Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Dec. 6, 2020, 1:44 p.m.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Might have both the best offense and best defense in the country |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Has the best win of any team and no losses |
| 3 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
|
One of 3 teams with 2 top 25 wins (Ok St and Alabama) and are undefeated with no close calls against anyone outside top 40 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
They have more overall talent and 1 fewer loss than Clemson |
| 5 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Just has the 1 win over Miami and handled pretty much everyone else outside of Notre Dame |
| 6 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Look like a better team overall than A&M (lacking offense) and Florida (lacking defense) and has some solid blowout wins over some top 40 teams (SMU and Memphis) |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Only loss is to #1 and has win over Florida, otherwise they have looked uninspiring |
| 8 |
Florida Gators
|
Only 1 loss to #7 A&M and has win over Georgia. Defensive play has some big questions though |
| 9 |
BYU Cougars
|
Close loss to #3 Coastal and blowout wins over everyone else |
| 10 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Only loss is to Ohio State, has decent win over Wisconsin, but not much else |
| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Only loss is to Clemson, but have played a bunch of close games otherwise |
| 12 |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
|
Only loss to #3 Coastal and has win over #13 Iowa State |
| 13 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Looking much better than how they started. Losses to #12 Louisiana and top 40 Ok St. Wins over #16 OU and top 40 Texas |
| 14 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Losses to #1 and #8, win over top 40? Auburn |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
Undefeated and I think they win the PAC 12 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Look better than how they started but the loss to K State looks worse and worse |
| 17 |
Buffalo Bulls
|
Should finish season undefeated and will likely blow someone out in a midtier bowl game |
| 18 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
Undefeated, but I think it may just be because of a weaker schedule |
| 19 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
|
Loss to OK St, but has a few good wins otherwise |
| 20 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
Loss to Michigan State but Wisconsin win isn't looking as good now |
| 21 |
San José State Spartans
|
Undefeated |
| 22 |
Marshall Thundering Herd
|
Rice loss is bad, but has some good wins to offset it |
| 23 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Loss to #9 BYU while injured and played well otherwise |
| 24 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
No losses are awful and 2 top 50 wins (Wake and Liberty) |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
2 close losses and most wins have been comfy |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
|
1.17 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.95 |
| 10 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
|
0.54 |
| 13 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-0.07 |
| 17 |
Buffalo Bulls
|
1.16 |
| 18 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
-0.66 |
| 21 |
San José State Spartans
|
0.05 |
| 22 |
Marshall Thundering Herd
|
0.39 |
| 23 |
Boise State Broncos
|
1.71 |
| 24 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
-0.69 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.60 |
Liberty Flames
|
0.33 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.21 |
Total Score: 8.54