Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 23, 2022, 4:24 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Old Man Knowledge: Stat heavy, SoS, Phil Steele and S&P+ at least early on.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	Defense will be Top 10
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Georgia Bulldogs	Defensive depth is immense but will need to quickly gain experience
4	Utah Utes	Belong until we see what happens in GV
5	Clemson Tigers
6	Michigan Wolverines
7	Oklahoma Sooners
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	QB is a process and WR is low on experience.
9	Penn State Nittany Lions
10	Miami Hurricanes
11	Oregon Ducks
12	Houston Cougars
13	Texas A&M Aggies
14	USC Trojans	So many new ingredients but they have raised the quality of the pantry.
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	QB
16	NC State Wolfpack	QB
17	Ole Miss Rebels	How well can coach incorporate transfers to the 2022 roster
18	Baylor Bears
19	Wisconsin Badgers
20	Pittsburgh Panthers
21	Michigan State Spartans
22	BYU Cougars	May be the most interesting schedule
23	Kentucky Wildcats
24	Cincinnati Bearcats
25	Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.43
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Utah Utes	0.26
5	Clemson Tigers	0.00
6	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
7	Oklahoma Sooners	0.01
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	2.15
10	Miami Hurricanes	1.53
11	Oregon Ducks	0.08
12	Houston Cougars	1.83
13	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.17
14	USC Trojans	0.23
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
16	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.17
18	Baylor Bears	-0.78
19	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
20	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
21	Michigan State Spartans	-0.83
22	BYU Cougars	0.00
23	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	-0.30
25	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Arkansas Razorbacks	0.76

Total Score: 9.54