Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 7, 2018, 3:45 p.m.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | I was not impressed with the first three games of the season but the Irish have looked good since then.  |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Short of a shocker @LSU or vs Mississippi State, I don't see Alabama losing a game in the regular season, but it seems unsporting to not give other teams a chance at the spotlight. The Tide is good. We know they're good. But kicking the crap out of a fairly hapless Arkansas isn't quite as nice of a win as winning big @VT, so ND gets the nod this week. |
3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | |
4 | Georgia Bulldogs | |
5 | UCF Knights | |
6 | Clemson Tigers | The experience with Scareacuse and Texas A&M were iffy games but ultimately meaningless if Clemson wins out. I'm not sure NC State will be able to get it done, but a surging South Carolina could play spoiler at the end of the year. |
7 | West Virginia Mountaineers | WVU's last two games have been messy but ultimately victories. Odd as it may seem, it's probably between WVU and Texas as Big XII favorites. |
8 | Oregon Ducks | I'm high on Oregon this year. I think they've flown under the radar and that game against Stanford would have been a victory minus some awful luck. Ducks still have a playoff shot in a PAC-12 with UCLA and USC down. |
9 | Penn State Nittany Lions | |
10 | Texas Longhorns | ????????? i don't even know anymore |
11 | Michigan Wolverines | |
12 | Florida Gators | |
13 | Colorado Buffaloes | |
14 | Oklahoma Sooners | |
15 | LSU Tigers | |
16 | Kentucky Wildcats | |
17 | Washington Huskies | |
18 | Wisconsin Badgers | |
19 | Washington State Cougars | |
20 | Texas A&M Aggies | |
21 | Miami Hurricanes | |
22 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | |
23 | NC State Wolfpack | |
24 | USF Bulls | |
25 | Cincinnati Bearcats | I'm skeptical about the Bearcats but ultimately they are still undefeated. Unfortunately they don't face as much of a test until late this year, so expect some large moves up if they manage to get past both USF and UCF. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.96 |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
4 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
5 | UCF Knights | 0.62 |
6 | Clemson Tigers | -0.57 |
7 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 0.00 |
8 | Oregon Ducks | 2.26 |
9 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
10 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
11 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
12 | Florida Gators | 0.00 |
13 | Colorado Buffaloes | 0.40 |
14 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
15 | LSU Tigers | 0.00 |
16 | Kentucky Wildcats | 0.00 |
17 | Washington Huskies | -1.02 |
18 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.00 |
19 | Washington State Cougars | 2.37 |
20 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.00 |
21 | Miami Hurricanes | -0.29 |
22 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 1.50 |
23 | NC State Wolfpack | -0.38 |
24 | USF Bulls | 0.00 |
25 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 0.00 |