Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 11, 2022, 8:50 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Early rankings are hard. I primarily rank based on quality of record. We're getting to the point where preseason expectations only matter a little bit.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	Michigan Wolverines
5	Clemson Tigers
6	Oklahoma Sooners
7	Michigan State Spartans
8	USC Trojans
9	Kentucky Wildcats
10	BYU Cougars
11	Arkansas Razorbacks
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys
13	Tennessee Volunteers
14	Miami Hurricanes
15	Penn State Nittany Lions
16	Florida State Seminoles
17	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
18	Baylor Bears
19	Marshall Thundering Herd
20	Texas Longhorns	O Texas, why must thee be so difficult to rank? I'm bending my rules about results-driven ranking here because they took Bama to the wire and probably should've won that game.
21	Oregon State Beavers
22	Florida Gators
23	Pittsburgh Panthers
24	Ole Miss Rebels
25	Appalachian State Mountaineers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	Clemson Tigers	0.00
6	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
7	Michigan State Spartans	0.38
8	USC Trojans	0.00
9	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
10	BYU Cougars	0.00
11	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.00
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
14	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.05
16	Florida State Seminoles	2.07
17	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
18	Baylor Bears	0.00
19	Marshall Thundering Herd	0.38
20	Texas Longhorns	0.00
21	Oregon State Beavers	0.37
22	Florida Gators	0.00
23	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.05
24	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.23
25	Appalachian State Mountaineers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
NC State Wolfpack	1.09
Utah Utes	0.80

Total Score: 5.41