Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2021, 10:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I try to count recent games more strongly than early games. This hurts teams like Iowa that have, frankly, been terrible recently, while helping teams like Wisconsin, Utah, and Iowa State that got out to slow starts.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Cincinnati Bearcats
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	Oregon Ducks
5	Ohio State Buckeyes
6	Michigan Wolverines
7	Michigan State Spartans
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9	Oklahoma Sooners	They haven't played a single team I would put in my top 40, so I have no reason to rank them higher yet. They can rise or fall dramatically in the next 3 weeks.
10	Oklahoma State Cowboys
11	Texas A&M Aggies
12	Ole Miss Rebels
13	BYU Cougars
14	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
15	UTSA Roadrunners
16	Houston Cougars
17	Baylor Bears
18	Wisconsin Badgers
19	Utah Utes
20	NC State Wolfpack
21	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
22	Iowa State Cyclones
23	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
24	Pittsburgh Panthers
25	Arkansas Razorbacks

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	Oregon Ducks	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Michigan Wolverines	0.36
7	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
9	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.45
10	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
11	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	BYU Cougars	0.40
14	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
15	UTSA Roadrunners	0.00
16	Houston Cougars	0.00
17	Baylor Bears	0.00
18	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
19	Utah Utes	2.44
20	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
21	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0.00
22	Iowa State Cyclones	0.87
23	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0.00
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
25	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.04
Auburn Tigers	0.84
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.23

Total Score: 7.65