Steve Batterson’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Steve Batterson 2016 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Oklahoma	3	+2
2	Alabama	1	-1
3	Clemson	2	-1
4	LSU	5	+1
5	Ohio State	6	+1
6	Stanford	8	+2
7	Michigan	7	Same
8	Florida State	4	-4
9	Tennessee	9	Same
10	Notre Dame	10	Same
11	Washington	14	+3
12	Ole Miss	11	-1
13	Michigan State	12	-1
14	Houston	15	+1
15	USC	20	+5
16	Georgia	18	+2
17	TCU	13	-4
18	Oregon	24	+6
19	Iowa	17	-2
20	Baylor	23	+3
21	UCLA	16	-5
22	Louisville	19	-3
23	North Carolina	22	-1
24	Florida	25	+1
25	Oklahoma State	21	-4

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.