Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Aug. 25, 2021, 9:02 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I trained a neural network using various team talent, returning production, and preseason expectations to predict the final CollegeFootballData.com SRS rating for each team. The value supplied under Reason is the projected final SRS rating for each team.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	+22.3
2	Oklahoma Sooners	+22.2
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	+21.2
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	+21.0
5	Texas A&M Aggies	+19.9
6	Iowa State Cyclones	+19.4
7	Clemson Tigers	+19.2
8	Cincinnati Bearcats	+17.8
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	+16.4
10	Miami Hurricanes	+16.1
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	+16.0
12	Oregon Ducks	+16.0
13	Florida Gators	+15.7
14	LSU Tigers	+15.7
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	+14.6
16	Wisconsin Badgers	+13.1
17	Indiana Hoosiers	+12.9
18	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	+12.2
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	+11.6
20	Texas Longhorns	+11.2
21	USC Trojans	+11.1
22	Liberty Flames	+10.6
23	Ole Miss Rebels	+10.5
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	+10.4
25	NC State Wolfpack	+10.4

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.89
2	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.91
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
5	Texas A&M Aggies	0.10
6	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
7	Clemson Tigers	-2.10
8	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
10	Miami Hurricanes	0.57
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
12	Oregon Ducks	0.00
13	Florida Gators	0.00
14	LSU Tigers	0.34
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.10
16	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
17	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
18	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0.15
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
20	Texas Longhorns	0.00
21	USC Trojans	-0.68
22	Liberty Flames	1.30
23	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.24
25	NC State Wolfpack	0.09

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Washington Huskies	0.50
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0.27
Utah Utes	0.24
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.13

Total Score: 9.61