Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 11, 2021, 10:50 a.m.

Overall Rationale: This early in the season, I rank teams based on games they won. No two-loss teams in this poll. There is a slight bias for power conference teams as they're typically the better teams, but I give G5 teams their due if they win games over time. This poll works itself out by season's end and in the mass amount of polls, it's a small but necessary counterbalance IMO.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Iowa Hawkeyes
3	Cincinnati Bearcats
4	Oklahoma Sooners
5	Michigan Wolverines
6	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
7	Oklahoma State Cowboys
8	SMU Mustangs
9	Michigan State Spartans
10	Alabama Crimson Tide
11	UTSA Roadrunners
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
13	Kentucky Wildcats
14	San Diego State Aztecs
15	Ohio State Buckeyes
16	Penn State Nittany Lions
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
18	Oregon Ducks
19	Houston Cougars
20	NC State Wolfpack
21	Baylor Bears
22	Liberty Flames
23	BYU Cougars
24	Ole Miss Rebels
25	Arizona State Sun Devils

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
3	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
5	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
6	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	1.33
7	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.35
8	SMU Mustangs	2.17
9	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
11	UTSA Roadrunners	3.35
12	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
13	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.24
14	San Diego State Aztecs	1.28
15	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.91
16	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.43
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
18	Oregon Ducks	-0.55
19	Houston Cougars	6.03
20	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
21	Baylor Bears	0.16
22	Liberty Flames	3.00
23	BYU Cougars	-0.26
24	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.86
25	Arizona State Sun Devils	-1.17

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Arkansas Razorbacks	0.88
Florida Gators	0.46
Texas A&M Aggies	0.56

Total Score: 26.01