Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 5, 2023, 2:49 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I've created a predictive computer poll I use for my base results that I've been tweaking over the past two years. I still include a human touch to tweak results, to ensure "intangibles" are able to be accounted for. Also this is a friendly reminder to not take any polls seriously before week 4. There is so little data to go off of - no one can make accurate team predictions yet.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Florida State Seminoles
4	Alabama Crimson Tide
5	Utah Utes
6	Michigan Wolverines
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8	Tennessee Volunteers
9	LSU Tigers
10	North Carolina Tar Heels
11	Oregon Ducks
12	Penn State Nittany Lions
13	USC Trojans
14	Washington Huskies
15	Wisconsin Badgers
16	Texas Longhorns
17	Texas A&M Aggies
18	Oklahoma Sooners
19	Ole Miss Rebels
20	Kansas State Wildcats
21	UCF Knights
22	Louisville Cardinals
23	Oregon State Beavers
24	Tulane Green Wave
25	Maryland Terrapins

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.45
3	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Utah Utes	0.90
6	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.29
8	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
9	LSU Tigers	1.58
10	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.72
11	Oregon Ducks	0.00
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.74
13	USC Trojans	-0.72
14	Washington Huskies	-0.74
15	Wisconsin Badgers	1.20
16	Texas Longhorns	0.00
17	Texas A&M Aggies	1.12
18	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
19	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
20	Kansas State Wildcats	-0.08
21	UCF Knights	2.18
22	Louisville Cardinals	2.69
23	Oregon State Beavers	-1.03
24	Tulane Green Wave	-0.08
25	Maryland Terrapins	0.03

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Duke Blue Devils	0.62
Colorado Buffaloes	0.16

Total Score: 15.34