Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 11, 2023, 4:14 p.m.

Overall Rationale: This is mostly a combination of preseason thoughts and who's actually done something impressive early on in the season. As the season progresses, it will balance out to more of an eye test with more weight on who has the most-impressive record.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Florida State Seminoles
2	Texas Longhorns
3	USC Trojans
4	Michigan Wolverines
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8	Ohio State Buckeyes
9	LSU Tigers
10	Alabama Crimson Tide
11	Utah Utes
12	Washington Huskies
13	Oregon Ducks
14	Oregon State Beavers
15	North Carolina Tar Heels
16	Colorado Buffaloes
17	Oklahoma Sooners
18	Tennessee Volunteers
19	Ole Miss Rebels
20	Duke Blue Devils
21	UCF Knights
22	Auburn Tigers
23	Miami Hurricanes
24	Iowa Hawkeyes
25	Syracuse Orange

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Florida State Seminoles	0.45
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	USC Trojans	0.44
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.05
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
9	LSU Tigers	1.61
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.15
11	Utah Utes	0.00
12	Washington Huskies	-0.27
13	Oregon Ducks	0.00
14	Oregon State Beavers	0.00
15	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.17
16	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
17	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
18	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.46
19	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
20	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
21	UCF Knights	3.72
22	Auburn Tigers	1.14
23	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
25	Syracuse Orange	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Kansas State Wildcats	2.07
Washington State Cougars	0.22
UCLA Bruins	0.02

Total Score: 10.77