Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 4, 2018, 12:18 p.m.
Overall Rationale: What have you done for me lately? Not what you did last year, the year before or what the media assumes that you'll do this year.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | LSU Tigers | Ranked #1 because they had the best performance against the strongest opponent this week. |
2 | Auburn Tigers | The score was much closer than the game felt, but UW is either the best or second best team out of the PAC-12 so Auburn is rewarded with the #2 spot. |
3 | Virginia Tech Hokies | Pummeled what should be a decent but not great FSU team. |
4 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Destroyed Tennessee hearts and souls on the road. |
5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Tennessee might be better than Michigan this year, which is why I'm ranking this win at home below the Noter Damer victory at home. |
6 | Northwestern Wildcats | Beat a game Purdue team with a dude at WR on the road. |
7 | Maryland Terrapins | Texas isn't bad, but probably still better than any of the other teams that were beat by the teams I have ranked below MD. |
8 | Ohio State Buckeyes | A little worrisome that the Beavs were able to score early in this game, but overall, great job by the Buckeyes. |
9 | Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors | Two and Oh against a (turns out to be bad) G5 team and what will be a decent Navy team. Only 2-0 team so far, got to be top 10. |
10 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Dominating win over a solid G5 team on a neutral site. |
11 | Oklahoma Sooners | Made a decent G5 team look bad at home. |
12 | Stanford Cardinal | Nice redemption win over a good G5 school. |
13 | Boise State Broncos | Beat what should be a decent G5 team on the road. |
14 | Oregon Ducks | Nice win over a G5 at home. |
15 | UCF Knights | Beat a not great G5 on the road. |
16 | Iowa Hawkeyes | Nice win against a decent G5. |
17 | USC Trojans | Didn't look amazing against a bad G5 team. |
18 | Wisconsin Badgers | Beat a bad G5 team at home. Good job. |
19 | Michigan State Spartans | Struggled against a bad G5. |
20 | Penn State Nittany Lions | LOL |
21 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Beat up on an FCS school, good job. |
22 | Clemson Tigers | Demolished an FCS team...which they should. You don't make my top ten in week 1 for beating up on little kids. |
23 | Georgia Bulldogs | Good job beating the crap out of an FCS team. |
24 | TCU Horned Frogs | Beat FCS at home. woo. |
25 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Beat FCS at home. woo. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | LSU Tigers | 1.64 |
2 | Auburn Tigers | 0.88 |
3 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 1.26 |
4 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 1.32 |
5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.44 |
6 | Northwestern Wildcats | 4.04 |
7 | Maryland Terrapins | 7.18 |
8 | Ohio State Buckeyes | -0.15 |
9 | Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors | 5.22 |
10 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -4.96 |
11 | Oklahoma Sooners | -1.28 |
12 | Stanford Cardinal | 0.00 |
13 | Boise State Broncos | 0.73 |
14 | Oregon Ducks | 1.66 |
15 | UCF Knights | 0.00 |
16 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 4.18 |
17 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
18 | Wisconsin Badgers | -2.43 |
19 | Michigan State Spartans | 0.00 |
20 | Penn State Nittany Lions | -0.21 |
21 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.00 |
22 | Clemson Tigers | -3.06 |
23 | Georgia Bulldogs | -3.18 |
24 | TCU Horned Frogs | -1.33 |
25 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | -0.69 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Washington Huskies | 1.82 |
Michigan Wolverines | 0.39 |
Miami Hurricanes | 0.16 |
Total Score: 48.22