Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 18, 2018, 12:16 p.m.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Fresh off a complete domination of #13 Syracuse, Irish now have wins over 4 ranked teams (Michigan, Syracuse, NW, Pitt) |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama remains undefeated. They have a very good win over LSU and a nice win over Mississippi State.  |
| 3 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Clemson remains undefeated going not their final game. Lacking in real quality wins. Best win is probable over Syracuse. Also have wins over Boston College and Duke.  |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Only loss is to LSU. Have nice wins over Florida and Kentucky.  |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Only loss is to Notre Dame. Have wins over Penn State and Northwestern. |
| 6 |
Washington State Cougars
|
Their loss to USC is rough, but that's Washington State's only loss and they have a nice win over Utah. Huge matchup with Washington coming up this week. |
| 7 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio State hung on to beat Maryland this week. They have one loss to Purdue and have a nice win over Penn State. I don't think this team is all that good, though. They're especially weak on defense. They have a big chance to move up with a game against Michigan this week, though.  |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Oklahoma has only 1 loss, but lacks real quality wins. They have defeated Iowa State and Oklahoma state, as well as army.  |
| 9 |
LSU Tigers
|
LSU has 2 losses, including getting shut out by Alabama. They have a very impressive win over Georgia, though. They also have a nice win over Mississippi State. |
| 10 |
UCF Knights
|
UCF remains undefeated. Gave a whooping to Cincinnati, but that's probably their best win. Just not a lot of competition.  |
| 11 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
West Virginia lost to Oklahoma State this weekend, but they still are 8-2 and have a nice win over Texas. |
| 12 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Texas picked up a good win over Iowa State this weekend. They also have a very good win over Oklahoma, making them my top 3 loss team. |
| 13 |
Florida Gators
|
Florida has 3 losses, but has a couple nice wins over LSU and Mississippi State. |
| 14 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
This is probably high for the Wildcats, but teams below them really just lack the resumes to jump them. They have 3 losses, but have a couple nice wins over Florida and Mississippi State.  |
| 15 |
Washington Huskies
|
Washington has 3 losses, but has a nice win over Utah. |
| 16 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Penn State has 3 losses. Their best win is probably Wisconsin.  |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
Utah will be playing in the Pac12 championship game, but they lack real quality wins.  |
| 18 |
Syracuse Orange
|
Syracuse took a beating from Notre Dame this weekend. They have 3 losses and their best win is over North Carolina State.  |
| 19 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
Northwestern won the Big Ten West. They have wins over Wisconsin and Iowa.  |
| 20 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Iowa State has 4 losses but has a good win over West Virginia and has a solid win over Oklahoma State.  |
| 21 |
Utah State Aggies
|
Utah State's only loss was to Michigan State to start the year. Since then, they've won 10 in a row. Big game with Boise state next week.  |
| 22 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
Mississippi State has 4 losses. Their best win is over Texas A&M.  |
| 23 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
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| 24 |
Boise State Broncos
|
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| 25 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
NC State only has 3 losses, but they haven't really beaten anyone.  |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1.11 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.06 |
| 3 |
Clemson Tigers
|
-0.04 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.43 |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.76 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-0.03 |
| 9 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
UCF Knights
|
-0.08 |
| 11 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.49 |
| 15 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
0.20 |
| 20 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
1.30 |
| 21 |
Utah State Aggies
|
-0.78 |
| 22 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Boise State Broncos
|
-0.31 |
| 25 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.00 |