Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 18, 2019, 6:03 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I utilize the eye test most importantly. Obviously the first three weeks don't matter much, but in the later weeks that will be the most important factor. The question I have when evaluating any team: How they performed against teams I consider good, and teams I consider worse.In an ideal world, Team A, ranked higher than Team B through Y, will be able to beat Team B through Y.Obviously upsets happen every week, and that doesn't always work. But my rationale can easily be explained by understanding that in any given week I always think Team A would be able to beat Team B if they played the following weekend.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Oklahoma Sooners
5	Ohio State Buckeyes
6	LSU Tigers
7	Texas Longhorns
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9	Michigan Wolverines
10	Texas A&M Aggies
11	Florida Gators
12	Washington Huskies
13	Penn State Nittany Lions
14	Auburn Tigers
15	Oregon Ducks
16	Wisconsin Badgers
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Michigan State Spartans
19	Utah Utes
20	Syracuse Orange
21	UCF Knights
22	Kentucky Wildcats
23	Washington State Cougars
24	Northwestern Wildcats
25	Miami Hurricanes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	LSU Tigers	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	0.25
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
9	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
10	Texas A&M Aggies	0.22
11	Florida Gators	0.00
12	Washington Huskies	0.00
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
14	Auburn Tigers	0.12
15	Oregon Ducks	0.00
16	Wisconsin Badgers	0.32
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.52
18	Michigan State Spartans	0.31
19	Utah Utes	-0.04
20	Syracuse Orange	0.00
21	UCF Knights	0.00
22	Kentucky Wildcats	2.02
23	Washington State Cougars	0.00
24	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
25	Miami Hurricanes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa State Cyclones	0.53
Stanford Cardinal	0.05
Army West Point	0.03

Total Score: 4.42