Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 22, 2017, 10:30 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Top four are who I'd put in right now.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
duh |
| 2 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
OK State + WVU > Michigan |
| 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
duh |
| 4 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Better strength of schedule than any other ACC/Pac-12 team |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Just outside, I think the argument could be made they have a better strength of schedule, but I think Bama is just a better team |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Solid wins over Michigan State and USC and a close loss. |
| 7 |
UCF Knights
|
Maybe too high, but I've bought in. |
| 8 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
They keep finding ways to win. Slight SOS edge here |
| 9 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
Also just grind out win after win |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Haven't looked great, but still ahead of OSU because of head to head |
| 11 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Dominating bad teams, big test now. |
| 12 |
USF Bulls
|
Lackluster second half, but undefeated and still a solid undefeated team. |
| 13 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
Bye week now ND |
| 14 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
Looked good but it was against UNC. |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
I don't trust this team for some reason |
| 16 |
Washington State Cougars
|
Defense played really well. Too bad they didn't last week. |
| 17 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
Meh. |
| 18 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
Meh. |
| 19 |
Washington Huskies
|
Meh. |
| 20 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Get some, Cyclones. The two losses don't look good, but this ISU team feels like it could maybe upset TCU. |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
Good comeback. Solid team. |
| 22 |
USC Trojans
|
Probably should've fallen out entirely. |
| 23 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
The win against TTU took a hit and they nearly let Baylor comeback. Two good losses though? IDK I just feel like they're better than they're playing. |
| 24 |
LSU Tigers
|
Used a random number generator to decide between them, Auburn, and Miss State ended up with LSU. |
| 25 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
If Khalil Tate had started the season the Wildcats would likely be 7-0 and in the top 10. If you haven't watched him play then you need to rectify that immediately.  |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.56 |
| 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Clemson Tigers
|
1.07 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.88 |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.04 |
| 7 |
UCF Knights
|
1.14 |
| 8 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
-0.29 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.25 |
| 12 |
USF Bulls
|
0.53 |
| 13 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
-0.72 |
| 16 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
0.18 |
| 19 |
Washington Huskies
|
-1.19 |
| 20 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.62 |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.01 |
| 22 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.03 |