Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 18, 2023, 8:18 a.m.

Overall Rationale: "WHY IS OHIO STATE/MICHIGAN SO LOW?" Have you seen their OCC opponents? Let them beat Notre Dame this weekend, and I'll judge them from there. Michigan, oof, your schedule is not interesting until the back half. Clumps of "You've got one good win but other barely wins" and "You're 3-0 with talented rosters, but crushed terrible competition." and "You're 2-1 but that loss is probably going to be excusable pretty quick." IDK, it'll sort itself out. Other teams considered: Syracuse Louisville Kansas Oklahoma BYU Maryland UCLA Kentucky Memphis James Madison Air Force Rice

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.36
2	Florida State Seminoles	0.35
3	North Carolina Tar Heels	1.83
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.40
5	Duke Blue Devils	1.86
6	Washington State Cougars	2.94
7	Utah Utes	0.50
8	Washington Huskies	0.00
9	Colorado Buffaloes	1.46
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.61
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	4.15
14	USC Trojans	-0.70
15	Michigan Wolverines	-1.30
16	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.96
17	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
18	Fresno State Bulldogs	2.42
19	Oregon State Beavers	-0.37
20	Oregon Ducks	-1.20
21	Missouri Tigers	0.00
22	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.04
23	LSU Tigers	-0.33
24	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
25	Ohio Bobcats	0.25

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma Sooners	1.70
UCLA Bruins	0.41
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.20

Total Score: 25.35