Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 9, 2023, 1:05 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Probably my most surprising omission is Texas, because I've been let down too many times before and refuse to believe Texas is back.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Michigan Wolverines
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	Clemson Tigers	Am I too high on Clemson? Probably, but I don't want only two conferences represented in my preseason top four.
5	Ohio State Buckeyes
6	Tennessee Volunteers
7	Penn State Nittany Lions
8	Utah Utes
9	LSU Tigers
10	Kansas State Wildcats
11	Oregon Ducks
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13	TCU Horned Frogs
14	USC Trojans
15	Florida State Seminoles
16	Washington Huskies
17	Tulane Green Wave
18	Oregon State Beavers
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs
20	Minnesota Golden Gophers
21	Ole Miss Rebels
22	Oklahoma Sooners
23	Wisconsin Badgers
24	Pittsburgh Panthers
25	Holy Cross Crusaders	Giving some love to the FCS at #25 once again. Not NDSU this time, which I suppose technically makes me a coward.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	Clemson Tigers	0.85
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.41
6	Tennessee Volunteers	0.73
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
8	Utah Utes	0.48
9	LSU Tigers	0.00
10	Kansas State Wildcats	1.00
11	Oregon Ducks	0.00
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
13	TCU Horned Frogs	0.10
14	USC Trojans	-0.85
15	Florida State Seminoles	-0.79
16	Washington Huskies	-0.42
17	Tulane Green Wave	0.23
18	Oregon State Beavers	0.00
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	5.17
20	Minnesota Golden Gophers	4.82
21	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
22	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
23	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.38
25	Holy Cross Crusaders	0.25

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Longhorns	1.68
North Carolina Tar Heels	0.42
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.02
South Carolina Gamecocks	0.02

Total Score: 18.62