Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 29, 2023, 8:26 p.m.
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.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(1) W Wisconsin |
| 2 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(3) W Wake Forest |
| 3 |
Washington Huskies
|
(5) W Stanford |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(4) W Kansas |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(6) — |
| 6 |
James Madison Dukes
|
(10) W Old Dominion |
| 7 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(8) W Vanderbilt |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(—) W Utah |
| 9 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(7) — |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(2) L Kansas |
| 11 |
LSU Tigers
|
(9) — |
| 12 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(14) W Florida |
| 13 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(17) W Duke |
| 14 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(12) W Indiana |
| 15 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(18) — |
| 16 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(13) W Pittsburgh |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
(16) L Oregon |
| 18 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
(—) W Oklahoma |
| 19 |
Liberty Flames
|
(23) W Western Kentucky |
| 20 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
(20) W Rice |
| 21 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
(22) W Houston |
| 22 |
Air Force Falcons
|
(11) W Colorado State |
| 23 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
(15) L Arizona |
| 24 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
(—) W Cincinnati | Dropped out: 21 Iowa, 24 North Carolina, 25 Wyoming |
| 25 |
Troy Trojans
|
(19) W Texas State | Next five out: Georgia Southern, Iowa, Southern California, Wisconsin, UCLA |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.29 |
| 2 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.43 |
| 3 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.90 |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
1.13 |
| 6 |
James Madison Dukes
|
1.77 |
| 7 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
1.20 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-2.19 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.43 |
| 12 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-2.32 |
| 13 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-1.09 |
| 15 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.18 |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
0.03 |
| 18 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.57 |
| 19 |
Liberty Flames
|
0.45 |
| 20 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Air Force Falcons
|
-0.53 |
| 23 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
-0.64 |
| 24 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Troy Trojans
|
0.12 |