Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 7, 2023, 2:43 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Preseason polls are a total crapshoot and ultimately just regurgitating what we've all read in the media all summer but this is my preseason poll that's the excrement of what I have read and/or heard the past 8 months.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Michigan Wolverines
5	Utah Utes
6	Kansas State Wildcats
7	LSU Tigers
8	Florida State Seminoles
9	Penn State Nittany Lions
10	Tennessee Volunteers
11	TCU Horned Frogs
12	USC Trojans
13	Oregon Ducks
14	Wisconsin Badgers
15	Washington Huskies
16	North Carolina Tar Heels
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
18	Texas Longhorns
19	Texas Tech Red Raiders
20	South Carolina Gamecocks
21	Clemson Tigers
22	Ole Miss Rebels
23	NC State Wolfpack
24	Tulane Green Wave
25	Oregon State Beavers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.16
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	Utah Utes	1.27
6	Kansas State Wildcats	1.97
7	LSU Tigers	0.00
8	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
10	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
11	TCU Horned Frogs	0.47
12	USC Trojans	-0.32
13	Oregon Ducks	0.00
14	Wisconsin Badgers	1.49
15	Washington Huskies	-0.18
16	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.77
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
18	Texas Longhorns	-0.07
19	Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.12
20	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.87
21	Clemson Tigers	-2.62
22	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
23	NC State Wolfpack	1.89
24	Tulane Green Wave	0.00
25	Oregon State Beavers	-0.76

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28

Total Score: 14.21