Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Aug. 8, 2023, 12:08 p.m.
Overall Rationale: It's preseason, everything is guesswork.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Reigning champs |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Bama |
| 3 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Best team in the B1G until proven otherwise |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Consistently a top 10 team |
| 5 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Still the class of the ACC |
| 6 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Coming off a promising season |
| 7 |
LSU Tigers
|
Ranked below FSU because they lost to them last year |
| 8 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Coming off their best season in years |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Great season with a promising QB who needs to prove himself |
| 10 |
Utah Utes
|
Back to back PAC-12 (RIP) champs |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
|
Best talent in the PAC-12, but finished poorly last season |
| 12 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
Runners-up, but lost their QB and some talent |
| 13 |
Washington Huskies
|
Returning QB coming off a bowl win over Texas |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Rebounded strong after a rough start to last year |
| 15 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Ups and downs in Freeman's first year, but Hartman should be a huge boost |
| 16 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Reigning Big 12 champs |
| 17 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Coming off a huge season, returning QB |
| 18 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Lost 3 games last year, 2 really close; got a big upgrade at QB |
| 19 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Texas might be back |
| 20 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
Solid season last year |
| 21 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Have the talent to rebound from a disappointing season last year and a humiliating loss in the Red River Shootout |
| 22 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
Consistently winning games under Fleck |
| 23 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
Huge upgrade at coach enough to bounce them into the top 25 |
| 24 |
Florida Gators
|
I think they really step it up a notch in year 2 under Billy Napier |
| 25 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
First 5 out: Ole Miss, Iowa, Texas A&M, UTSA, UCLA |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.16 |
| 3 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.56 |
| 6 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.16 |
| 7 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.21 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.05 |
| 12 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.28 |
| 13 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.23 |
| 18 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Texas Longhorns
|
-0.27 |
| 20 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
0.87 |
| 21 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
2.82 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Florida Gators
|
0.53 |
| 25 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
-0.15 |