Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 1, 2021, 11:27 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I tried to include some recency bias. I think some teams (notably Wisconsin, Notre Dame, and Utah) played much worse at the start of the season than they are now, and weighted their more recent wins accordingly.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Cincinnati Bearcats
3	Michigan State Spartans
4	Alabama Crimson Tide
5	Oregon Ducks
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Oklahoma Sooners
8	Michigan Wolverines
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
11	Baylor Bears
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys
13	Auburn Tigers
14	Texas A&M Aggies
15	UTSA Roadrunners
16	BYU Cougars
17	Ole Miss Rebels
18	Houston Cougars
19	SMU Mustangs
20	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
21	Fresno State Bulldogs
22	Wisconsin Badgers
23	Utah Utes
24	Pittsburgh Panthers
25	Minnesota Golden Gophers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
3	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Oregon Ducks	0.12
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.29
8	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
10	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
11	Baylor Bears	0.00
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
13	Auburn Tigers	0.00
14	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
15	UTSA Roadrunners	0.00
16	BYU Cougars	0.13
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
18	Houston Cougars	0.00
19	SMU Mustangs	0.39
20	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0.41
21	Fresno State Bulldogs	0.55
22	Wisconsin Badgers	0.27
23	Utah Utes	1.88
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
25	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Kentucky Wildcats	1.24
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.78
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0.19
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.15

Total Score: 6.39