Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 29, 2021, 10:40 a.m.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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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 |
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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 |