Steve Batterson’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Steve Batterson 2022 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Georgia	3	Same
4	Clemson	4	Same
5	Michigan	8	+3
6	Utah	7	+1
7	Texas A&M	6	-1
8	Notre Dame	5	-3
9	Oklahoma State	12	+3
10	Oregon	11	+1
11	Oklahoma	9	-2
12	Baylor	10	-2
13	NC State	13	Same
14	Miami (FL)	16	+2
15	Wisconsin	18	+3
16	Pittsburgh	17	+1
17	BYU	25	+8
18	UCF	NR	—
19	USC	14	-5
20	Iowa	NR	—
21	Kentucky	20	-1
22	Houston	24	+2
23	Penn State	NR	—
24	Texas	NR	—
25	Michigan State	15	-10

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.

2022 Ballot History

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