Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 7, 2019, 11:51 p.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	One shaky (but controlled) game all season. Year end #1. 
2	LSU Tigers	Great win over Georgia. 
3	Clemson Tigers	Just because they haven't beaten anyone doesn't mean they aren't good. Playoff bound indeed.
4	Oklahoma Sooners	Default #4. They earned it for sure, but clearly everyone below 3 is in a wholly different tier. 
5	Oregon Ducks	Rose Bowl bound, PAC-12 champs. Great finish. 
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	Giving them the nod to go to the Rose Bowl. Should be a great match between Oregon, with the Ducks being slight favorites. 
7	Georgia Bulldogs	A good team that just couldn't find an offense. 
8	Florida Gators	Should be good enough for a NY6 bowl, curious to where they land. 
9	Utah Utes	Tough break. But they were a win away from the playoffs (or at WORST the Rose Bowl). Season should still be seen positively.
10	Memphis Tigers	Memphis is my G5 NY6 projection, getting in over Boise and App State. 
11	Wisconsin Badgers	Complete second half collapse. Reminiscent of the 2016 game versus PSU. 
12	Auburn Tigers	The logjam of better SEC teams should keep this Very Good Auburn squad out of a premier bowl game, but their opponent (Wisconsin or Penn State most likely) will still be an elite pairing. 
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	Probably going to curb stomp their bowl opponent... or quietly slip away in an upset into the night. Either way, this team was really good but you can't be amazing every year, every game. Just 99% of them. 
14	Baylor Bears	Really showed up against the best defense Oklahoma has fielded all year. Score might not show it, but a backup against OU playing their minds out - could have been a murder. Wish they would have won.
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Really don't know where to slot them for a bowl game. 
16	Minnesota Golden Gophers	What Could Have Been. Should play a solid opponent in their bowl game - maybe they can land the Citrus and go toe to toe with Bama. Would love to see it. 
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Appalachian State Mountaineers	Love to see them do well - sadly Memphis just looks like a better team to me. 
19	Michigan Wolverines
20	Boise State Broncos
21	North Dakota State Bison
22	Navy Midshipmen
23	USC Trojans
24	Air Force Falcons
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.04
2	LSU Tigers	0.00
3	Clemson Tigers	0.00
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
5	Oregon Ducks	0.13
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.93
7	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
8	Florida Gators	0.00
9	Utah Utes	0.15
10	Memphis Tigers	0.11
11	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
12	Auburn Tigers	0.00
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
14	Baylor Bears	-0.65
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
16	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0.00
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.02
18	Appalachian State Mountaineers	0.00
19	Michigan Wolverines	-0.16
20	Boise State Broncos	-0.03
21	North Dakota State Bison	2.35
22	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
23	USC Trojans	0.00
24	Air Force Falcons	0.00
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Cincinnati Bearcats	0.86
SMU Mustangs	0.07

Total Score: 5.53