Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 6, 2016, 8:20 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Ranked according to achievements on the field one week into the season. No wins means not ranked. No wins over a P5 team means probably not ranked. Win quality is a crapshoot right now. I tried to rank 3 FCS teams who beat P5 teams (Eastern Washington, Richmond, and UNI), but none of them are available options, so I have utilized placeholder teams NDSU, Idaho, and Charlotte (respectively).
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Best win over P5 |
| 2 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
2nd best win over P5 |
| 3 |
Houston Cougars
|
3rd best win over P5 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
4th best win over P5 |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
5th best win over P5 |
| 6 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
6th best win over P5 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
7th best win over P5 |
| 8 |
Clemson Tigers
|
8th best win over P5 |
| 9 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
9th best win over P5 |
| 10 |
Washington Huskies
|
10th best win over P5 |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
11th best win over P5 |
| 12 |
Western Michigan Broncos
|
12th best win over P5 |
| 13 |
North Dakota State Bison
|
Placeholder for Eastern Washington (not available in poll). 13th best win over P5. |
| 14 |
South Alabama Jaguars
|
14th best win over P5 |
| 15 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
|
15th best win over P5. |
| 16 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
16th best win over P5 |
| 17 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
17th best win over P5 |
| 18 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
18th best win over P5 |
| 19 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
19th best win over P5 |
| 20 |
Idaho Vandals
|
Placeholder for Richmond (not available in poll). 20th best win over P5. |
| 21 |
Charlotte 49ers
|
Placeholder for Northern Iowa (not available in poll). 21st best win over P5. |
| 22 |
Army West Point
|
Best win over G5. |
| 23 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
2nd best win over G5. |
| 24 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
3rd best win over G5. |
| 25 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
4th best win over G5. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.10 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.86 |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.89 |
| 6 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.39 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
1.15 |
| 8 |
Clemson Tigers
|
-0.42 |
| 9 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
5.72 |
| 12 |
Western Michigan Broncos
|
12.64 |
| 13 |
North Dakota State Bison
|
12.18 |
| 14 |
South Alabama Jaguars
|
10.95 |
| 15 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
|
9.96 |
| 16 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
8.86 |
| 17 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
7.95 |
| 18 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
6.86 |
| 19 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
2.34 |
| 20 |
Idaho Vandals
|
5.23 |
| 21 |
Charlotte 49ers
|
4.23 |
| 22 |
Army West Point
|
2.92 |
| 23 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-4.93 |
| 24 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.04 |
| 25 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-0.44 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Michigan Wolverines
|
5.87 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
1.88 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
1.59 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
1.11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.93 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.74 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.91 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.53 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.71 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.43 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.37 |
Baylor Bears
|
0.28 |
Total Score: 114.40