Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 21, 2023, 9:04 a.m.

Overall Rationale: It's a preseason poll. Relying heavily on preseason hype, the final 2022 poll, and superstitions. It will sort itself out in a few weeks.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	TCU Horned Frogs	Rewarding them for an incredible 2022 season
5	Michigan Wolverines
6	Florida State Seminoles
7	Tennessee Volunteers
8	Texas Longhorns	Unfounded homerism
9	Utah Utes
10	Penn State Nittany Lions
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
12	Oregon Ducks
13	Clemson Tigers
14	USC Trojans
15	Washington Huskies
16	LSU Tigers
17	Tulane Green Wave
18	Kansas State Wildcats
19	Iowa Hawkeyes
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs
21	North Carolina Tar Heels
22	Troy Trojans
23	Oregon State Beavers
24	Texas Tech Red Raiders
25	South Carolina Gamecocks

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.25
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	TCU Horned Frogs	1.78
5	Michigan Wolverines	-0.63
6	Florida State Seminoles	0.16
7	Tennessee Volunteers	0.47
8	Texas Longhorns	0.44
9	Utah Utes	0.21
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.17
12	Oregon Ducks	0.00
13	Clemson Tigers	-0.28
14	USC Trojans	-0.85
15	Washington Huskies	-0.18
16	LSU Tigers	-1.90
17	Tulane Green Wave	0.23
18	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.39
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	4.22
21	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
22	Troy Trojans	2.74
23	Oregon State Beavers	-0.26
24	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00
25	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Wisconsin Badgers	0.52
Oklahoma Sooners	0.28
Ole Miss Rebels	0.39

Total Score: 17.35