Steve Wiseman’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Steve Wiseman 2016 Preseason Ballot

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

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.