-2
17	Oklahoma	16	-1
18	Kansas	22	+4
19	Iowa	25	+6
20	Oklahoma State	17	-3
21	Arizona	21	Same
22	Kansas State	18	-4
23	Virginia Tech	NR	—
24	USC	23	-1
25	Kentucky	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.

2024 Ballot History

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