Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 1, 2017, 12:32 p.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	Untouchable
2	Clemson Tigers	Have shown up in big moments against tough opponents
3	Georgia Bulldogs	Hands-down playing like the 3rd-best team.  @ND was clearly a good win.
4	Oklahoma Sooners	Very good, but as Baylor showed, not invincible.
5	TCU Horned Frogs	Oklahoma State win looks a little weaker after this week.
6	Washington Huskies	Interchangeable with TCU, but haven't really played anybody worth a damn
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	ND has the best loss to a Top-3 team and are playing well.  Anyone who doesn't rate them highly is demonstrating the flaws of preseason polls.
8	Auburn Tigers	Second-best loss to a Top-3 team and are also playing well
9	Washington State Cougars	The USC win was a program win for Leach, but I was highly skeptical of USC last week.
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	Plays well against creampuffs, but struggles against real defenses.
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	Schedule is Charmin-soft...won't know much about this team until they play Penn State in a few weeks
12	Miami Hurricanes	Now that we know a little bit more, I feel comfortable ranking them higher.
13	Michigan Wolverines	Wins continue to look weaker and weaker.  MSU game should be a good benchmark.
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	Simply outclassed by Clemson...I overrated them last week, but VT is probably still a Top-20 team.
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Needed to put them somewhere...still not sure what to make of this team
16	Wisconsin Badgers	Unquestionably the second-weakest undefeated P5 (lol Utah).  Haven't played a single team worth a damn.
17	USC Trojans	Got exposed by Wazzu...probably still a Top-20 team.
18	Louisville Cardinals
19	West Virginia Mountaineers
20	USF Bulls
21	Florida Gators
22	San Diego State Aztecs
23	Utah Utes
24	UCF Knights
25	NC State Wolfpack

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.51
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
5	TCU Horned Frogs	0.38
6	Washington Huskies	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.35
8	Auburn Tigers	0.96
9	Washington State Cougars	0.00
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.92
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
12	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
13	Michigan Wolverines	-1.47
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.25
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
16	Wisconsin Badgers	-1.58
17	USC Trojans	0.00
18	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
19	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.37
20	USF Bulls	0.00
21	Florida Gators	0.00
22	San Diego State Aztecs	-0.05
23	Utah Utes	-0.37
24	UCF Knights	0.00
25	NC State Wolfpack	0.00

No major omissions.

Total Score: 10.20