Tom Murphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Tom Murphy 2018 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Clemson	2	+1
2	Alabama	1	-1
3	Oklahoma	7	+4
4	Wisconsin	4	Same
5	Washington	6	+1
6	Georgia	3	-3
7	Miami (FL)	8	+1
8	Ohio State	5	-3
9	Auburn	9	Same
10	Notre Dame	12	+2
11	Penn State	10	-1
12	West Virginia	17	+5
13	Stanford	13	Same
14	Virginia Tech	20	+6
15	TCU	16	+1
16	Michigan State	11	-5
17	Mississippi State	18	+1
18	Texas	23	+5
19	UCF	21	+2
20	Michigan	14	-6
21	Florida State	19	-2
22	USC	15	-7
23	LSU	25	+2
24	Florida	NR	—
25	Arkansas State	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.

2018 Ballot History

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