Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 9, 2022, 5:32 p.m.

Overall Rationale: These are the teams I believe are the best in college football. In general, I would expect any given team to win more than 50% of the time on a neutral field against all the teams ranked below it. I start with an average of predictive computer models and make subjective adjustments as necessary.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Michigan Wolverines
5	Texas Longhorns
6	Clemson Tigers
7	Tennessee Volunteers
8	Utah Utes
9	Oklahoma State Cowboys
10	Mississippi State Bulldogs
11	Ole Miss Rebels
12	USC Trojans
13	Penn State Nittany Lions
14	Oregon Ducks
15	TCU Horned Frogs
16	Minnesota Golden Gophers
17	Baylor Bears
18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
19	LSU Tigers
20	NC State Wolfpack
21	Purdue Boilermakers
22	Kansas State Wildcats
23	Texas A&M Aggies
24	Wisconsin Badgers
25	Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	3.38
6	Clemson Tigers	0.00
7	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
8	Utah Utes	3.70
9	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
10	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.42
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
12	USC Trojans	-0.73
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.29
14	Oregon Ducks	0.00
15	TCU Horned Frogs	-0.42
16	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4.45
17	Baylor Bears	5.59
18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6.26
19	LSU Tigers	5.99
20	NC State Wolfpack	-0.35
21	Purdue Boilermakers	3.55
22	Kansas State Wildcats	-0.55
23	Texas A&M Aggies	2.16
24	Wisconsin Badgers	1.19
25	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-2.37

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
UCLA Bruins	4.08
Syracuse Orange	1.66
Kansas Jayhawks	1.47
James Madison Dukes	0.30
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.49
Cincinnati Bearcats	0.37

Total Score: 50.78