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 |
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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 |