Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 18, 2017, 8:15 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Bucket 1 (Playoff Insiders) [1-5 ]- Your likely P5 champions as of today. Bucket 2 (Conference Finalists) [6-10] - The teams 1-5 will have to beat to get to the playoff.Bucket 3 (Upset Minded) [11-20 ]- Teams that are in good position for a NY6 game.Bucket 4 (One Loss Wonders) [21-25] - Teams with 1 loss to a strong opponent.We start conference football in earnest and start to get some real relative data points this coming weekend!
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
I don't know what to do about that Florida State victory, so hopefully we'll find out something this weekend about both Alabama and Florida State. |
| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Louisville is a better team than Ohio State. Clemson soundly dispatched Louisville in Louisville. |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Following the Ohio State win with another solid victory. |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
An undefeated Penn State has dispatched 3 inferior opponents. They face a 4th under the lights in Iowa. Have we seen this one before? |
| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
Beat Fresno State in similar fashion to Alabama. This Colorado game his huge. |
| 6 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Pitt is bad and you shouldn't feel bad for making them feel bad. TCU has not looked bad. Next week will provide our first real data point. |
| 7 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
BYU is not a good football team. Wisconsin did what you're supposed to do to not good football teams. |
| 8 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Mississippi State looks scary all of the sudden don't they. |
| 9 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
57 unanswered points. Also that West Virginia game. |
| 10 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
Ain't played nobody. But the Pac 12 south looks to be a mess. USC's struggles against Western Michigan and Texas make it really hard to think they're the ones to win the Pac 12 south. |
| 11 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
LSU looked good. Then Mississippi state made sure they didn't. You can have LSU's spot for that. |
| 12 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Haven't looked dominant, but all the pieces are in place. |
| 13 |
California Golden Bears
|
2 wins over middling P5 teams. A lot more than we can say about most other programs this early in the year. |
| 14 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
TCU suddenly finds itself as the third best team in the Big 12. A win against Oklahoma State and they're a Top 10 team. |
| 15 |
Oregon Ducks
|
I don't know how much that Nebraska win really means, especially given the second half Nebraska had against the Ducks. |
| 16 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
Texas gave up 51 points to Maryland. |
| 17 |
USC Trojans
|
TEXAS GAVE UP 51 POINTS TO MARYLAND. |
| 18 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
Of the G5s, I think the Stanford win is probably the strongest. It's hard to tell though with how much USC struggled with Texas. |
| 19 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Not a bad year to dodge Mississippi State, even if it means you'll play Alabama. |
| 20 |
Washington State Cougars
|
Oregon State is bad. Washington State made sure everyone got that cleared up. |
| 21 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
The Army game provides a data point. I don't know how useful it really is. |
| 22 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Louisville showed how 1 dimensional they are. |
| 23 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
We're back to football! |
| 24 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
We're back to football! |
| 25 |
Florida Gators
|
The SEC east is probably going to be a mess isn't it? |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.05 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.47 |
| 9 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
0.45 |
| 10 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
3.16 |
| 11 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.05 |
| 12 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-0.61 |
| 13 |
California Golden Bears
|
3.04 |
| 14 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.86 |
| 16 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
2.30 |
| 17 |
USC Trojans
|
-2.48 |
| 18 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
0.11 |
| 19 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.48 |
| 20 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-1.14 |
| 22 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.22 |
| 24 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
-0.81 |
| 25 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |