Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 17, 2019, 12:20 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Next 5 out: Oklahoma State, Kansas St., Wyoming, SMU, Minnesota. Still not on board Virginia, or Iowa. 
| Rank | Team | Reason | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Clemson Tigers | Still look the best, most complete | 
| 2 |  LSU Tigers | Still have one of the better wins, moved 'em up | 
| 3 |  Oklahoma Sooners | Impressive weekend, good set of wins, moved 'em up | 
| 4 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | Look strong, great team | 
| 5 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | Impressive win over an unimpressive foe, moved 'em up | 
| 6 |  Auburn Tigers | Have one of the best wins | 
| 7 |  Wisconsin Badgers | Have one of the more impressive wins | 
| 8 |  Georgia Bulldogs | Has looked good, teams above have looked better. | 
| 9 |  UCF Knights | Great win, looks like one of the best teams in the land. | 
| 10 |  Boise State Broncos | Hank Bachmeier is only a freshman | 
| 11 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Dominated | 
| 12 |  Utah Utes | BYU win looks better now | 
| 13 |  Washington State Cougars | Houston is a tough team, handled them ably | 
| 14 |  Michigan Wolverines | Bye, but Army still rankles. Again, not sure I'd pick any of the teams below them ahead | 
| 15 |  Memphis Tigers | Good offense, good set of wins | 
| 16 |  California Golden Bears | The win over UW looks really good | 
| 17 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | Honestly wasn't impressed by their win over Pitt, but also am not sufficiently impressed with the teams below them to put them ahead | 
| 18 |  Texas A&M Aggies | Best loss in the country | 
| 19 |  Texas Longhorns | Next best loss in the country | 
| 20 |  Oregon Ducks | Third best loss in the country | 
| 21 |  Arizona State Sun Devils | Big win over Michigan State | 
| 22 |  Florida Gators | |
| 23 |  Temple Owls | |
| 24 |  Appalachian State Mountaineers | I've been very impressed of what I've seen of them | 
| 25 |  San Diego State Aztecs | Good defense! | 
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Clemson Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 2 |  LSU Tigers | 0.20 | 
| 3 |  Oklahoma Sooners | 0.02 | 
| 4 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 | 
| 5 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 | 
| 6 |  Auburn Tigers | 0.16 | 
| 7 |  Wisconsin Badgers | 0.42 | 
| 8 |  Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 | 
| 9 |  UCF Knights | 0.37 | 
| 10 |  Boise State Broncos | 2.02 | 
| 11 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 | 
| 12 |  Utah Utes | 0.00 | 
| 13 |  Washington State Cougars | 0.71 | 
| 14 |  Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 | 
| 15 |  Memphis Tigers | 3.55 | 
| 16 |  California Golden Bears | 0.68 | 
| 17 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | -0.19 | 
| 18 |  Texas A&M Aggies | 0.00 | 
| 19 |  Texas Longhorns | -0.16 | 
| 20 |  Oregon Ducks | 0.00 | 
| 21 |  Arizona State Sun Devils | 0.00 | 
| 22 |  Florida Gators | -1.36 | 
| 23 |  Temple Owls | 0.91 | 
| 24 |  Appalachian State Mountaineers | 0.93 | 
| 25 |  San Diego State Aztecs | 0.14 | 
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|
|  Iowa Hawkeyes | 1.42 | 
|  Virginia Cavaliers | 0.56 | 
|  Kansas State Wildcats | 0.04 | 
|  Washington Huskies | 0.24 | 
Total Score: 14.08