Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 8, 2023, 2:46 p.m.

Overall Rationale: These are the teams I believe are the best in college football. In general, I would expect any given team to win more than 50% of the time on a neutral field against all the teams ranked below it. I start with an average of predictive computer models and make subjective adjustments as necessary.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Michigan Wolverines
3	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Oklahoma Sooners
5	Texas Longhorns
6	Alabama Crimson Tide
7	Oregon Ducks
8	Penn State Nittany Lions
9	Washington Huskies
10	Florida State Seminoles
11	Ole Miss Rebels
12	LSU Tigers
13	USC Trojans
14	Tennessee Volunteers
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
16	Texas A&M Aggies
17	North Carolina Tar Heels
18	Clemson Tigers
19	Oregon State Beavers
20	Wisconsin Badgers
21	Louisville Cardinals
22	Utah Utes
23	Kansas State Wildcats
24	Miami Hurricanes
25	UCLA Bruins

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.63
2	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	0.81
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.37
7	Oregon Ducks	0.00
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.12
9	Washington Huskies	-0.44
10	Florida State Seminoles	-0.73
11	Ole Miss Rebels	0.75
12	LSU Tigers	3.13
13	USC Trojans	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	1.35
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.87
16	Texas A&M Aggies	8.86
17	North Carolina Tar Heels	-1.33
18	Clemson Tigers	6.85
19	Oregon State Beavers	-0.59
20	Wisconsin Badgers	1.13
21	Louisville Cardinals	-1.87
22	Utah Utes	-0.26
23	Kansas State Wildcats	2.07
24	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
25	UCLA Bruins	-1.06

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Washington State Cougars	1.31
Duke Blue Devils	1.24
Kansas Jayhawks	0.45
Air Force Falcons	0.04
Kentucky Wildcats	0.12

Total Score: 37.36