Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 13, 2019, 10:15 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I remake my poll each week from scratch based on the resumes of teams and what they have accomplished this season.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSU Tigers
|
LSU has two great wins. They beat Florida soundly this weekend and also have a win on the road at Texas.  |
| 2 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
Wisconsin has blowout wins over Michigan and Michigan State.  |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Oklahoma got a nice win over Texas this weekend. They remain undefeated and are blowing out everyone in their path.  |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Penn State makes a big jump in my poll by knocking off Iowa, which amazingly is a better win than anything Clemson, Ohio State, or Alabama has.  |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama is undefeated. Best win is a blowout over Duke. They've also beaten Texas A&M.  |
| 6 |
Florida Gators
|
Florida got its first loss this weekend, dropping a game to LSU. They still have a very nice win over Auburn, though.  |
| 7 |
Baylor Bears
|
Baylor is undefeated and has wins over Kansas State and Texas Tech.  |
| 8 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Clemson stomped Florida State this weekend, but their best wins are now over Florida State and Texas a&M, both of whom have three losses.  |
| 9 |
Auburn Tigers
|
Auburn has a loss on the road to Florida, but they have a very nice win over Oregon.  |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Buckeyes have been destroying everyone, but they haven't really played anybody.  |
| 11 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia had a bad loss to South Carolina this weekend, but they have a nice win over Notre Dame.  |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Notre Dame's only loss is on the road at Georgia. They have wins over Louisville and USC.  |
| 13 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Arizona State is 5-1 with wins over California, Washington State and Michigan State. They have a bad loss to Colorado, though.  |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon blew out Colorado this weekend.  |
| 15 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
Minnesota is undefeated but their best wins are over Nebraska and Purdue.  |
| 16 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan has a blowout loss against Wisconsin. their best win is over Iowa.  |
| 17 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Boise State is undefeated. Their best wins are Florida State and Hawaii.  |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
|
| 19 |
SMU Mustangs
|
SMU is undefeated. Their best wins are over TCU and Tulsa.  |
| 20 |
Temple Owls
|
 Temple got a nice win over a previously undefeated Memphis team this weekend. They have a bad loss to buffalo.  |
| 21 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Missouri has a bad loss to Wyoming but they are otherwise undefeated.  |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Tulane's only loss is to LSU. Best win is over Army.  |
| 23 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
Wake Forest got their first loss this weekend to Louisville. 5-1 but lacking great wins.  |
| 24 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Cincinnati's only loss is to Ohio State. Their best win is over UCF.  |
| 25 |
California Golden Bears
|
California has 2 losses but with a win at Washington I have them as my top 2 loss team currently.  |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.17 |
| 2 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
1.16 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.20 |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
1.38 |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.79 |
| 6 |
Florida Gators
|
0.64 |
| 7 |
Baylor Bears
|
1.84 |
| 8 |
Clemson Tigers
|
-1.16 |
| 9 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-4.11 |
| 11 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
1.07 |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-0.23 |
| 15 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
0.18 |
| 16 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Boise State Broncos
|
-0.14 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
-0.09 |
| 19 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Temple Owls
|
4.57 |
| 21 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
1.48 |
| 23 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
1.07 |
| 24 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
-0.17 |
| 25 |
California Golden Bears
|
0.12 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Texas Longhorns
|
1.72 |
Appalachian State Mountaineers
|
0.34 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.20 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.05 |
Total Score: 22.86