Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 10, 2023, 11:22 a.m.

Overall Rationale: holy shit texas is back

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	Still #1
2	Texas Longhorns	Huge upset @ Bama. And won by double digits too. Ewers should be the Heisman favorite right now.
3	Michigan Wolverines	Didn't cover against UNLV, passed by Texas.
4	Florida State Seminoles	UNC's struggles against App State make it pretty clear that FSU is the team to beat in the ACC.
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	Have looked shaky to start the year.
6	Washington Huskies	Penix is a Heisman contender
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	Curious to see how they look against B1G opposition next week.
8	USC Trojans	Dominant win over Stanford.
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Handled NC State despite the weather delay.
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	Disappointing loss at home to Texas. Maybe should've dropped further, but Saban gets the benefit of the doubt.
11	Utah Utes	Struggled with their 3rd string QB, but looked much better Nate Johnson came in.
12	Tennessee Volunteers	Should be doing much better against teams like Austin Peay. Upset alert against Mertz and Florida next week.
13	Duke Blue Devils	Impressed with this Duke team.
14	Oregon Ducks	Squeaked by Texas Tech
15	Kansas State Wildcats	Looked good, but will be hard pressed to defend their Big 12 title now that Texas is back
16	Colorado Buffaloes	Showed they were legit with a dominant performance in Neon Deion's home opener
17	Ole Miss Rebels	Big win @Tulane, but the Green Wave were missing their starting QB. Game probably goes the other way if Pratt was healthy.
18	LSU Tigers	Good bounce back win for the Tigers
19	Oregon State Beavers	Another solid win
20	North Carolina Tar Heels	Drake Maye single handedly keeping UNC in the top 25
21	Oklahoma Sooners	Beat a solid SMU team
22	Clemson Tigers	Started slow, but came into their own in the second half
23	Washington State Cougars	Handled a top 25 Wisconsin for the second year in a row
24	UCLA Bruins	Covered against SDSU
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	First three out: Miami, Iowa, Tulane

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Washington Huskies	0.04
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
8	USC Trojans	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.15
11	Utah Utes	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
13	Duke Blue Devils	0.45
14	Oregon Ducks	0.00
15	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
16	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
18	LSU Tigers	0.00
19	Oregon State Beavers	-0.12
20	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
21	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
22	Clemson Tigers	1.93
23	Washington State Cougars	0.00
24	UCLA Bruins	0.00
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Miami Hurricanes	0.32

Total Score: 3.01