Tom Murphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

Tom Murphy 2023 Preseason Ballot

Vote	Team	AP Rank	Difference
1	Georgia	1	Same
2	Michigan	2	Same
3	LSU	5	+2
4	Ohio State	3	-1
5	Alabama	4	-1
6	Clemson	9	+3
7	Penn State	7	Same
8	Utah	14	+6
9	Florida State	8	-1
10	USC	6	-4
11	Notre Dame	13	+2
12	Tennessee	12	Same
13	TCU	17	+4
14	Texas	11	-3
15	North Carolina	21	+6
16	Oregon	15	-1
17	Washington	10	-7
18	Oklahoma	20	+2
19	Ole Miss	22	+3
20	Kansas State	16	-4
21	Wisconsin	19	-2
22	Tulane	24	+2
23	Baylor	NR	—
24	UTSA	NR	—
25	South Carolina	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.

2023 Ballot History

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