Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 21, 2023, 10:59 a.m.

Overall Rationale: This pre-season poll is purely based on where I think the teams are today and not where I think they'll end up at the end of the season. Essentially, on a neutral field, who do I think is more likely to beat the other teams below them.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Michigan Wolverines
4	Ohio State Buckeyes
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Florida State Seminoles
7	LSU Tigers
8	Utah Utes
9	Washington Huskies
10	USC Trojans
11	Tennessee Volunteers
12	Texas Longhorns
13	Clemson Tigers
14	Miami Hurricanes
15	Oregon State Beavers
16	Kansas State Wildcats
17	Oregon Ducks
18	Oklahoma Sooners
19	Kentucky Wildcats
20	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
21	Iowa Hawkeyes
22	TCU Horned Frogs
23	Ole Miss Rebels
24	Boise State Broncos
25	Wisconsin Badgers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.16
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.21
6	Florida State Seminoles	0.16
7	LSU Tigers	0.00
8	Utah Utes	0.48
9	Washington Huskies	0.00
10	USC Trojans	0.00
11	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
12	Texas Longhorns	0.00
13	Clemson Tigers	-0.28
14	Miami Hurricanes	10.89
15	Oregon State Beavers	0.23
16	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
17	Oregon Ducks	-0.34
18	Oklahoma Sooners	0.16
19	Kentucky Wildcats	5.42
20	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	5.19
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.56
22	TCU Horned Frogs	-0.08
23	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
24	Boise State Broncos	0.90
25	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.23

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.47
Tulane Green Wave	0.43
North Carolina Tar Heels	0.42
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.02
South Carolina Gamecocks	0.02

Total Score: 28.66