Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 5, 2017, 5:36 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Still heavily based in conjecture and previous seasons/recruiting. Currently weighting how well a team plays over who they beat/lost to.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Beat a solid FSU team, but wasn't truly dominant. Definitely beatable and will be interesting how they react to losing some depth on the D. |
2 | Clemson Tigers | Played well against an overmatched team. We'll see if the offense truly is just reloading against Auburn's D. |
3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Looked good against an overmatched team. Didn't struggle unlike some other teams |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Didn't look particularly crisp against mediocre competition, and still haven't seen JT Barrett make throws down the field. If he doesn't progress, they are likely to drop as the season goes on. |
5 | Oklahoma Sooners | Not completely sold on OU without Stoops, but we'll get a good idea where they stand this weekend. |
6 | USC Trojans | Struggled against a WMU team that flew across country and I'm expecting to have a significant drop off this year. |
7 | Stanford Cardinal | Probably a little too high, but they looked damn good against Rice. Doesn't seem to be much of a drop off to their new RB, and, with a solid schedule that's definitely manageable, should be fighting for a playoff spot all year  |
8 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Looks good against a not-terrible Tulsa team before letting their foot off the gas. Not sure if they have to depth to go all the way, but looking good right now |
9 | Florida State Seminoles | They hung with Bama until the turnovers caused the levy to break. HUGE loss with Francois going down, but giving them the benefit of the doubt until we see the frosh play |
10 | Michigan Wolverines | Maybe too high here, because Florida was missing half their team and still have yet to figure out this "offense" thing |
11 | Auburn Tigers | TCB with overmatched team. We'll see where they fit next week |
12 | Wisconsin Badgers | |
13 | LSU Tigers | |
14 | Washington Huskies | |
15 | Miami Hurricanes | |
16 | Virginia Tech Hokies | |
17 | Georgia Bulldogs | |
18 | Louisville Cardinals | |
19 | Kansas State Wildcats | |
20 | Colorado Buffaloes | |
21 | TCU Horned Frogs | |
22 | West Virginia Mountaineers | |
23 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
24 | USF Bulls | |
25 | Maryland Terrapins | Not going to lie, I /really/ couldn't find anyone I wanted to put here, so we'll go with Maryland on the off chance that Texas isn't terrible again. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
2 | Clemson Tigers | 0.00 |
3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.20 |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
5 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
6 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
7 | Stanford Cardinal | 0.49 |
8 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.00 |
9 | Florida State Seminoles | 0.00 |
10 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
11 | Auburn Tigers | 0.00 |
12 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.00 |
13 | LSU Tigers | 0.00 |
14 | Washington Huskies | -0.80 |
15 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.24 |
16 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 0.00 |
17 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
18 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 |
19 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.00 |
20 | Colorado Buffaloes | 0.06 |
21 | TCU Horned Frogs | 0.00 |
22 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 0.59 |
23 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
24 | USF Bulls | 0.00 |
25 | Maryland Terrapins | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Washington State Cougars | 0.60 |
Tennessee Volunteers | 0.04 |
Total Score: 3.03