Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 13, 2020, 10:04 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Given delayed start weirdness, my polling philosophy is as follows: Start from a preseason poll (which I didn't submit thinking the season would be scrubbed), freeze the teams that haven't played yet (it doesn't seem fair to move them up or down without playing games while others have), and then adjust the rest of the top 25 around those. So far, #1 Ohio State, #6 Penn State, #7 Oregon, #11 Wisconsin, #12 Michigan, #15 Utah, #20 Minnesota and #23 Iowa are frozen.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Clemson Tigers
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
6	Penn State Nittany Lions
7	Oregon Ducks
8	North Carolina Tar Heels
9	Oklahoma State Cowboys
10	SMU Mustangs
11	Wisconsin Badgers
12	Michigan Wolverines
13	Florida Gators
14	Miami Hurricanes
15	Utah Utes
16	BYU Cougars
17	Cincinnati Bearcats
18	Texas A&M Aggies
19	Iowa State Cyclones
20	Minnesota Golden Gophers
21	Tennessee Volunteers
22	Marshall Thundering Herd
23	Iowa Hawkeyes
24	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
25	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.74
2	Clemson Tigers	-0.01
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.28
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.59
7	Oregon Ducks	0.71
8	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
9	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
10	SMU Mustangs	0.28
11	Wisconsin Badgers	0.49
12	Michigan Wolverines	1.32
13	Florida Gators	0.00
14	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
15	Utah Utes	9.66
16	BYU Cougars	-0.01
17	Cincinnati Bearcats	-1.00
18	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.29
19	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
20	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0.15
21	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
22	Marshall Thundering Herd	0.00
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.69
24	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	-0.43
25	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Auburn Tigers	0.64
Kansas State Wildcats	0.67
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.35

Total Score: 18.30