Tom Murphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Tom Murphy 2021 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Alabama	1	Same
2	Clemson	3	+1
3	Oklahoma	2	-1
4	Ohio State	4	Same
5	Georgia	5	Same
6	Oregon	11	+5
7	Cincinnati	8	+1
8	Texas A&M	6	-2
9	Iowa State	7	-2
10	Notre Dame	9	-1
11	North Carolina	10	-1
12	Florida	13	+1
13	Miami (FL)	14	+1
14	Wisconsin	12	-2
15	Iowa	18	+3
16	LSU	16	Same
17	Penn State	19	+2
18	USC	15	-3
19	Texas	21	+2
20	BYU	NR	—
21	Indiana	17	-4
22	Coastal Carolina	22	Same
23	Arizona State	25	+2
24	Washington	20	-4
25	Oklahoma 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.

2021 Ballot History

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