Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 2, 2016, 3:47 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Dropping Out: San Diego St., Mich St., Utah            Bubble Teams: WVU (barely: if their win was more convincing, they would have made it), Mich St., Va. Tech
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
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| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 3 |
Michigan Wolverines
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| 4 |
Clemson Tigers
|
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| 5 |
Houston Cougars
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| 6 |
Louisville Cardinals
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They played well and almost won the game. They shouldn't drop far.  |
| 7 |
Washington Huskies
|
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| 8 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 9 |
Wisconsin Badgers
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This is where things get dicey. How good is Wisconsin? I think that for now, with the performances of the teams below them ( a lot of shaky wins or losses), they stay in the top in. Stay tuned. |
| 10 |
Baylor Bears
|
Shaky win. I want to believe in your record, Baylor, but you aren't making it easy.  |
| 11 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
You make me sick. Lose already if you're going to, I'm tired of you barely winning.  |
| 12 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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| 13 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 14 |
Stanford Cardinal
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Ouch, Stanford. That was painful. |
| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 16 |
Florida Gators
|
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| 17 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
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| 18 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
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| 19 |
Boise State Broncos
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| 20 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
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| 21 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
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| 22 |
TCU Horned Frogs
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I just can't drop them out. I feel like they would beat WVU on a neutral field right now. I'm higher on OU than most, though, so I understand that leaving an undefeated WVU team out and including a 2 loss team from their division may be controversial. I am fully prepared to eat crow if TCU struggles. |
| 23 |
Maryland Terrapins
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Is Maryland good? Are Maryland's opponents really bad? I'm not sure, but I want to find out.  |
| 24 |
Western Michigan Broncos
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| 25 |
Florida State Seminoles
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They remain in the Top 25 because I think UNC is currently a better team and a better loss than MSU's loss to Indiana. Like OU last week, FSU needs a good win to stay in the Top 25. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Clemson Tigers
|
-0.16 |
| 5 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.08 |
| 7 |
Washington Huskies
|
-0.34 |
| 8 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.42 |
| 10 |
Baylor Bears
|
0.43 |
| 11 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-0.16 |
| 12 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.61 |
| 13 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.12 |
| 14 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
1.75 |
| 16 |
Florida Gators
|
0.52 |
| 17 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
-2.19 |
| 21 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
-0.12 |
| 22 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
2.92 |
| 23 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Western Michigan Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |