Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 19, 2021, 5:17 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Starting to shake out pretty normally for pre-season and in-season poll inertia, although there are probably 40 or so teams very near ranked level.  Drop offs after #11 and, #19, and #22 (for who is most likely to hold their spots).First few out (undefeated, ~26-30 and some others): TCU, Liberty, OKSt, KSt, Memphis, SDSU, UTSA, BaylorNext few out (31-35 and a couple others): VT, WVU, UCLA, Texas, USC, Minnesota, NCStDropped: UCLA (8), VT (12), TCU (22), Liberty (23), UCF (24), Pitt (25). Added: Michigan (19), Michigan State (20), UNC (21), Fresno (22), Louisville (24), Maryland (25)

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Oregon Ducks
4	Iowa Hawkeyes
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Cincinnati Bearcats
7	Oklahoma Sooners
8	Ohio State Buckeyes
9	Clemson Tigers
10	BYU Cougars
11	Florida Gators
12	Texas A&M Aggies
13	Ole Miss Rebels
14	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
16	Wisconsin Badgers
17	Arkansas Razorbacks
18	Iowa State Cyclones
19	Michigan Wolverines
20	Michigan State Spartans
21	North Carolina Tar Heels
22	Fresno State Bulldogs
23	Auburn Tigers
24	Louisville Cardinals
25	Maryland Terrapins

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Oregon Ducks	0.00
4	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
7	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.28
9	Clemson Tigers	0.00
10	BYU Cougars	0.31
11	Florida Gators	0.00
12	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0.47
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
16	Wisconsin Badgers	0.17
17	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.00
18	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
19	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
20	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
21	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
22	Fresno State Bulldogs	0.00
23	Auburn Tigers	0.00
24	Louisville Cardinals	1.22
25	Maryland Terrapins	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Kansas State Wildcats	0.12

Total Score: 2.56