Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 26, 2022, 7:52 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Wins (or close loses) against good teams, blowing out decent teams and Head to Head matchups.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Oregon and South Carolina were very impressive. Kent made them look human |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Notre Dame and Wisconsin wins were good. |
| 3 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
They’ve blown out everybody including @Michigan State. |
| 4 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Tough wins against Pitt and Florida |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Blowing out bad teams but barely survived Maryland |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Blowing out bad teams but barely survived Texas |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Auburn win was impressive |
| 8 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Blowing out bad teams but barely survived Wake Forest |
| 9 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
3 Power 5 wins even though 2 were really close. |
| 10 |
Washington Huskies
|
Michigan St win was impressive |
| 11 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
2 close wins against West Virginia and Duke. Houston win was impressive too |
| 12 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
Barely survived at East Carolina |
| 13 |
USC Trojans
|
Barely survived at Oregon State |
| 14 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
Tough win against Florida but didn’t look great against Northern Illinois |
| 15 |
Syracuse Orange
|
3 Power 5 wins but 2 of them were really close. |
| 16 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Blown out by Georgia (but most teams would be). Great win against BYU and close game @Washington State |
| 17 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
Tough loss against Tennessee and West Virginia game looked good |
| 18 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Blowing out bad teams and Tulsa game was closer than it should’ve gotten |
| 19 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Points for being undefeated but they haven’t played anybody and giving up 44 to Central Michigan doesn’t look good |
| 20 |
BYU Cougars
|
Didn’t look great against Oregon. Tough win against Baylor. |
| 21 |
LSU Tigers
|
Blowing out bad teams. Close game against FSU |
| 22 |
Baylor Bears
|
Tough games at BYU and Iowa State. |
| 23 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Tough games against Houston and Texas. NC State loss didn’t look great. |
| 24 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
Kept it close against Michigan |
| 25 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
Took Clemson to OT |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
1.49 |
| 4 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.52 |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.56 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.86 |
| 10 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.31 |
| 11 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.70 |
| 12 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.57 |
| 14 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
-0.48 |
| 15 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.90 |
| 16 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
2.23 |
| 18 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.10 |
| 19 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
-0.94 |
| 20 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
LSU Tigers
|
1.10 |
| 22 |
Baylor Bears
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
1.79 |
| 24 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
1.03 |
| 25 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Utah Utes
|
0.81 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.63 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.50 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
|
0.45 |
Total Score: 15.96