Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 24, 2023, 5:53 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Overall Rationale: 1. Generate computer ratings, which look at wins, losses, and teams played. 2. Take the top 40 and use head-to-head comparisons (looking at records, ratings, overall strength of schedule, overall strength of victory, and side-by-side lists of opponents) to choose the top 25 teams.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	(2) W Temple
2	Texas Longhorns	(4) W Baylor
3	Michigan Wolverines	(12) W 8 Rutgers
4	Missouri Tigers	(23) W Memphis
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	(17) W Iowa
6	Washington State Cougars	(5) W 24 Oregon State
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	(21) W 22 Notre Dame
8	Oregon Ducks	(—) W 7 Colorado
9	Utah Utes	(11) w 6 UCLA
10	Florida State Seminoles	(10) W Clemson
11	Kansas Jayhawks	(—) W 20 Brigham Young
12	Colorado Buffaloes	(7) L Oregon
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	(—) W 3 Mississippi
14	Texas A&M Aggies	(16) W 13 Auburn
15	North Carolina Tar Heels	(1) W Pittsburgh
16	Duke Blue Devils	(19) W Connecticut
17	Ole Miss Rebels	(3) L Alabama
18	Kansas State Wildcats	(—) W Central Florida
19	Washington Huskies	(14) W California
20	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	(8) L 12 Michigan
21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	(22) L 7 Ohio State
22	Louisville Cardinals	(—) W Boston College
23	Florida Gators	(—) W Charlotte
24	Oklahoma Sooners	(9) W Cincinnati; Droppped out: 6 UCLA, 13 Auburn, 15 Tulane, 18 Minnesota, 20 Brigham Young, 24 Oregon State, 25 Miami (Ohio)
25	Georgia Bulldogs	(—) W Alabama-Birmingham; Next five out: Maryland, UCLA, Liberty, Syracuse, Wisconsin

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	2.42
2	Texas Longhorns	0.01
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	Missouri Tigers	2.78
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Washington State Cougars	1.18
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.36
8	Oregon Ducks	0.00
9	Utah Utes	0.00
10	Florida State Seminoles	-0.31
11	Kansas Jayhawks	1.85
12	Colorado Buffaloes	12.93
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
14	Texas A&M Aggies	5.69
15	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
16	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.92
18	Kansas State Wildcats	2.19
19	Washington Huskies	-3.81
20	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	5.06
21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.65
22	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
23	Florida Gators	0.00
24	Oklahoma Sooners	-2.10
25	Georgia Bulldogs	-3.06

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USC Trojans	2.92
LSU Tigers	1.11
Oregon State Beavers	0.67
Fresno State Bulldogs	0.12
Maryland Terrapins	0.07

Total Score: 50.20