Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2019, 2:22 a.m.

Overall Rationale: My rankings are very fluid in the early weeks because I base most of my decisions upon games played. Using a hypothetical example: Week 1 - Utah State upsets Michigan State while Alabama beats Savannah State. I would rank Utah State ahead of Alabama because of the quality of the win. As the season goes along, especially once we hit the conference schedule, those will obviously change. Early week fluctuations can be severe.I also look at how games are played out as well as the eye test. These are not stringently weighted and are up to my discretion.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Auburn Tigers
2	Clemson Tigers
3	LSU Tigers
4	California Golden Bears
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Florida Gators
7	Alabama Crimson Tide
8	Wisconsin Badgers
9	Ohio State Buckeyes
10	Virginia Cavaliers
11	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
12	Boise State Broncos
13	SMU Mustangs
14	USC Trojans
15	Oklahoma Sooners
16	Iowa Hawkeyes
17	Penn State Nittany Lions
18	Memphis Tigers
19	Kansas State Wildcats
20	Appalachian State Mountaineers
21	Minnesota Golden Gophers
22	Baylor Bears
23	UAB Blazers
24	Oregon Ducks
25	Texas Longhorns

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Auburn Tigers	1.48
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	LSU Tigers	0.00
4	California Golden Bears	1.82
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Florida Gators	0.81
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.81
8	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.06
10	Virginia Cavaliers	1.17
11	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2.08
12	Boise State Broncos	0.29
13	SMU Mustangs	1.84
14	USC Trojans	2.01
15	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.53
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
17	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.95
18	Memphis Tigers	1.83
19	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
20	Appalachian State Mountaineers	1.58
21	Minnesota Golden Gophers	3.73
22	Baylor Bears	2.66
23	UAB Blazers	2.08
24	Oregon Ducks	-1.70
25	Texas Longhorns	-2.37

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.15
Washington Huskies	1.17
Utah Utes	0.82
UCF Knights	0.35
Michigan Wolverines	0.21

Total Score: 36.48