Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Dec. 3, 2022, 11:18 p.m.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
13-0, SEC Champs, undisputed best team in the country |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
13-0, B1G Champs, best win in the country over tOSU |
| 3 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
12-1, B12 Runners-Up, tough loss but still a very good team |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
12-1, B1G East Runners-Up, bad loss to Michigan but crushed everybody else |
| 5 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
10-2, SEC East Runners-Up, not holding the Hendon Hooker injury against them |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
10-2, B1G East 3rd Place, basically like Alabama except did not place close games to teams like Texas A&M and Texas |
| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
10-2, SEC West Runners-Up, good losses but no good wins |
| 8 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
10-3, B12 Champs, probably the 2nd best win in the country |
| 9 |
Washington Huskies
|
10-2, PAC-12 3rd Place, under the radar and would probably beat Utah |
| 10 |
Clemson Tigers
|
11-2, ACC Champs, smashed UNC but at the same time UNC is not that good |
| 11 |
Utah Utes
|
10-3, P12 Champs, beat USC convincingly because they only had one really good win instead of their typical two |
| 12 |
USC Trojans
|
11-2, P12 Runners-Up, got violated by Utah (good luck in the B1G) |
| 13 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
9-3, ACC Atlantic Runners-Up, unfortunate streak in the middle of the season but good otherwise |
| 14 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
11-2, AAC Champs, got revenge on a weak UCF team and going to a NY6 bowl |
| 15 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
9-3, P12 5th Place, beat Oregon |
| 16 |
Oregon Ducks
|
9-3, P12 4th Place, lost to Oregon State |
| 17 |
LSU Tigers
|
9-4, SEC Runners-Up, score of the SECCG is closer than the game was |
| 18 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
8-4, SEC East 3rd Place, two great wins but also losses to Missouri, Florida, and Arkansas (who are all 6-6) |
| 19 |
UCLA Bruins
|
9-3, P12 6th Place, ran out of gas late in the season against teams like Arizona and Cal |
| 20 |
Troy Trojans
|
11-2, SBC Champs, beat an overrated Coastal Carolina convincingly (we were robbed of a Troy vs. JMU matchup) |
| 21 |
Texas Longhorns
|
8-4, B12 Third Place, good win over K-State and oh-so-close against Alabama, but also lost to Oklahoma State and Texas Tech |
| 22 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
8-4, #1 Independent, crushed Clemson but also lost to Stanford and Marshall; nobody knows how good they really are |
| 23 |
UTSA Roadrunners
|
11-2, C-USA Champs, leagues above the rest of the C-USA in terms of their ability to compete at a high level |
| 24 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
8-4, SEC West 3rd Place, decent team but nothing to write home about |
| 25 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
8-4, ACC Atlantic 5th Place, here by default; some mediocre losses and a bad loss to Boston College but a solid win over FSU |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.03 |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.39 |
| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.33 |
| 10 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Utah Utes
|
-0.45 |
| 12 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.18 |
| 13 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
0.34 |
| 19 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Troy Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
UTSA Roadrunners
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.00 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 1.73