Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Aug. 12, 2023, 8:59 a.m.

Overall Rationale: 1. Generate computer ratings, which look at wins, losses, and teams played. (Early season only: Have projected wins and losses for unplayed game through Week 9, the higher-rated team winning each game.) 2. Take the top 40 and use head-to-head comparisons to choose the top 25 teams.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Kansas State Wildcats
4	Tulane Green Wave
5	Pittsburgh Panthers
6	LSU Tigers
7	Oregon Ducks
8	Michigan Wolverines
9	Oregon State Beavers
10	Clemson Tigers
11	Fresno State Bulldogs
12	Liberty Flames
13	Washington Huskies
14	Tennessee Volunteers
15	USC Trojans
16	North Carolina Tar Heels
17	UCLA Bruins
18	Georgia Bulldogs
19	Boise State Broncos
20	TCU Horned Frogs
21	Penn State Nittany Lions
22	UTEP Miners
23	South Alabama Jaguars
24	Minnesota Golden Gophers
25	Troy Trojans	Next five out: Purdue, Southern Methodist, Maryland, Notre Dame, Texas-San Antonio

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.53
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.25
3	Kansas State Wildcats	2.69
4	Tulane Green Wave	3.34
5	Pittsburgh Panthers	17.07
6	LSU Tigers	0.00
7	Oregon Ducks	1.10
8	Michigan Wolverines	-2.57
9	Oregon State Beavers	1.72
10	Clemson Tigers	0.00
11	Fresno State Bulldogs	14.11
12	Liberty Flames	13.25
13	Washington Huskies	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	USC Trojans	-1.12
16	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.77
17	UCLA Bruins	3.94
18	Georgia Bulldogs	-15.89
19	Boise State Broncos	5.90
20	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
21	Penn State Nittany Lions	-3.45
22	UTEP Miners	3.25
23	South Alabama Jaguars	2.02
24	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0.82
25	Troy Trojans	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida State Seminoles	3.80
Utah Utes	2.78
Texas Longhorns	1.68
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.47
Wisconsin Badgers	0.52
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28
Ole Miss Rebels	0.39
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.02
South Carolina Gamecocks	0.02

Total Score: 105.75