Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 22, 2023, 5:19 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	Florida State Seminoles
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Alabama Crimson Tide
7	LSU Tigers
8	Oklahoma Sooners
9	Texas Longhorns
10	Oregon Ducks
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
12	Washington Huskies
13	Ole Miss Rebels
14	Kansas State Wildcats
15	Tennessee Volunteers
16	Texas A&M Aggies
17	USC Trojans
18	Clemson Tigers
19	Oregon State Beavers
20	Utah Utes
21	North Carolina Tar Heels
22	Duke Blue Devils
23	UCLA Bruins
24	Wisconsin Badgers
25	Miami Hurricanes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Michigan Wolverines	0.13
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	2.12
4	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.73
7	LSU Tigers	2.24
8	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.25
9	Texas Longhorns	0.00
10	Oregon Ducks	0.00
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.61
12	Washington Huskies	-3.13
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	Kansas State Wildcats	3.98
15	Tennessee Volunteers	1.98
16	Texas A&M Aggies	9.18
17	USC Trojans	2.06
18	Clemson Tigers	7.12
19	Oregon State Beavers	-1.96
20	Utah Utes	-1.80
21	North Carolina Tar Heels	-0.14
22	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
23	UCLA Bruins	0.00
24	Wisconsin Badgers	1.08
25	Miami Hurricanes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	2.40
Air Force Falcons	1.39
Louisville Cardinals	1.35
James Madison Dukes	0.39
Tulane Green Wave	0.79

Total Score: 45.84