Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Jan. 10, 2023, 6:31 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. I am not trying to order the teams by which teams had the best seasons.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Michigan Wolverines
5	Tennessee Volunteers
6	Penn State Nittany Lions
7	Utah Utes
8	Texas Longhorns
9	LSU Tigers
10	TCU Horned Frogs
11	Kansas State Wildcats
12	Clemson Tigers
13	Florida State Seminoles
14	Oregon Ducks
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
16	Oregon State Beavers
17	Mississippi State Bulldogs
18	Washington Huskies
19	USC Trojans
20	Minnesota Golden Gophers
21	Louisville Cardinals
22	Oklahoma Sooners
23	Illinois Fighting Illini
24	Ole Miss Rebels
25	Tulane Green Wave

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.27
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Michigan Wolverines	-0.14
5	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
7	Utah Utes	0.83
8	Texas Longhorns	4.58
9	LSU Tigers	1.09
10	TCU Horned Frogs	-2.59
11	Kansas State Wildcats	0.17
12	Clemson Tigers	0.00
13	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
14	Oregon Ducks	0.00
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.81
16	Oregon State Beavers	0.00
17	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.80
18	Washington Huskies	-2.90
19	USC Trojans	-1.51
20	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4.63
21	Louisville Cardinals	4.03
22	Oklahoma Sooners	3.19
23	Illinois Fighting Illini	1.93
24	Ole Miss Rebels	1.03
25	Tulane Green Wave	-3.98

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Troy Trojans	0.89
UCLA Bruins	0.83
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.68
South Carolina Gamecocks	0.39
Fresno State Bulldogs	0.28

Total Score: 38.54