Steve Wiseman’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Steve Wiseman 2020 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	1	Same
2	Ohio State	2	Same
3	Alabama	3	Same
4	Georgia	4	Same
5	LSU	6	+1
6	Oregon	9	+3
7	Penn State	7	Same
8	Florida	8	Same
9	Oklahoma	5	-4
10	Notre Dame	10	Same
11	Wisconsin	12	+1
12	Auburn	11	-1
13	Minnesota	19	+6
14	Michigan	16	+2
15	Texas	14	-1
16	North Carolina	18	+2
17	Oklahoma State	15	-2
18	Texas A&M	13	-5
19	Utah	22	+3
20	USC	17	-3
21	Iowa	24	+3
22	UCF	21	-1
23	Iowa State	23	Same
24	Cincinnati	20	-4
25	Virginia Tech	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.

2020 Ballot History

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