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nbingham196 Ballot for 2021 Preseason

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)

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