Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 21, 2021, 8:16 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I rank all undefeated teams, then one loss teams, etc. If you are worried about one team being ranked too high because they ain't played nobody, don't worry, it will work itself out by the end of the season. The early polls can be especially wonky because of how many undefeated teams there still are, but conference play will whittle that down quickly.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Oklahoma Sooners
4	Michigan Wolverines
5	Oregon Ducks
6	Ole Miss Rebels
7	Penn State Nittany Lions
8	Texas A&M Aggies
9	Iowa Hawkeyes
10	Michigan State Spartans
11	Cincinnati Bearcats
12	Arkansas Razorbacks
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
14	Baylor Bears
15	TCU Horned Frogs
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders
17	Boston College Eagles
18	Rutgers Scarlet Knights
19	SMU Mustangs
20	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
21	BYU Cougars
22	Kansas State Wildcats
23	Maryland Terrapins
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Oklahoma Sooners	0.36
4	Michigan Wolverines	1.55
5	Oregon Ducks	0.00
6	Ole Miss Rebels	0.81
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.71
10	Michigan State Spartans	0.84
11	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
12	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.00
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
14	Baylor Bears	10.65
15	TCU Horned Frogs	5.33
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	8.78
17	Boston College Eagles	7.77
18	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	4.11
19	SMU Mustangs	5.97
20	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0.00
21	BYU Cougars	-0.55
22	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
23	Maryland Terrapins	0.00
24	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.55
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida Gators	2.23
Ohio State Buckeyes	2.44
Clemson Tigers	1.97
Iowa State Cyclones	0.91
Wisconsin Badgers	0.70
Fresno State Bulldogs	0.44
Auburn Tigers	0.19
North Carolina Tar Heels	0.26

Total Score: 57.13