Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Aug. 16, 2023, 8:37 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Preseason poll is 1/3 last season's accelerated ELO, 1/3 FPI, and 1/3 SP+

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	31.1
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	28.4
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	26.0
4	Michigan Wolverines	25.0
5	LSU Tigers	20.6
6	Tennessee Volunteers	20.5
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	20.3
8	Texas Longhorns	19.0
9	USC Trojans	18.3
10	Clemson Tigers	18.0
11	Oregon Ducks	17.2
12	TCU Horned Frogs	16.8
13	Florida State Seminoles	16.5
14	Utah Utes	16.0
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	15.5
16	Washington Huskies	14.6
17	Oklahoma Sooners	14.1
18	Kansas State Wildcats	13.7
19	Ole Miss Rebels	13.1
20	Oregon State Beavers	11.9
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	11.9
22	Florida Gators	11.6
23	Texas A&M Aggies	10.8
24	Kentucky Wildcats	10.4
25	North Carolina Tar Heels	10.3; Honorable Mentions: Texas Tech 10.2, UCLA 10.0, Wisconsin 10.0, Arkansas 9.8

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.25
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	LSU Tigers	0.00
6	Tennessee Volunteers	0.73
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
8	Texas Longhorns	0.44
9	USC Trojans	0.00
10	Clemson Tigers	0.00
11	Oregon Ducks	0.00
12	TCU Horned Frogs	0.28
13	Florida State Seminoles	-0.25
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
16	Washington Huskies	-0.42
17	Oklahoma Sooners	0.40
18	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
19	Ole Miss Rebels	0.34
20	Oregon State Beavers	0.00
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	3.28
22	Florida Gators	2.39
23	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
24	Kentucky Wildcats	0.54
25	North Carolina Tar Heels	-0.15

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tulane Green Wave	0.43
Wisconsin Badgers	0.52
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.02
South Carolina Gamecocks	0.02

Total Score: 10.47