Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 26, 2016, 1:49 p.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	Nick Saban
2	Clemson Tigers	Watson
3	LSU Tigers	Returning starters
4	Florida State Seminoles
5	Oklahoma Sooners
6	Tennessee Volunteers	Returning starters; close to peaking in 2015 if 2nd half figured out
7	Ole Miss Rebels	Chad Kelly
8	Michigan Wolverines
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	Urban Meyer + JT Barrett vs. # of returning starters
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11	Stanford Cardinal
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys
13	Georgia Bulldogs
14	USC Trojans
15	Michigan State Spartans	Few returning starters and weaker than record in 2015 offset by strength of coaching
16	Baylor Bears
17	Louisville Cardinals	Returning starters
18	Washington Huskies	Returning starters
19	TCU Horned Frogs
20	Oregon Ducks
21	North Carolina Tar Heels
22	Houston Cougars
23	UCLA Bruins
24	Iowa Hawkeyes
25	Arkansas Razorbacks

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	LSU Tigers	0.17
4	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
6	Tennessee Volunteers	0.60
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.60
8	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	Stanford Cardinal	-0.30
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.17
13	Georgia Bulldogs	0.62
14	USC Trojans	0.46
15	Michigan State Spartans	-0.22
16	Baylor Bears	2.20
17	Louisville Cardinals	0.04
18	Washington Huskies	0.00
19	TCU Horned Frogs	-0.96
20	Oregon Ducks	0.00
21	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
22	Houston Cougars	-1.00
23	UCLA Bruins	-0.38
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.39
25	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida Gators	0.10

Total Score: 9.21