Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 26, 2021, 8:32 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I ranked teams while factoring in previous years' performance (record), returning production, and SP+ projections.  Beyond those, I just made judgment calls based on who I think deserves to be ranked higher right now.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oklahoma Sooners
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Clemson Tigers
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Ohio State Buckeyes
6	Cincinnati Bearcats
7	Iowa State Cyclones
8	Texas A&M Aggies
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10	North Carolina Tar Heels
11	Miami Hurricanes
12	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
13	Wisconsin Badgers
14	Florida Gators
15	USC Trojans
16	Oregon Ducks
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Indiana Hoosiers
19	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys
21	Arizona State Sun Devils
22	Utah Utes
23	Texas Longhorns
24	Washington Huskies
25	Appalachian State Mountaineers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oklahoma Sooners	0.40
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Clemson Tigers	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.25
6	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.31
7	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
10	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
11	Miami Hurricanes	0.35
12	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	1.75
13	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
14	Florida Gators	0.00
15	USC Trojans	0.00
16	Oregon Ducks	-0.07
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
19	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0.00
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.16
21	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.72
22	Utah Utes	0.00
23	Texas Longhorns	0.00
24	Washington Huskies	-0.03
25	Appalachian State Mountaineers	0.04

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.89
LSU Tigers	0.68

Total Score: 5.67