TaylorLeprechaun Ballot for 2020 Week (d)
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 27, 2020, 10:46 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Dropped Out: everyone from conferences that haven't started playing yet.  When teams start playing then I'll start adding them back to the poll but for now they are not ranked.  As a result the lower end of the poll was really hard to fill out
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
+0 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
+1: Moves up because Ohio State is no longer ranked |
| 3 |
Florida Gators
|
+3: Moves up due to Ohio State and Oklahoma dropping and Georgia staying in place after their performance against Arkansas |
| 4 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
+8: Strong showing in their games so far this year.  Big jump from a lot of teams dropping out of the poll + some losses/poor performances ahead of them |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
+0 |
| 6 |
Auburn Tigers
|
+9: Big jump due to teams in front dropping out |
| 7 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
NR: Strong showing through their first few games |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
|
+3: Moves up thanks to teams in front of them dropping out but not nearly as much jump after nearly losing to Texas Tech |
| 9 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
+7: Another team greatly benefitting from teams dropping out of the rankings |
| 10 |
UCF Knights
|
+11: Looked solid through their first few games.  Big jump yada yada you know the reason |
| 11 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
NR: Some nice wins so far this season.  Looked pretty good in them.  Probably would be in the 15-20 range with the other conferences in the poll |
| 12 |
Baylor Bears
|
+2: I was pretty high on Baylor to start the season and they had a solid win to start the year after some delays (yes I know it was against Kansas but still) |
| 13 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
+5: It hasn't been easy so far but wins are wins |
| 14 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
+10: Big jump you know the drill by this point |
| 15 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
+8: Ditto |
| 16 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
NR: Air raid bay-beeee |
| 17 |
LSU Tigers
|
-8: I wasn't as high on LSU to start this season but figured they'd be a top 15-ish team.  I'm not sure how to rank them accurately yet but they'll probably end up there as the season goes on |
| 18 |
Memphis Tigers
|
NR |
| 19 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-15: Big oof |
| 20 |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
|
NR: starting here it got really hard to rank teams so the bottom 6 of this poll is a crapshoot.  I have no confidence in the order I'm ranking these teams |
| 21 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
NR |
| 22 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
NR |
| 23 |
SMU Mustangs
|
NR |
| 24 |
BYU Cougars
|
NR |
| 25 |
UTSA Roadrunners
|
NR |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.25 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.09 |
| 7 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.12 |
| 9 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.59 |
| 10 |
UCF Knights
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.33 |
| 12 |
Baylor Bears
|
3.26 |
| 13 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
0.70 |
| 16 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.40 |
| 18 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
-0.07 |
| 23 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.24 |
| 25 |
UTSA Roadrunners
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
1.36 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
1.02 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.55 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.21 |
Total Score: 9.21