Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 30, 2019, 4:26 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I was at my wife's cousin's wedding all day on Saturday, so my opinions are especially uninformed this week. I hate weddings. And I despise fall weddings. 
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Clemson Tigers | I saw what Clemson had to do to stay undefeated, but they are still undefeated.  They keep the top spot. |
2 | LSU Tigers | I'm still convinced that right now the Tigers are the best team in the SEC. |
3 | Auburn Tigers | The Aubies ran over the Bulldogs of Mississippi State this weekend. I've got these Tigers ranked high because of their awesome resume. |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State is so much better than I thought they would be in 2019. Thrashing Nebraska still means something to me. |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | Gotta love the UGAs. They are going to have a damn good resume by the time this season ends! |
6 | Alabama Crimson Tide | I'm really worried about this defense, but the offensive is amazing. But I really need to see what the Tide does against a quality team before I'm completely sold on them. |
7 | Oklahoma Sooners | Love how Oklahoma has been playing, but I can't wait until they face a real team. |
8 | Wisconsin Badgers | What happened this week, Wisconsin? Why you allowing these 4Q TDs? You have to dominate the entire game if you want to be a champion! |
9 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Maryland gets another shut-out! Just not the kind they would ask for. Go Nittany Lions! Let's just hope you aren't paper tigers when you get to the meat of your schedule. |
10 | Texas Longhorns | Nothing much to say other than I think Texas is really good and may take the Big 12 title this year. |
11 | Oregon Ducks | Still giving them some love based on how close they were to defeating Auburn. |
12 | Florida Gators | An SEC that is still undefeated has to be blessed with a high ranking, right? Let's see if they can over going 0-2 against Auburn and LSU. Then they will earn my respect. |
13 | Iowa Hawkeyes | I really am not excited by Iowa, but dang if they just don't lose. I can respect a team like that. Let's see if they can keep the streak going against a not-horrible Michigan team this weekend. |
14 | Utah Utes | Nice little win by the Utes over a dangerous Washington State team. Still don't understand the USC loss, but I still have high hopes for this team. |
15 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Beating Virginia and playing Georgia tough gets them here. |
16 | Washington Huskies | The Huskies are a good little team that those of us on the Eastern side of the US don't get to see play as often as we should. Taking down USC ain't too shabby. |
17 | Boise State Broncos | Boise State is the best of the have-nots, and I'm sure they would give several of the blue bloods a scare. They'll no doubt bounce around the teens most of the season. |
18 | SMU Mustangs | Go Mustangs! 5-0! Keep running them ponies and hiding the bodies! |
19 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Alright. I'm on board the Mullet Train. They only have one loss, a close defeat to Texas. |
20 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | At this point, why not? They are undefeated, though they've had a soft schedule. Could be a little bit of a nice team when the season is said and done. |
21 | Arizona State Sun Devils | How did this team lose to Colorado? They are too good for that blemish. |
22 | Duke Blue Devils | The Dukies' only loss is to Alabama and they throttled Virginia Tech. I'll give them a spot in my poll for that. |
23 | UCF Knights | I'm keeping the Knights in as a courtesy to what they have accomplished recently and because their only lose is by one point to Pitt. Still a dangerous team, but they are out of chances to really inpress us. |
24 | Michigan Wolverines | I don't like this Michigan team. Despite having all the talent in the world, they play like a JV squad. But when things start clicking, they are pretty good. I loss to Iowa will confirm what I suspect about this team: they are lacking leadership and focus. |
25 | Michigan State Spartans | The Spartans have looked pretty decent since that close loss against Arizona State. They are as deserving as about six or seven other teams for a ranking. I'll take Michigan State this week. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Clemson Tigers | 0.43 |
2 | LSU Tigers | 0.26 |
3 | Auburn Tigers | 0.54 |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
6 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -1.25 |
7 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
8 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.00 |
9 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
10 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
11 | Oregon Ducks | 0.25 |
12 | Florida Gators | 0.00 |
13 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.00 |
14 | Utah Utes | 0.77 |
15 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -0.25 |
16 | Washington Huskies | 0.00 |
17 | Boise State Broncos | 0.00 |
18 | SMU Mustangs | 0.00 |
19 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.00 |
20 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 2.07 |
21 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 0.00 |
22 | Duke Blue Devils | 3.07 |
23 | UCF Knights | 0.00 |
24 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
25 | Michigan State Spartans | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 0.50 |
Virginia Cavaliers | 0.33 |
Total Score: 9.71