Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 4, 2017, 10:52 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Really sad my previous ranking didn't go through, because now I'll have no proof that I ranked Notre Dame in my preseason poll. C'est la vie.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	USC Trojans
4	Penn State Nittany Lions
5	Oklahoma Sooners	OU sucks but is a good team, again.
6	Clemson Tigers	Don't believe the hype just yet about their true frosh QB. I'll wait til they play a real team to move them into the top 5.
7	Washington Huskies
8	Michigan Wolverines	Their defense was phenomenal as expected (granted it's easy to look good against Florida's offense).
9	Stanford Cardinal	I actually had Stanford at 11 I think in my first poll and really liked what I had to see. Yes, it was just Rice. That being said, the quality of play I saw on offense and defense was fantastic. This reminds me of the Stanford that looked destined for the playoffs. I hope my call of Stanford over USC comes true i the P12 CCG.
10	Wisconsin Badgers
11	Oklahoma State Cowboys
12	LSU Tigers
13	Auburn Tigers
14	Georgia Bulldogs	They're here just waiting to fall
15	Florida State Seminoles	If Francois was still QB they probably stay at 4. Now they fall to 15 with a chance to fall harder or jump back up depending on the performance of their new true freshman QB.
16	Louisville Cardinals
17	Virginia Tech Hokies
18	Miami Hurricanes
19	West Virginia Mountaineers	Yes WVU stayed static in my poll despite losing; they played well.
20	Kansas State Wildcats
21	TCU Horned Frogs
22	Tennessee Volunteers	After beating GT in a come from behind victory, much to my chagrin, Tennessee enters the poll
23	Colorado Buffaloes
24	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Great win over Temple confirming my correct placement of them in my preseason poll which I saved and failed to submit :(
25	USF Bulls	The worst 2-0 team in the country. Hopefully CS can get it together fast :(

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	USC Trojans	0.46
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
6	Clemson Tigers	0.00
7	Washington Huskies	0.00
8	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
9	Stanford Cardinal	0.01
10	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
11	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
12	LSU Tigers	0.00
13	Auburn Tigers	0.00
14	Georgia Bulldogs	0.01
15	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
16	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
17	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
18	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
19	West Virginia Mountaineers	2.17
20	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
21	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
22	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
23	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
24	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
25	USF Bulls	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Washington State Cougars	0.60

Total Score: 3.25