Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 11, 2023, 1:30 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Based off of the algorithm. - Full rankings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JjDpABmeYIniVR68ixpV0XLAiqyMqLQ1wasJgduNhN4/edit?usp=sharing - Methodology: https://old.reddit.com/r/CFBAnalysis/comments/jfp3uk/2020_full_11000_rankings/. This poll remains mostly algorithmic at the moment. Teams with losses categorically not ranked this week, #15 Alabama would have been included otherwise.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Michigan Wolverines	85.551
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	84.486
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	83.967
4	USC Trojans	83.891
5	Georgia Bulldogs	82.900
6	Washington Huskies	82.839
7	Utah Utes	82.544
8	Oregon State Beavers	82.200
9	Florida State Seminoles	81.440
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	80.885
11	UCLA Bruins	80.360
12	Kansas State Wildcats	80.313
13	Oregon Ducks	80.278
14	Texas Longhorns	79.995
15	Tennessee Volunteers	79.821
16	Washington State Cougars	79.057
17	Minnesota Golden Gophers	78.856
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	78.002
19	Oklahoma Sooners	77.574
20	Duke Blue Devils	77.396
21	Ole Miss Rebels	77.019
22	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	76.698
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	76.666
24	Maryland Terrapins	76.555
25	Louisville Cardinals	76.307 (#27)

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Michigan Wolverines	0.18
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.56
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.69
4	USC Trojans	0.08
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Washington Huskies	0.04
7	Utah Utes	0.71
8	Oregon State Beavers	1.30
9	Florida State Seminoles	-2.07
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	UCLA Bruins	1.89
12	Kansas State Wildcats	0.11
13	Oregon Ducks	0.00
14	Texas Longhorns	-2.94
15	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
16	Washington State Cougars	0.79
17	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7.83
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.04
19	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
20	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
21	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.22
22	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2.83
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.53
24	Maryland Terrapins	1.02
25	Louisville Cardinals	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Alabama Crimson Tide	1.58
Colorado Buffaloes	0.87
North Carolina Tar Heels	0.93
LSU Tigers	0.70
Miami Hurricanes	0.32

Total Score: 30.21