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FrolfAholic Ballot for 2023 Preseason

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 21, 2023, 5:14 p.m.

Overall Rationale: It's preseason, this doesn't even count to the official poll, so I'm going to take some liberties and have some fun while trying to keep some level of order and rationale with my picks. Typically I don't like to put multiple teams from the same conference into the top 4 unless or until later in the season when we have more to go off of, essentially I assume that the playoff will end up being 4 teams from different conferences for the first half or so of the season. Other than that I am trying to reward teams who from an outside perspective seem to be headed in the right direction. I am a human so there may be some level of bias in this poll.

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs the champs, its early so we will see how well they return this year but I expect them to come back strong
2 Michigan Wolverines winners of "The Game" and made playoff appearance
3 USC Trojans I'm not going to lie, I was very skeptical of them during the first half of the year. They still have some improvements needed to be national champion level but I am going to give them the benefit of last year and put them up high to start and adjust as needed
4 Florida State Seminoles Definitely had a season of highs and lows but it seems like this team could be scary good in the ACC. Time will tell
5 Ohio State Buckeyes The OSU. I'm sorry, I live in the state of Ohio, I would love to rank you higher but until: a) you win The game or b) Xichigan falls you are staying firmly behind them
6 Clemson Tigers The tigers are still in the mix nationally as far as I'm concerned. There's plenty of opportunities for them to prove themselves this season
7 Alabama Crimson Tide The tide, I'd never truly count out a nick saban team but they are a victim of my one per conference in the top 4 to start methodology.
8 Washington Huskies Maybe a little personal bias but I think the huskies are poised for a good season this year
9 Texas Longhorns Don't make me regret ranking you based on
10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish The Irish seem to be the best they've been in a few years.
11 Tennessee Volunteers
12 Kansas State Wildcats
13 Texas Tech Red Raiders
14 Utah Utes
15 Oregon Ducks
16 Oregon State Beavers I think there's a chance the beeves win the P12
17 Penn State Nittany Lions
18 LSU Tigers
19 North Carolina Tar Heels
20 TCU Horned Frogs
21 Wisconsin Badgers
22 Tulane Green Wave
23 UTSA Roadrunners
24 Boise State Broncos
25 NC State Wolfpack

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