At that time , if neither the cue ball or the fifteenth object ball remains in the rack area ( or is interfering with racking in the rack area ) the fourteen pocketed object balls are racked with no ball placed at the top of the rack , and the rack is placed so that if the top ball were in the rack , its center would be placed over the table 's foot spot . At that time , if neither the cue ball or the fifteenth object ball remains in the rack area ( or is interfering with racking in the rack area ) the fourteen pocketed object balls are racked with no apex ball , and the rack is placed so that if the apex ball were in the rack , its center would rest directly over the table 's foot spot .