Steve Batterson’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Steve Batterson 2021 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Clemson	3	+1
3	Oklahoma	2	-1
4	Ohio State	4	Same
5	Georgia	5	Same
6	Texas A&M	6	Same
7	Iowa State	7	Same
8	North Carolina	10	+2
9	Notre Dame	9	Same
10	Oregon	11	+1
11	Cincinnati	8	-3
12	Wisconsin	12	Same
13	Florida	13	Same
14	LSU	16	+2
15	Miami (FL)	14	-1
16	Iowa	18	+2
17	Indiana	17	Same
18	Washington	20	+2
19	USC	15	-4
20	Arizona State	25	+5
21	Texas	21	Same
22	Penn State	19	-3
23	Coastal Carolina	22	-1
24	Oklahoma State	NR	—
25	Louisiana	23	-2

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.

2021 Ballot History

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