Steve Layman’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Steve Layman 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	LSU	5	-1
7	Stanford	7	Same
8	Notre Dame	8	Same
9	Auburn	10	+1
10	Penn State	9	-1
11	Washington	11	Same
12	West Virginia	12	Same
13	UCF	13	Same
14	Michigan	14	Same
15	Wisconsin	15	Same
16	Miami (FL)	16	Same
17	Kentucky	17	Same
18	Duke	22	+4
19	Michigan State	21	+2
20	Mississippi State	23	+3
21	California	24	+3
22	Oregon	19	-3
23	Syracuse	NR	—
24	BYU	20	-4
25	Texas Tech	25	Same

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.