Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 25, 2017, 12:03 a.m.
Overall Rationale: A few thoughts I'm having before making my poll:1. Penn State's win at Iowa impressed the hell out of me. That was clutch as hell and I think that Barkley guy might be good at football one day. 2. I am (rightfully) skeptical as hell about Georgia but they're really starting to look good.3. The mullet has been defeated.4. I'm not going to rank vandy, but losing to Alabama 59-0 at home doesn't mean that a team shouldn't be ranked. That's how huge the talent gap is between the Alabamas of the world and those teams from 20ish to 30ish. That a team could literally lose 59-0 at home and still be better than 100 other FBS teams. I don't feel like this is much of a hot take but maybe it is idk.5. 4-0 is much more impressive than 3-0; the field of undefeated teams is becoming thin.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Clemson Tigers | I'll say it again: the tigers have the best defense in the country.  |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Obviously there's not more than one team that I actually think is better than bama right now. |
3 | Washington Huskies | |
4 | Penn State Nittany Lions | They're making a huge leap because they were clutch as hell at iowa and have a somewhat talented running back |
5 | Wisconsin Badgers | I like their brand of football. |
6 | Oklahoma Sooners | Baylor spanks back, huh? |
7 | Virginia Tech Hokies | I've decided that Virginia tech is probably this good. I like their brand of football too. |
8 | USC Trojans | |
9 | Georgia Bulldogs | I feel dirty, buying into Georgia hype like this. Like just another fucking r/CFB sheep. But here I am, putting them in my top 10. |
10 | Michigan Wolverines | |
11 | TCU Horned Frogs | TCU has rocketed up lately.  |
12 | Utah Utes | |
13 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | |
14 | Ohio State Buckeyes | I almost forgot about THE ohio state university while compiling my ballot, but in the end, I membered |
15 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | |
16 | West Virginia Mountaineers | I accidentally left them out last week. My fuckin bad |
17 | Louisville Cardinals | |
18 | Washington State Cougars | I watched their boise state game and wasn't impressed at all. But here I am ranking them. |
19 | San Diego State Aztecs | |
20 | Miami Hurricanes | Not much info on them. Just goin on gut feel, ja feel? |
21 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | They're gonna fuck with some teams this year |
22 | Auburn Tigers | I've moved auburn down quite a bit because the more I think about them the less confidence I have in them. They have a chance to change my mind this week, tho. |
23 | USF Bulls | |
24 | Florida Gators | Florida may be disaster but they've got elite talent and a whole lotta luck and most teams have very little of either |
25 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Clemson only beat Boston College by 3 more points than did Wake. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Clemson Tigers | 0.23 |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
3 | Washington Huskies | 0.68 |
4 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
5 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.96 |
6 | Oklahoma Sooners | -0.06 |
7 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 1.02 |
8 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
9 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
10 | Michigan Wolverines | -0.05 |
11 | TCU Horned Frogs | -0.17 |
12 | Utah Utes | 1.12 |
13 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.07 |
14 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
15 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 1.97 |
16 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 1.15 |
17 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 |
18 | Washington State Cougars | 0.00 |
19 | San Diego State Aztecs | 0.00 |
20 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
21 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 4.16 |
22 | Auburn Tigers | -0.25 |
23 | USF Bulls | -0.13 |
24 | Florida Gators | 0.00 |
25 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 0.00 |