Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 13, 2021, 9:21 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Generally looking at who is doing well across the country. I understand I rank Cincinatti low, but they have not played quality opponents to date. I will likely not be ranking Coastal Carolina as any team on this list would have to go undefeated to get ranked with that schedule.
Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Gotta lose before 2. |
2 | Georgia Bulldogs | Gotta beat Bama. |
3 | Oregon Ducks | I feel like I know the most about the Ducks right now to put them in a high spot. I don't see many legitimate challenges on their schedule, it is on the Ducks to lose a spot in the top 5 at this point. |
4 | Clemson Tigers | I am an ACC homer, BUT, Clemson's loss is to a top 2 team. I expect they do well. |
5 | Iowa Hawkeyes | Someone from the Big 10 needs to be here or people will get salty. |
6 | Oklahoma Sooners | I don't buy the Sooners. That Tulane performance was way too shaky to forgive even if they did mince WCU last week. I'll be more bullish when they put together a result against a quality team. |
7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State will be fine. The Ducks are good. Someone had to lose. |
8 | Texas A&M Aggies | I still think this is too high for A&M. |
9 | Florida Gators | Florida is here simply because they won't be next week after a dance with Bama. |
10 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Was the Wisconsin win good? Is Ball State decent? Won't matter after Auburn rolls to town. You are either 2-0 vs ranked teams or 1-1. Week 3 means major moves. |
11 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Really should be lower with a terrible performance last week, but I think the Irish are surviving where other teams have struggled. They get a big October test where they have to put up or shut up vs Cincinatti. |
12 | Cincinnati Bearcats | Fine. I'll rank them. I hate ranking AAC teams. It feels disingenuous to ding Wisconsin or Iowa State or even North Carolina for losing early to a ranked opponent when the Bearcats have played Miami (ohio) and Murray State. |
13 | Iowa State Cyclones | Not a bad loss, but one that hurts. Cyclones can still have a wonderful season. |
14 | Wisconsin Badgers | I'm hesitant to drop the Badgers too much, though I can 100% see them sliding further. Tough loss to swallow vs the Nittany Lions and a decent performance against Directional Michigan leave me at a loss for both ceiling and floor on this team. |
15 | UCLA Bruins | Yeah, the LSU win will do it. Though, this spot is gonna be a nightmare to hold with a three serious challenges in the forms of ASU, Oregon, and Utah/Colorado (one of them will be bad, not sure which). |
16 | Virginia Tech Hokies | I always like to underrank the Hokies. Can't show too much favoritism. Hokies had a SLUGGISH first half of football vs MTSU. With a solid bounce back in the second half and a garbage time TD for the away team, the Hokies survive, but they need a faster start against true tests or they will notch a 1 in the L column. |
17 | North Carolina Tar Heels | The Heels were angry. Good test this week vs UVA to show if they are pretenders, or just had butterflies week 1. |
18 | Arizona State Sun Devils | The second and third team in the PAC 12 shouldn't be a hard spot to lock down on the list. ASU has some chances to stay nationally relevant if they surprise UCLA or even Oregon. |
19 | Arkansas Razorbacks | Texas was overrated. Arkansas was underrated. Simple as that. |
20 | BYU Cougars | BYU has quietly notched a few good wins. They keep it up, they could be rising fast. |
21 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | I like the Cowboys. |
22 | Boston College Eagles | It's a tragedy national polls are ranking the Hurricanes and not the Eagles. BC is going to be scary this year. |
23 | Auburn Tigers | Sure. More SEC clutter. |
24 | Ole Miss Rebels | See Auburn's note. |
25 | Michigan Wolverines | I am very wishy washy on this. Football is more fun with a good Michigan. They have outscored Directional Michigan and a sputtering Washington 78 to 24. Time will tell. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
3 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
4 | Clemson Tigers | 0.43 |
5 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.00 |
6 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.31 |
8 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.00 |
9 | Florida Gators | 0.00 |
10 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
11 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.14 |
12 | Cincinnati Bearcats | -0.17 |
13 | Iowa State Cyclones | 0.54 |
14 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.63 |
15 | UCLA Bruins | 0.00 |
16 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 0.00 |
17 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 1.38 |
18 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 0.16 |
19 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 0.00 |
20 | BYU Cougars | 0.00 |
21 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 2.75 |
22 | Boston College Eagles | 2.98 |
23 | Auburn Tigers | 0.00 |
24 | Ole Miss Rebels | -0.77 |
25 | Michigan Wolverines | -0.11 |