Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 5, 2023, 2:52 p.m.

Overall Rationale: A mix of results from week 1 and expectations of where teams will be at the end of the regular season. I didn’t want to put too much weight into opening games unless it was clear a team was much better/worse than expected (looking at you Clemson).

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Michigan Wolverines
5	Florida State Seminoles
6	Penn State Nittany Lions
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8	Washington Huskies
9	Oregon Ducks
10	Oregon State Beavers
11	Kansas State Wildcats
12	Tennessee Volunteers
13	USC Trojans
14	LSU Tigers
15	Texas Longhorns
16	Utah Utes
17	Oklahoma Sooners
18	Texas A&M Aggies
19	Duke Blue Devils
20	Wisconsin Badgers
21	Tulane Green Wave
22	UCLA Bruins
23	Pittsburgh Panthers
24	Clemson Tigers
25	Arkansas Razorbacks	26-35: SMU, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Iowa, Colorado, Kentucky, Wake Forest, Fresno State, Missouri, Kansas

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.07
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.15
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.29
8	Washington Huskies	0.00
9	Oregon Ducks	0.11
10	Oregon State Beavers	0.97
11	Kansas State Wildcats	0.71
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
13	USC Trojans	-0.72
14	LSU Tigers	0.52
15	Texas Longhorns	0.00
16	Utah Utes	-0.73
17	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
18	Texas A&M Aggies	0.82
19	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
20	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
21	Tulane Green Wave	0.00
22	UCLA Bruins	0.77
23	Pittsburgh Panthers	1.61
24	Clemson Tigers	0.00
25	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
North Carolina Tar Heels	1.45
Ole Miss Rebels	0.68
Colorado Buffaloes	0.16

Total Score: 9.74