Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 5, 2023, 7:22 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My preseason poll had zero bearing on my Week 2 poll. Week 2 poll will have very little bearing on Week 3. Note that this poll will have very little "memory" of previous seasons for teams that start poorly.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Florida State Seminoles
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Texas Longhorns
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Ohio State Buckeyes
6	Michigan Wolverines
7	USC Trojans
8	Tennessee Volunteers
9	North Carolina Tar Heels
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11	Oklahoma Sooners
12	Penn State Nittany Lions
13	Oregon Ducks
14	Kansas State Wildcats
15	Oregon State Beavers
16	Colorado Buffaloes
17	Duke Blue Devils
18	Washington Huskies
19	Wyoming Cowboys
20	Ole Miss Rebels
21	Utah Utes
22	Northern Illinois Huskies
23	Arkansas Razorbacks
24	Maryland Terrapins
25	Tulane Green Wave

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Florida State Seminoles	0.40
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.07
3	Texas Longhorns	1.60
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
7	USC Trojans	0.00
8	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.95
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.57
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.74
13	Oregon Ducks	0.00
14	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
15	Oregon State Beavers	0.00
16	Colorado Buffaloes	0.31
17	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
18	Washington Huskies	-1.86
19	Wyoming Cowboys	4.31
20	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
21	Utah Utes	-2.15
22	Northern Illinois Huskies	2.89
23	Arkansas Razorbacks	1.69
24	Maryland Terrapins	1.03
25	Tulane Green Wave	-0.31

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	0.53
Wisconsin Badgers	0.56
Texas A&M Aggies	0.11

Total Score: 20.08