Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 15, 2023, 9:41 p.m.

Overall Rationale: The base poll is differential in opponent-adjusted EPA/play and EPA/play allowed. Tweaks were made to address some more egregious positions (e.g. Texas A&M and Miami (YTM) are in the top 10 using this metric straight up).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Michigan Wolverines
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Washington Huskies
4	Oklahoma Sooners
5	Ohio State Buckeyes
6	Florida State Seminoles
7	Oregon Ducks
8	Texas Longhorns
9	Penn State Nittany Lions
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11	Oregon State Beavers
12	USC Trojans
13	Alabama Crimson Tide
14	North Carolina Tar Heels
15	Air Force Falcons
16	LSU Tigers
17	Tennessee Volunteers
18	Louisville Cardinals
19	James Madison Dukes
20	Liberty Flames
21	Duke Blue Devils
22	Clemson Tigers
23	Arizona Wildcats
24	Troy Trojans
25	Ole Miss Rebels

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Michigan Wolverines	0.16
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Washington Huskies	0.00
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
7	Oregon Ducks	0.25
8	Texas Longhorns	0.00
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.81
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.90
11	Oregon State Beavers	0.02
12	USC Trojans	1.29
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.22
14	North Carolina Tar Heels	-1.37
15	Air Force Falcons	0.40
16	LSU Tigers	0.51
17	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
18	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
19	James Madison Dukes	0.01
20	Liberty Flames	1.20
21	Duke Blue Devils	-0.66
22	Clemson Tigers	2.61
23	Arizona Wildcats	2.13
24	Troy Trojans	1.22
25	Ole Miss Rebels	-2.76

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Utah Utes	2.43
Missouri Tigers	1.14
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.36
Tulane Green Wave	0.29

Total Score: 20.76