Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 5, 2021, 1:20 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Dropped Iowa and San Diego State,  replaced with Purdue and Kentucky

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Michigan Wolverines	Up 2
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	Up 2
3	Georgia Bulldogs	Down 2 - more talented team than Bama, still lost
4	Cincinnati Bearcats	Up 2
5	Baylor Bears	Up 3
6	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Down 4 - so close, but close doesn't cut it
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Down 2 - price of being an independent
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	Down 1
9	Ole Miss Rebels
10	Oklahoma Sooners
11	Pittsburgh Panthers	Up 1
12	Clemson Tigers	Up 1
13	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Up 1
14	BYU Cougars	Up 1
15	Utah Utes	Up 5 - one game can be a fluke, 2 wins means Oregon isn't on their level
16	Oregon Ducks	Down 5 - still might be too high
17	Wisconsin Badgers	Down 1
18	Michigan State Spartans	Down 1
19	Houston Cougars
20	Texas A&M Aggies	Down 2
21	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
22	Minnesota Golden Gophers	Up 1
23	NC State Wolfpack	Up 1
24	Purdue Boilermakers	NR
25	Kentucky Wildcats	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Michigan Wolverines	0.16
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Cincinnati Bearcats	-0.03
5	Baylor Bears	0.00
6	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.79
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.45
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.82
11	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
12	Clemson Tigers	1.60
13	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.45
14	BYU Cougars	0.00
15	Utah Utes	-0.56
16	Oregon Ducks	0.00
17	Wisconsin Badgers	1.95
18	Michigan State Spartans	-1.48
19	Houston Cougars	0.00
20	Texas A&M Aggies	0.72
21	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0.00
22	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2.73
23	NC State Wolfpack	-0.34
24	Purdue Boilermakers	0.38
25	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.47
UTSA Roadrunners	0.24
Arkansas Razorbacks	0.41

Total Score: 15.59