Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 11, 2023, 10:05 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Not a big sample size to go off of, but I still tried to look at teams solely based on who they’ve beaten this year. I admit that, for example, Georgia would 1000% beat Wyoming or Fresno State. But until they get a win that impresses me more than those of Fresno and Wyoming (or until Fresno/Wyoming lose a game), I don’t see any reason to rank them higher. I also partially baked in the rankings I had for last week, mostly so a team doesn’t drop too far after winning a game

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Florida State Seminoles
2	Texas Longhorns
3	Utah Utes
4	Colorado Buffaloes
5	Duke Blue Devils
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	North Carolina Tar Heels
8	Miami Hurricanes
9	Penn State Nittany Lions
10	Ole Miss Rebels
11	Iowa Hawkeyes
12	Washington State Cougars
13	Washington Huskies
14	Auburn Tigers
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
16	Oregon Ducks
17	Fresno State Bulldogs
18	Wyoming Cowboys
19	USC Trojans
20	Oregon State Beavers
21	Cincinnati Bearcats
22	Michigan Wolverines
23	Louisville Cardinals
24	Minnesota Golden Gophers
25	Tennessee Volunteers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Florida State Seminoles	0.45
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Utah Utes	1.70
4	Colorado Buffaloes	2.14
5	Duke Blue Devils	2.26
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	North Carolina Tar Heels	2.05
8	Miami Hurricanes	1.56
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.83
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	3.31
12	Washington State Cougars	1.79
13	Washington Huskies	-0.58
14	Auburn Tigers	6.13
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1.09
16	Oregon Ducks	-0.01
17	Fresno State Bulldogs	7.82
18	Wyoming Cowboys	6.93
19	USC Trojans	-3.75
20	Oregon State Beavers	-0.38
21	Cincinnati Bearcats	2.52
22	Michigan Wolverines	-3.74
23	Louisville Cardinals	1.76
24	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0.83
25	Tennessee Volunteers	-2.08

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Bulldogs	5.01
Alabama Crimson Tide	1.58
Kansas State Wildcats	2.07
Oklahoma Sooners	1.05
LSU Tigers	0.70
UCLA Bruins	0.02

Total Score: 64.13