Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 6, 2022, 10:08 p.m.

Overall Rationale: This is mostly based on how teams have performed to this point in the season plus what strengths/weaknesses they have shown so far. If those strengths are things that were previously expected to be weaknesses, then teams may move up significantly from where I had them in the preseason poll. Similarly, if the team showed a weakness that was previously expected to be an area of strength, they may move down significantly. Additionally, I didn't stick entirely to how things are relative to my preseason poll, because we now have hard evidence that is superior to the speculative conjecture necessary for the preseason poll. This includes removing teams from my top 25 entirely who I had in my preseason poll, as what teams have done on the field so far this season trumps whether they had a "quality loss" when there are still so many undefeated teams.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Michigan Wolverines
4	Ohio State Buckeyes
5	Baylor Bears
6	Arkansas Razorbacks
7	BYU Cougars
8	Oklahoma Sooners
9	USC Trojans
10	Wisconsin Badgers
11	Florida Gators
12	Michigan State Spartans
13	Pittsburgh Panthers
14	Clemson Tigers
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys
16	Iowa State Cyclones
17	UAB Blazers
18	UCF Knights
19	Oregon State Beavers
20	Florida State Seminoles
21	Minnesota Golden Gophers
22	Ole Miss Rebels
23	Vanderbilt Commodores
24	Air Force Falcons
25	James Madison Dukes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.01
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.32
5	Baylor Bears	0.29
6	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.91
7	BYU Cougars	2.12
8	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
9	USC Trojans	0.32
10	Wisconsin Badgers	0.90
11	Florida Gators	0.00
12	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
13	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.15
14	Clemson Tigers	-0.78
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
16	Iowa State Cyclones	8.76
17	UAB Blazers	8.14
18	UCF Knights	7.03
19	Oregon State Beavers	2.73
20	Florida State Seminoles	0.38
21	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1.59
22	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
23	Vanderbilt Commodores	1.94
24	Air Force Falcons	0.83
25	James Madison Dukes	0.23

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas A&M Aggies	2.51
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.09
Miami Hurricanes	0.87
Utah Utes	1.03
Kentucky Wildcats	0.64
NC State Wolfpack	0.46
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.25
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.10
Tennessee Volunteers	0.08

Total Score: 45.49