Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 20, 2016, 9:42 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Ole Miss, Oklahoma, and Notre Dame will probably find their way back at some point, but it feels really silly ranking 1-2 teams. After #16 or so it felt like there were 20 teams with halfway decent cases to be made.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Most impressive win of the season so far. |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
I don't know if they'd be able to stop Lamar Jackson and the Louisville offense. I'm dropping them more because I was very impressed with Louisville than anything that Alabama did. |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Big time win on the road at Oklahoma. |
| 4 |
Houston Cougars
|
Still digging their Oklahoma win. |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Colorado is going to be a pretty good team - UM played great after the 1st quarter. |
| 6 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
Another very nice win for the Cardinal. |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Texas A&M is stacking up the solid wins. |
| 8 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
Furman looks like an afterthought. What happened in the fourth quarter though against ND? |
| 9 |
Washington Huskies
|
Zzzzzzzz. @Arizona terrifies me right now. |
| 10 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
Couple weeks of coasting after the LSU win. |
| 11 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Better not overlook GT before the Louisville showdown. |
| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Not that impressive in victory, but Ohio is decent and they still have a nice win over VT. |
| 13 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
I think Lamar Jackson is in the endzone again. |
| 14 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
I have no idea what to make of Georgia. But, they're still 3-0 with a win over a pretty solid UNC. |
| 15 |
Baylor Bears
|
Whose non-conference schedule has more creampuffs, UW or Baylor? |
| 16 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
Thanks Nebraska! Love, UW |
| 17 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
Well the Aztecs beat Cal, who beat Texas, and I don't feel good enough about anyone else to put them here, so here we go. |
| 18 |
California Golden Bears
|
See SD State. |
| 19 |
Texas Longhorns
|
I'd bet that they end up with more wins than Cal by the end of the year. But I'm following the on field results right now. |
| 20 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
I feel like I'm 6 beers in and throwing darts right now. |
| 21 |
LSU Tigers
|
¯\_(ツ)_/¯  |
| 22 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
|
They're either going way up or out next week. |
| 23 |
Boise State Broncos
|
SD State and BSU in the MWC championship would be a blast. |
| 24 |
Utah Utes
|
Well their defense still looks great, and the offense not so much. I don't get why it's so hard to get competent quarterback play at Utah. |
| 25 |
UCLA Bruins
|
Loss @ Texas A&M in OT isn't bad at all, and just like Arkansas they're either going way up or out next week. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.35 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.39 |
| 8 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Clemson Tigers
|
-0.27 |
| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.12 |
| 14 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Baylor Bears
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
0.82 |
| 18 |
California Golden Bears
|
6.63 |
| 19 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.80 |
| 20 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.19 |
| 21 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
|
-0.81 |
| 23 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |