Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Aug. 15, 2023, 5:28 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Preseason poll is a hybrid model. Computer model accounts for last seasons finish, returning production, recruiting over the last 4 years, etc.. "Human" metrics include coaching changes, "eye test" of returning players and teams performance last season, and removal of outliers in an admittedly flawed preseason model

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Michigan Wolverines
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Alabama Crimson Tide
5	LSU Tigers
6	Penn State Nittany Lions
7	Clemson Tigers
8	Florida State Seminoles
9	Oregon Ducks
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11	USC Trojans
12	Utah Utes
13	Kansas State Wildcats
14	Tennessee Volunteers
15	TCU Horned Frogs
16	Tulane Green Wave
17	Washington Huskies
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs
19	Texas Tech Red Raiders
20	Texas Longhorns
21	UTSA Roadrunners
22	Oregon State Beavers
23	South Carolina Gamecocks
24	North Carolina Tar Heels
25	Ole Miss Rebels

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	LSU Tigers	0.00
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
7	Clemson Tigers	0.00
8	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
9	Oregon Ducks	0.51
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.45
11	USC Trojans	-0.05
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	Kansas State Wildcats	0.28
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
16	Tulane Green Wave	0.47
17	Washington Huskies	-0.67
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs	6.11
19	Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.12
20	Texas Longhorns	-0.47
21	UTSA Roadrunners	1.86
22	Oregon State Beavers	-0.01
23	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
24	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
25	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.07

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Wisconsin Badgers	0.52
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28

Total Score: 12.87