Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 15, 2023, 3:21 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	Michigan Wolverines
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Penn State Nittany Lions
4	Oklahoma Sooners
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Oregon Ducks
7	Texas Longhorns
8	Florida State Seminoles
9	Alabama Crimson Tide
10	Washington Huskies
11	LSU Tigers
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13	Ole Miss Rebels
14	Tennessee Volunteers
15	North Carolina Tar Heels
16	Texas A&M Aggies
17	USC Trojans
18	Clemson Tigers
19	Kansas State Wildcats
20	Oregon State Beavers
21	Utah Utes
22	Duke Blue Devils
23	TCU Horned Frogs
24	Wisconsin Badgers
25	Louisville Cardinals

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Michigan Wolverines	0.16
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.43
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.82
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	0.54
7	Texas Longhorns	0.07
8	Florida State Seminoles	-0.77
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.27
10	Washington Huskies	-2.52
11	LSU Tigers	2.01
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.35
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.55
15	North Carolina Tar Heels	-1.81
16	Texas A&M Aggies	9.14
17	USC Trojans	0.00
18	Clemson Tigers	6.58
19	Kansas State Wildcats	5.98
20	Oregon State Beavers	-2.32
21	Utah Utes	-0.87
22	Duke Blue Devils	-0.99
23	TCU Horned Frogs	2.17
24	Wisconsin Badgers	1.16
25	Louisville Cardinals	-0.55

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Air Force Falcons	0.79
Missouri Tigers	1.14
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.36
James Madison Dukes	0.11
Tulane Green Wave	0.29

Total Score: 42.77