Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 24, 2017, 4:21 p.m.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Really took care of business. Vandy looked out of place.  |
| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Pretty solid play. Best resume to date.  |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Close game against Baylor. Didn't watch this one, just basing it off of stats. They stay in the top 5 because of inertia from tOSU win.  |
| 4 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
Upset OkState. OkState's win only really good win was Pitt, who pretty much got exposed so... |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Boilmakers played Louisville close, which led me to believe they were probably top 30 at the time. Louisville has since dropped a bit and Michigan outplayed them but I don't think it's not a bad win to tack on. They move up more cuz other teams dropped.  |
| 6 |
Washington Huskies
|
Demolished CU. Not sure if it's more lack of Leavitt on defense or if Washington is that good on offense.  |
| 7 |
USC Trojans
|
Yeah, Cal looks...kinda scary. Not sure if that's more Cal or USC.  |
| 8 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
Bye week. Don't really move much.  |
| 9 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Spanks State. I'm jumping on the train boys.  |
| 10 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Dropped because of Iowa. Iowa could be really good again... or PSU is overhyped. I'm adjusting on both sides though so.  |
| 11 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Not much to read from their win.  |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
I guess I gotta accept the fact that Notre Dame is okay this year too.  |
| 13 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
Also really not much to say here. I hope to see a good game next week though.  |
| 14 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
They looked okay for a bit, but not sure what happened. TCU's defense seemed to be the real takeaway here.  |
| 15 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Played PSU close, so they moving into ranked.  |
| 16 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Not much to read into here, but they should do well against FSU's kinda bad OLine next week.  |
| 17 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
As long as they do about as well as OkState, then that gives me a decent read on TCU. Otherwise, I'm kinda confused by the B12.  |
| 18 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Bounce back with a win over a cupcake. Not much to say here.  |
| 19 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
Struggled against Air Force, but they played Michigan kinda hard in the first half. Not dropping SDSU too much for it.  |
| 20 |
Auburn Tigers
|
Yeah, a win's a win.  |
| 21 |
Washington State Cougars
|
Again ranking on upside here rather than resume because otherwise they'd be out of the 25, but they always find a way to be competitive in conference and they got a free cupcake this week.  |
| 22 |
Utah Utes
|
Played and won a hard game against Arizona. Sorry about Huntley.  |
| 23 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
KJ Costello kinda looks like Kevin Hogan when he had to go in? Kinda scary. UCLA...yeah. They're not a bad win per se, but I feel like this is more a bad match-up for UCLA. Stanford took advantage of UCLA's weaknesses.  |
| 24 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Had Cal ranked last week, so putting Duke here instead. They deserve some credit.  |
| 25 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
Best win is against OSU, and well, we all know that isn't really worth much but no idea who to really put here. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.75 |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.29 |
| 6 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-1.17 |
| 11 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1.93 |
| 13 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
8.09 |
| 16 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.84 |
| 18 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Washington State Cougars
|
-0.79 |
| 22 |
Utah Utes
|
-0.12 |
| 23 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
1.81 |
| 24 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
USF Bulls
|
0.95 |
Florida Gators
|
0.37 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.17 |
Total Score: 17.27