Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 12, 2022, 11 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Perhaps controversially, I will not rank anyone who lost. Yes, Utah, Baylor, Florida, and others are almost certainly top-25 teams, but do not appear on my ballot this week. Instead, I will highlight teams who won, and make some picks that draw attention to teams who merit special consideration this week.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	45-12 over Arkansas State
2	Georgia Bulldogs	33-0 over Samford
3	Michigan Wolverines	56-10 over Hawai'i
4	USC Trojans	41-28 over Stanford
5	Oklahoma State Cowboys	34-17 over Arizona State
6	Arkansas Razorbacks	44-30 over South Carolina
7	Michigan State Spartans	52-0 over Akron
8	BYU Cougars	26-20 over Baylor, my #5 team last week
9	Oregon State Beavers	35-32 road win over Fresno State
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	20-19* at Texas Longhorns
11	Washington State Cougars	17-14 over Wisconsin, my #13 last week
12	Marshall Thundering Herd	26-21 over Notre Dame
13	Tennessee Volunteers	34-27 over Pittsburgh, my #14 last week
14	Oklahoma Sooners	33-3 over Kent State
15	Kentucky Wildcats	26-16 at Florida, my #15 last week
16	Clemson Tigers	35-12 over Furman
17	Air Force Falcons	41-10 over Colorado
18	SMU Mustangs	45-16 over Lamar
19	Washington Huskies	52-6 over Portland State
20	Miami Hurricanes	30-7 over Southern Miss
21	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	49-21 over Eastern Michigan
22	South Alabama Jaguars	38-24 over Central Michigan
23	Georgia Southern Eagles	45-42 over Nebraska-Lincoln
24	Toledo Rockets	55-10 over UMass
25	Tulane Green Wave	52-0 over Alcorn State

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.02
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	USC Trojans	0.53
5	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.42
6	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.33
7	Michigan State Spartans	0.38
8	BYU Cougars	0.17
9	Oregon State Beavers	4.54
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	-2.26
11	Washington State Cougars	5.98
12	Marshall Thundering Herd	2.33
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
14	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.12
15	Kentucky Wildcats	-0.74
16	Clemson Tigers	-1.36
17	Air Force Falcons	5.03
18	SMU Mustangs	6.52
19	Washington Huskies	5.92
20	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
21	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	3.86
22	South Alabama Jaguars	3.17
23	Georgia Southern Eagles	2.13
24	Toledo Rockets	1.20
25	Tulane Green Wave	0.24

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
NC State Wolfpack	1.09
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.88
Utah Utes	0.80
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.46
Baylor Bears	0.85
Ole Miss Rebels	0.68
Florida Gators	0.44
Texas Longhorns	0.20

Total Score: 53.66