Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 8, 2018, 4:04 p.m.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Undefeated with wins over Michigan (5-1), Stanford (4-2, beat USC and Oregon), and Virginia Tech (4-2, beat Duke). |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Undefeated.  Wins over Penn State (5-1) and Indiana (4-2) |
3 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Undefeated, best win is over Texas A&M (4-2, beat Kentucky) and then Ole Miss (4-2, beat Texas tech).  |
4 | Clemson Tigers | Undefeated. Best win is over Texas A&M (4-2). Big game against NC State this weekend. |
5 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Undefeated. Best win is over Texas Tech (3-2, beat Oklahoma State)  |
6 | Georgia Bulldogs | Undefeated. Best win is over South Carolina (3-2).  |
7 | LSU Tigers | LSU drops a bit in my poll after losing to Florida, but they still have a bunch of quality wins, including wins over Miami (5-1), Auburn (4-2) and Ole Miss (4-2). That makes them my top 1 loss team. |
8 | Texas Longhorns | I had a hard time choosing between Texas and LSU for my top 1 loss team, but their loss against Maryland to start the season is what made me drop them behind LSU. Since that loss, they have wins over Oklahoma (5-1), TCU (3-2), and USC (3-2). Should be undefeated when they play West Virginia for the top spot in the Big 12. Side note: It's too bad the Big12 added a conference championship game because their epic game with Oklahoma means a lot less if Oklahoma gets a rematch at the end of the season. |
9 | Kentucky Wildcats | I think this may be a little bit high for Kentucky following their loss to Texas A&M, but they still have a win over Florida (5-1, beat LSU) and Mississippi State (4-2, beat Auburn.) Had to keep them over Florida since they won head to head and also had a more impressive victory over Miss St.  |
10 | Florida Gators | Gators get a big jump in my rankings after defeating LSU (5-1). Their only loss is to Kentucky which isn't bad and they also have a solid win over Mississippi State (4-2, defeated Auburn)  |
11 | Washington Huskies | Washington is 5-1, but lacking a really great win. Best win is over Utah (3-2, beat Stanford) |
12 | Michigan Wolverines | 5-1, only loss is to Notre Dame. Finally get into the quality win column with a win over Maryland (3-2, defeated Texas and Minnesota). Big matchup with Wisconsin this week. Could jump them higher in my poll. |
13 | Wisconsin Badgers | 5-1, bad loss to BYU. Nice win over Iowa (4-1) |
14 | NC State Wolfpack | Undefeated, best win is Boston College (4-2). I actually think I've got this team way too high, but struggle to say the teams under them have a better resume. |
15 | Washington State Cougars | 5-1, only loss is to USC. Best win is over Utah (3-2, beat Stanford) |
16 | Oklahoma Sooners | 5-1, best win is over Baylor (4-2) |
17 | Oregon Ducks | 4-1, only loss is to Stanford. Best win is over California. |
18 | UCF Knights | Undefeated, but against a bunch of nobodies  |
19 | Colorado Buffaloes | Undefeated, but have played a terrible schedule so far. Best win is Arizona State (3-3) Next best win is Colorado State? A win over USC this week would show Colorado belongs in the top 25. As of now, I'm not really sure. |
20 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 4-1, lacking quality wins. Only loss is to Ohio State. Think they will beat Michigan State this week and that will jump them back up in my poll. |
21 | Miami Hurricanes | 5-1, only loss is to LSU. lacking quality wins. |
22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | |
23 | Auburn Tigers | Currently my top 2 loss team. They still have a great win over Washington (5-1). Losses to LSU and Mississippi State. |
24 | Stanford Cardinal | Stanford looks like they may be on the way out of the top 25 with back to back losses to ND and Utah. Still have solid wins over Oregon and USC, though. |
25 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Losses to Kentucky and Florida, solid win over Auburn. Hard to rank them vs. Stanford. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.96 |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
3 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -0.89 |
4 | Clemson Tigers | 0.00 |
5 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 0.04 |
6 | Georgia Bulldogs | -1.51 |
7 | LSU Tigers | 1.09 |
8 | Texas Longhorns | 0.22 |
9 | Kentucky Wildcats | 1.22 |
10 | Florida Gators | 0.38 |
11 | Washington Huskies | 0.00 |
12 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
13 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.10 |
14 | NC State Wolfpack | 0.02 |
15 | Washington State Cougars | 4.57 |
16 | Oklahoma Sooners | -0.53 |
17 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
18 | UCF Knights | -0.81 |
19 | Colorado Buffaloes | 0.00 |
20 | Penn State Nittany Lions | -2.22 |
21 | Miami Hurricanes | -0.29 |
22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.36 |
23 | Auburn Tigers | 0.00 |
24 | Stanford Cardinal | 0.00 |
25 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Texas A&M Aggies | 0.33 |
Cincinnati Bearcats | 0.18 |
USF Bulls | 0.23 |
Total Score: 15.94