Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 8, 2023, 12:39 a.m.

Overall Rationale: My ranking is a combination of expected results in hypothetical games against other ranked teams, as well as the actual wins and losses resume each team has, leaning more heavily on the latter as the season progresses. I approach the rankings as though there is a "true" ranking of teams and every week reveals more data. It's never perfect but by the end of the season there is a large enough data set that I can confidently conclude who the best teams are. I use FPI and other models for reference, but this is a human poll.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.25
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Clemson Tigers	0.56
6	LSU Tigers	0.00
7	USC Trojans	0.00
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
9	Utah Utes	0.21
10	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
11	Texas Longhorns	0.00
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
13	Wisconsin Badgers	1.78
14	Oregon Ducks	0.00
15	Oklahoma Sooners	0.88
16	Washington Huskies	-0.42
17	Texas A&M Aggies	2.15
18	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.89
19	Ole Miss Rebels	0.34
20	Oregon State Beavers	0.00
21	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
22	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
23	Florida Gators	1.46
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Kansas State Wildcats	1.35
Tulane Green Wave	0.43
South Carolina Gamecocks	0.02

Total Score: 10.73