Steve Batterson’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Steve Batterson 2018 Week 5 Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Clemson	3	+1
3	Georgia	2	-1
4	Ohio State	4	Same
5	Oklahoma	6	+1
6	Stanford	7	+1
7	LSU	5	-2
8	Penn State	9	+1
9	Notre Dame	8	-1
10	Auburn	10	Same
11	Washington	11	Same
12	West Virginia	12	Same
13	Wisconsin	15	+2
14	UCF	13	-1
15	Michigan	14	-1
16	Texas	18	+2
17	Miami (FL)	16	-1
18	Kentucky	17	-1
19	Mississippi State	23	+4
20	Duke	22	+2
21	California	24	+3
22	Michigan State	21	-1
23	Colorado	NR	—
24	BYU	20	-4
25	Oregon	19	-6

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.

2018 Ballot History

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