Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 23, 2022, 8:21 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My poll functions as points standings rather than power rankings, awarding opponent adjusted points for each win based on the Massey Ranking Composite. Every team that has played 8 games has an overinflated ranking at the moment, which can be see from Tulane, Troy, and even Mississippi State’s ranking. After this week most of the Bye weeks will be done and the rankings will even out.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers	8-0
2	TCU Horned Frogs	7-0
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	7-1
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	7-0
5	Tennessee Volunteers	7-0
6	Georgia Bulldogs	7-0
7	Ole Miss Rebels	7-1
8	Michigan Wolverines	7-0
9	USC Trojans	6-1
10	Tulane Green Wave	7-1
11	Oregon Ducks	6-1
12	LSU Tigers	6-2
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	6-1
14	Syracuse Orange	6-1
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	6-1
16	Liberty Flames	7-1
17	UCLA Bruins	6-1
18	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	6-1
19	Oregon State Beavers	6-2
20	Illinois Fighting Illini	6-1
21	Maryland Terrapins	6-2
22	Troy Trojans	6-2
23	Texas Longhorns	5-3
24	North Carolina Tar Heels	6-1
25	Mississippi State Bulldogs	5-3

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	1.40
2	TCU Horned Frogs	1.50
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.33
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.09
5	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.63
6	Georgia Bulldogs	-2.15
7	Ole Miss Rebels	1.66
8	Michigan Wolverines	-2.15
9	USC Trojans	0.20
10	Tulane Green Wave	2.23
11	Oregon Ducks	-0.12
12	LSU Tigers	1.09
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.73
14	Syracuse Orange	0.00
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
16	Liberty Flames	3.51
17	UCLA Bruins	-0.49
18	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	-1.44
19	Oregon State Beavers	2.80
20	Illinois Fighting Illini	-0.29
21	Maryland Terrapins	3.10
22	Troy Trojans	3.00
23	Texas Longhorns	0.02
24	North Carolina Tar Heels	-0.26
25	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Utah Utes	2.08
Cincinnati Bearcats	0.81
Kansas State Wildcats	0.75
Kentucky Wildcats	0.70
NC State Wolfpack	0.20

Total Score: 34.73