Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Aug. 23, 2021, 6:50 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I predicted every single game this season and then ranked teams off of their final record. This is how I would expect the teams to be ranked given I predicted every game correctly.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
14-1 National Champion and ACC Champs (Loss to Georgia week 1) |
| 2 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
14-1 Big 12 Champs (Loss to Clemson in Natty) |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
13-1 SEC Champs (Loss to Clemson in Semi's) |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
13-1 Big 10 Champs (Loss to Oklahoma in Semi's) |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
12-1 (Loss to Georgia in SEC Champ) |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
11-1 (Loss to Wisconsin) |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
11-1 (Loss to Ohio State) |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
11-2 Pac-12 Champs (Losses to Ohio State and Utah) |
| 9 |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
|
12-0 Sunbelt Champs (Start the Ragin' Cajun Hype Train) |
| 10 |
Washington Huskies
|
11-1 (Loss to Oregon) |
| 11 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
12-1 AAC Champs (Loss to Notre Dame) |
| 12 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
11-2 (Losses to Penn State and Ohio State in Big 10 Championship game) |
| 13 |
USC Trojans
|
11-2 (Loses to Notre Dame and Oregon in Pac-12 Championship) |
| 14 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
10-3 (Loses to Notre Dame, Pitt, and Clemson in ACC Championship) |
| 15 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
10-2 (Loses to Bama and Ole Miss) |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
10-2 (Loses to Bama and Auburn) |
| 17 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
10-3 (Loses to Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship) |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
10-2 (Loses to USC and Stanford) |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
9-3 (Loses to Bama, A&M, and Ole Miss) |
| 20 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
9-3 (Loses to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and TCU) |
| 21 |
Florida Gators
|
9-3 (Loses to Alabama, LSU, and Georgia) |
| 22 |
UCF Knights
|
10-3 (Loses to Cincinnati, SMU, and Cincinnati in AAC Champ)  |
| 23 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
9-3 (Loses to Clemson, Wake Forest, and UNC) |
| 24 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
9-3 (Loses to Cincinnati, Ohio State, and Penn State) |
| 25 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
9-3 (Loses to Alabama, UNC, NC State) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.78 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.03 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-2.91 |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.38 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
1.92 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.33 |
| 9 |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
|
2.50 |
| 10 |
Washington Huskies
|
1.76 |
| 11 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
USC Trojans
|
0.17 |
| 14 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
-1.78 |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
3.01 |
| 17 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
1.06 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
0.55 |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
-3.85 |
| 21 |
Florida Gators
|
-1.50 |
| 22 |
UCF Knights
|
2.76 |
| 23 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
2.09 |
| 24 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
-0.75 |
| 25 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-1.20 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
1.19 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.52 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
|
0.35 |
Total Score: 31.39