Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 29, 2021, 10:40 a.m.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Lone remaining undefeated power 5 team. 12-0. Best wins are over Clemson, Kentucky, and Arkansas  |
| 2 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
12-0. Best win is over Notre Dame (11-1). Also have a decent win over SMU.  |
| 3 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
11-1. Only loss is to Iowa State. Best wins are over Oklahoma (10-2) and Baylor (10-2). Also beat Boise State and Kansas State.  |
| 4 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
11-1. Only loss is to Michigan State. Best win is over Ohio State (10-2). Also beat Wisconsin (8-4).  |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
11-1. Somehow escaped Auburn. Best win is over Ole miss (10-2). Only loss to Texas A&M. Also have a win over Miss State.  |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Notre Dame is 11-1. Only loss is to Cincinnati. Unfortunately their best win is probably over Wisconsin (8-4).  |
| 7 |
Baylor Bears
|
Baylor is 10-2 with losses to Oklahoma State and TCU. They have some nice wins though including Oklahoma (10-2) and BYU (10-2).  |
| 8 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio State finished 10-2 with losses to Michigan and Oregon. Best win is over Michigan State (10-2). Also beat Minnesota (8-4). |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Lost to Alabama and Auburn. Best wins are Arkansas and Texas A&M.  |
| 10 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon finished 10-2. Had a nice win over Ohio State (10-2), but some tough losses.  |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
Best win is over Utah (9-3). Also have wins over Virginia, Washington State, and Arizona State |
| 12 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
Best win is over Clemson (9-3). Also beat Tennessee.  |
| 13 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
Best win is over Michigan (11-1). Losses to Purdue and Ohio State |
| 14 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
Finished the season 10-2 and will meet Pitt in the ACC title. Best win is NC State (9-3) |
| 15 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
Finished 11-1. Best win is over Utah (9-3). Only loss is to Fresno State |
| 16 |
Utah Utes
|
Utah went 9-3. Weird early season losses. Best wins are Oregon (10-2), Arizona State (8-4), and UCLA (8-4) |
| 17 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Best win is over Minnesota (8-4). Losses to Purdue and Wisconsin.  |
| 18 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Losses to Oklahoma State and Baylor. Best win is over Kansas State |
| 19 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Clemson seemed to figure it out late in the year. 9-3. Best win is over Wake Forest (10-2). |
| 20 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
NC State went 9-3. Best win is over Clemson (9-3).  |
| 21 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
Finished 9-3 but don't really have quality wins. Best win is probably Tennessee (7-5) |
| 22 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
Wisconsin is tough to figure out. Sometimes they looked good. See: Dominating 10-2 Iowa. Sometimes they looked awful. Blowouts to Michigan and Notre Dame. Also got pushed around by Minnesota to close out the year with a big ten title appearance on the line. Finished 8-4.  |
| 23 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
|
Arkansas finished 8-4. Best wins are Texas A&M (8-4) and Mississippi State (7-5) |
| 24 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Aggies are weird. They have the great win over Alabama, but they lost to basically everyone else who is any good on their schedule. Other best win is Auburn (6-6) |
| 25 |
Purdue Boilermakers
|
Purdue finished 8-4. I debated if I should put them here or Minnesota, who beat them. I gave the nod to Purdue thanks to their quality wins over Iowa (10-2) and Michigan State (10-2) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.71 |
| 4 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-0.60 |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Baylor Bears
|
0.21 |
| 8 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.16 |
| 12 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.65 |
| 13 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
0.29 |
| 15 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
0.20 |
| 16 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-1.04 |
| 19 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.69 |
| 22 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.03 |
| 23 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Purdue Boilermakers
|
0.00 |