Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Aug. 16, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Preseason polls are worthless, but I'm doing one anyways because I'm so excited for the season to be starting in less than 10 days. Not even doing a joke poll although we all know Kansas deserves that #1 spot.
| Rank | Team | Reason | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | This is their world and we're just living in it. | 
| 2 |  Clemson Tigers | ThEiR EnTiRe D-LiNe CoUlD WrEcK ThE NfL | 
| 3 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | Urban had previous knowledge of my preseason ranking | 
| 4 |  Washington Huskies | This is the year for the Huskies I can feel it**This is probably not going to work out | 
| 5 |  Wisconsin Badgers | Can they actually win the B1G this time?  | 
| 6 |  Georgia Bulldogs | Excited to see where it all falls apart for them this year. | 
| 7 |  Michigan State Spartans | Fully buying the Spartans this year | 
| 8 |  Auburn Tigers | Will Auburn win 5 games or 13? | 
| 9 |  Oklahoma Sooners | Trust OU more than anyone else in the Big 12 for obvious reasons. It's their conference. | 
| 10 |  Stanford Cardinal | Love is optimism. Optimism is Love. | 
| 11 |  Purdue Boilermakers | THIS TRAIN IS POWERED BY PURE UNBRIDLED HYPE | 
| 12 |  West Virginia Mountaineers | Should be really good. Feel like I've said that before. | 
| 13 |  Michigan Wolverines | If Patterson is even semi competent then they should contend for the conference. | 
| 14 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | Wow this division is tough ain't it? | 
| 15 |  UCF Knights | Can they have near as much success without Frost? Maybe. | 
| 16 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Don't know what to expect from them, but Wimbush is a threat and they won 10 games last year so I'm thinking 10 wins is possible again. | 
| 17 |  Oklahoma State Cowboys | Gundy should have a top 25 team all season long unless.. | 
| 18 |  Boise State Broncos | These guys spoil it early on. | 
| 19 |  Miami Hurricanes | Not entirely sure how convinced I am that they'll be good again, but preseason top 20 seems fair. | 
| 20 |  TCU Horned Frogs | Just got some terrible injury news which is unfortunate, but they should be a 9+ win team. | 
| 21 |  FAU Owls | Singletary is back. Lane Train likes Singletary the rest of the CUSA does not. | 
| 22 |  USC Trojans | Bit of a disappointment last year compared to what could've been, but they're USC they should just reload and win the south again. | 
| 23 |  Arizona Wildcats | UNLESS KHALIL TATE RUNS AWAY WITH THE DIVISION. Get it, runs away, because he's extremely mobile. | 
| 24 |  Troy Trojans | Put some respect on their name. | 
| 25 |  Army West Point | Yeah what's up that's right. Rounding out a preseason top 25 with FSU or Miss State or VT or Oregon is boring. In 2018 Army is coming for that ass. | 
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 | 
| 2 |  Clemson Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 3 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.13 | 
| 4 |  Washington Huskies | 0.17 | 
| 5 |  Wisconsin Badgers | 0.00 | 
| 6 |  Georgia Bulldogs | -0.63 | 
| 7 |  Michigan State Spartans | 0.78 | 
| 8 |  Auburn Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 9 |  Oklahoma Sooners | -0.05 | 
| 10 |  Stanford Cardinal | 0.52 | 
| 11 |  Purdue Boilermakers | 14.06 | 
| 12 |  West Virginia Mountaineers | 0.90 | 
| 13 |  Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 | 
| 14 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | -0.71 | 
| 15 |  UCF Knights | 0.06 | 
| 16 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -0.11 | 
| 17 |  Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.38 | 
| 18 |  Boise State Broncos | 0.33 | 
| 19 |  Miami Hurricanes | -1.33 | 
| 20 |  TCU Horned Frogs | -0.21 | 
| 21 |  FAU Owls | 1.31 | 
| 22 |  USC Trojans | -0.91 | 
| 23 |  Arizona Wildcats | 1.65 | 
| 24 |  Troy Trojans | 1.04 | 
| 25 |  Army West Point | 0.24 | 
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|
|  Mississippi State Bulldogs | 0.68 | 
|  Virginia Tech Hokies | 0.75 | 
|  Florida State Seminoles | 0.51 | 
|  LSU Tigers | 0.32 | 
|  Texas Longhorns | 0.00 | 
Total Score: 27.79