Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 17, 2022, 9:13 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Read a lot of previews from beat writers about most teams this year.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Clemson Tigers
5	Utah Utes
6	Texas A&M Aggies
7	Michigan Wolverines
8	Baylor Bears
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	I think ND will be solid, but because they have a new head coach that's a question mark, I moved them down in the poll.
10	Oklahoma Sooners	I think OU will be solid, but because they have a new head coach that's a question mark, I moved them down in the poll.
11	NC State Wolfpack
12	Michigan State Spartans
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	New defensive coordinator so I moved them down in the poll.
14	Oregon Ducks	New head coach so I moved them down in the poll.
15	USC Trojans	New head coach so I moved them down in the poll.
16	Arkansas Razorbacks
17	Miami Hurricanes
18	Wisconsin Badgers
19	Pittsburgh Panthers
20	Cincinnati Bearcats
21	Houston Cougars
22	Kentucky Wildcats
23	Ole Miss Rebels
24	BYU Cougars
25	Iowa Hawkeyes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Clemson Tigers	0.00
5	Utah Utes	0.00
6	Texas A&M Aggies	0.01
7	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
8	Baylor Bears	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	NC State Wolfpack	0.12
12	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
14	Oregon Ducks	0.00
15	USC Trojans	0.04
16	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.00
17	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
18	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
19	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
20	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
21	Houston Cougars	0.00
22	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
23	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
24	BYU Cougars	0.00
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.26
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.09

Total Score: 0.51