Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 17, 2023, 8:26 p.m.

Overall Rationale:  Early in the year, I use carry-over from the previous year, but will adjust for significant roster change (See Colorado). Each Week is a reranking from scratch to eliminate the "Front runner status" carrying teams that haven't earned their place (See Clemson). I am forgiving of slow week 1 starts so long as the team is dominant in other areas. Once the season gets some weeks in I switch to letting my computer poll suggest the order and then human adjust. Also, little to no points given for beating a glorified scrimmage (FCS outside of a few teams). Don't sweat if your favorite team isn't ranked high yet, it is early.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	Pulled away
2	Michigan Wolverines
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	Big test next week
4	USC Trojans
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Texas Longhorns	We saw that
7	Washington Huskies
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Big test next week
9	Florida State Seminoles	Also saw that
10	Utah Utes
11	Oregon State Beavers
12	Oregon Ducks
13	North Carolina Tar Heels
14	Colorado Buffaloes	OT against a mighty opponent… Or the Rams
15	Oklahoma Sooners
16	Ole Miss Rebels
17	Duke Blue Devils
18	Miami Hurricanes
19	Alabama Crimson Tide	The wheels on the bus go clog clog clog
20	UCLA Bruins
21	Iowa Hawkeyes
22	Washington State Cougars
23	Missouri Tigers
24	Kansas Jayhawks
25	BYU Cougars

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.20
4	USC Trojans	0.04
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.06
6	Texas Longhorns	0.00
7	Washington Huskies	0.00
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
9	Florida State Seminoles	-0.42
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Oregon State Beavers	0.25
12	Oregon Ducks	0.00
13	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
14	Colorado Buffaloes	0.44
15	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
16	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
17	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
18	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
19	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
20	UCLA Bruins	0.00
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
22	Washington State Cougars	0.00
23	Missouri Tigers	0.00
24	Kansas Jayhawks	0.28
25	BYU Cougars	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	0.94

Total Score: 2.64