Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 18, 2023, 8:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Teams earn points for wins, road wins over opponents .500 or better, and for combined opponents record. The goal is to only base on what occurs on the field this year, ignoring preaseon, hype, etc. This is also why this poll doesnt begin right away (and ideally would later, you can see there is still some odd results this early since most teams have only three games played).

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.36
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.25
3	Ole Miss Rebels	2.22
4	UCLA Bruins	2.94
5	Utah Utes	0.98
6	Missouri Tigers	4.32
7	North Carolina Tar Heels	1.01
8	Miami Hurricanes	1.22
9	Duke Blue Devils	0.91
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.27
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.46
12	Colorado Buffaloes	0.85
13	BYU Cougars	5.26
14	Oregon State Beavers	0.00
15	Washington State Cougars	0.59
16	Florida State Seminoles	-2.70
17	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
18	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.94
19	Washington Huskies	-3.14
20	UCF Knights	3.60
21	Fresno State Bulldogs	1.00
22	Auburn Tigers	0.91
23	Michigan Wolverines	-2.97
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
25	Georgia State Panthers	0.25

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USC Trojans	3.38
Oregon Ducks	2.66
LSU Tigers	0.94
Alabama Crimson Tide	0.85

Total Score: 46.96