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tjstanley Ballot for 2019 Preseason

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 19, 2019, 10:40 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Ranking of teams I think would beat everyone below them on a neutral field

Rank Team Reason
1 Clemson Tigers No reason to believe anyone could beat the national champs yet
2 Alabama Crimson Tide Bama could beat everyone else until proven otherwise.
3 Oklahoma Sooners Until Jalen Hurts shows he can't be good in Oklahoma's insane offense, Lincoln Riley will continue dominating the Big 12
4 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia will still be elite, and they are below Oklahoma because they haven't proven to be able to beat Jalen Hurts.
5 LSU Tigers Burrow impressed me after I thought he was knocked out of the game in the Fiesta bowl, he got up and went on to torch UCF.
6 Ohio State Buckeyes Lot of unknowns for OSU, but too much talent to be lower than 6. We will see how well Fields can hand the ball off this year.
7 Florida Gators Impressive win in the Peach bowl.
8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame or UCF is still a hard decision. I believe both teams would win at home, and Wimbush being on UCF now makes it more interesting of a game. But I think Notre Dame has more depth and experience at this point.
9 UCF Knights One of the best OLs and RB corps in the country, improved secondary and D line. If Wimbush does well in Heupel's system, watch out.
10 Texas Longhorns Definitely back
11 Michigan Wolverines
12 Texas A&M Aggies
13 Penn State Nittany Lions
14 Oregon Ducks
15 Utah Utes
16 Washington Huskies
17 Auburn Tigers
18 Stanford Cardinal
19 Iowa Hawkeyes
20 Cincinnati Bearcats
21 Washington State Cougars
22 Army West Point
23 Michigan State Spartans
24 Wisconsin Badgers
25 Syracuse Orange

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