Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 3, 2019, 10:41 a.m.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Clemson Tigers | Reigning national champs showed no reason to dethrone their #1 position against Georgia Tech. |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | I think Duke is a better win that Georgia Tech, but it's certainly not enough to move Bama ahead of Clemson... yet. |
3 | Georgia Bulldogs | Beating a divisional opponent on the road (I mean, was that really a road game?) to open the season is good enough for me to keep them #3. |
4 | Oklahoma Sooners | The Crimson & Cream Offensive Machine has a new conductor, but keeps rolling. The defense looked better, but was still sloppy at times. I think Houston has a chance to win the AAC, so I am chalking this up as a decent win for now, and enough to keep OU at #4. |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | FAU was probably the weakest opponent of the Top 5, but Ohio State took care of business. I see no reason to move them from the #5 spot for now. |
6 | LSU Tigers | They dominated Georgia Southern. |
7 | Texas Longhorns | Solid win against Louisiana Tech. |
8 | Auburn Tigers | I'm skeptical about Auburn being a Top 10 team, but they deserve credit for beating Oregon at a neutral site. |
9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Struggled, but Louisville also looks better than they were last year. |
10 | Utah Utes | Great defensive performance over a rival. |
11 | Texas A&M Aggies | I really have no idea where to put the Aggies. I feel like they have the talent to be a Top 10 team, but they always seem to end up with 4 or 5 losses each year. So maybe they're more of a Top 20ish team? But prior years are irrelevant for this poll, so I'm going to place them just shy of the Top 10 for now based on talent alone. |
12 | Penn State Nittany Lions | I know it was Idaho, but what a performance by Penn State's defense. I was low on the Nittany Lions coming into the season, but I think I was wrong. I'm buying the Lions now. |
13 | Washington Huskies | I'm a little surprised at the yards Eastern Washington put up against the Huskies, but it was a good win against a good FCS team. |
14 | Michigan Wolverines | For playing against an over-matched opponent... that new offense seemed to have a lot of mistakes.  |
15 | Wisconsin Badgers | Just a good old-fashioned beating of South Florida. |
16 | UCF Knights | Not going to get too much praise for slaughtering FAMU, but I think #16 is fair for UCF for now. |
17 | Michigan State Spartans | Dominant defense, but a rather pedestrian offense. |
18 | Washington State Cougars | So I thought losing Gardner Minshew would hurt the Cougars, but it looks like Anthony Gordon is the real deal. |
19 | Florida Gators | Ugly win over Miami. I'm not sure Miami is any good.. and I'm not sure Florida is either now. I know it was a rivalry game against a P5 team, but this should have been an easy win for Florida. |
20 | Stanford Cardinal | Northwestern is not a bad team, but the win wasn't super impressive either. I'm not sure Stanford is a Top 20 team, but I feel comfortable putting them at #20 for now. |
21 | Iowa Hawkeyes | Seemed like a pretty slow start against a not-very-good FCS team. |
22 | Oregon Ducks | I always have a tough time ranking a winless team in the Top 25, but I think a little credit should be given for playing a team like Auburn in Week 1. Especially when it took some late-game heroics by the other team for you to lose. |
23 | Boise State Broncos | Wow, what a game by the Broncos. On the road at FSU in that swamp-ass weather with a huge comeback win. I see you Boise State. |
24 | Memphis Tigers | Tigers offense didn't seem as good as last year, but they also had a lot of self-inflicted penalties. The defense seemed a lot better though. |
25 | Baylor Bears | I truly think the Bears are a Top 25 team. They handled their business against SFA like you'd expect a Top 25 team to do. My on the bubble teams are: Oklahoma State, Syracuse, Nebraska, and Army. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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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 | 0.11 |
8 | Auburn Tigers | 0.00 |
9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
10 | Utah Utes | 0.31 |
11 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.00 |
12 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
13 | Washington Huskies | 0.00 |
14 | Michigan Wolverines | -0.35 |
15 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.00 |
16 | UCF Knights | 0.00 |
17 | Michigan State Spartans | 0.41 |
18 | Washington State Cougars | 0.00 |
19 | Florida Gators | -0.26 |
20 | Stanford Cardinal | 0.00 |
21 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.00 |
22 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
23 | Boise State Broncos | 0.00 |
24 | Memphis Tigers | 0.00 |
25 | Baylor Bears | 0.12 |