Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 22, 2016, 10:04 a.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	Most Talent, Best Coach*Note: My poll is really fluid the first few weeks. I don't like the idea that preseason polls dictate how teams are ranked throughout the year, so I'm never opposed to blowing my poll up after Week 1. It's a fine line between being overreactionary and letting the preseason poll set the tone too much. I like to give weight to teams with the best wins, so for example FSU could jump up to #1 after beating Ole Miss, and Ole Miss could jump up to #1 after beating FSU. 
2	Florida State Seminoles	Ton of talent, proven coach.
3	Oklahoma Sooners	Talent, coaching
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	Talent, coaching
5	Clemson Tigers	Talent, coaching, QB.
6	LSU Tigers	Talent, coaching
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Talent, coaching
8	Michigan Wolverines	Coaching, defense.
9	Stanford Cardinal	Coaching, McCaffrey
10	Tennessee Volunteers	Talent, Experience at QB and RB
11	Ole Miss Rebels	Talent, QB.
12	TCU Horned Frogs	Coaching
13	Houston Cougars	Coaching
14	Georgia Bulldogs	Talent
15	Washington Huskies	Talent, Coaching
16	USC Trojans	Talent
17	North Carolina Tar Heels
18	Oregon Ducks	Will Oregon bounce back after somewhat of a letdown season? Their division should be a little more competitive this year. 
19	Louisville Cardinals
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys
21	Florida Gators	Defense
22	Michigan State Spartans	MSU may seem low at 22. I may have them too low, but I want to see how the offense responds after losing their QB. MSU could be a quick mover in my poll because of their coach. 
23	UCLA Bruins	QB
24	Miami Hurricanes
25	Arkansas Razorbacks

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Florida State Seminoles	0.33
3	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.01
5	Clemson Tigers	-0.54
6	LSU Tigers	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.48
8	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
9	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
10	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
12	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
13	Houston Cougars	0.00
14	Georgia Bulldogs	0.38
15	Washington Huskies	0.00
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.29
18	Oregon Ducks	0.00
19	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
21	Florida Gators	0.00
22	Michigan State Spartans	-2.11
23	UCLA Bruins	-0.38
24	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
25	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.82
Baylor Bears	0.00

Total Score: 5.35