Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Dec. 3, 2023, 5:33 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I've created a predictive computer poll I use for my base results that I've been tweaking over the past two years. I still include a human touch to tweak results, to ensure "intangibles" are able to be accounted for.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Michigan Wolverines	Rank: #1
2	Texas Longhorns	Rank: #6
3	Washington Huskies	Rank: #5
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	Rank: #7
5	Georgia Bulldogs	Rank: #3
6	Florida State Seminoles	Rank: #4
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	Rank: #2
8	Oregon Ducks	Rank: #10
9	Oklahoma Sooners	Rank: #8
10	Missouri Tigers	Rank: #12
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	Rank: #9
12	Ole Miss Rebels	Rank: #13
13	LSU Tigers	Rank: #11
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Rank: #15
15	Kansas State Wildcats	Rank: #16
16	Arizona Wildcats	Rank: #21
17	Louisville Cardinals	Rank: #14
18	Tennessee Volunteers	Rank: #20
19	James Madison Dukes	Rank: #17
20	NC State Wolfpack	Rank: #26
21	Liberty Flames	Rank: #18
22	Clemson Tigers	Rank: #19
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	Rank: #27
24	Troy Trojans	Rank: #23
25	SMU Mustangs	Rank: #25

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	1.17
3	Washington Huskies	-0.01
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.12
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.34
6	Florida State Seminoles	-0.60
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	Oregon Ducks	0.00
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.48
10	Missouri Tigers	0.00
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	LSU Tigers	0.00
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.15
15	Kansas State Wildcats	3.07
16	Arizona Wildcats	0.00
17	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
18	Tennessee Volunteers	2.77
19	James Madison Dukes	0.00
20	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
21	Liberty Flames	0.00
22	Clemson Tigers	0.43
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.17
24	Troy Trojans	0.00
25	SMU Mustangs	-1.01

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oregon State Beavers	0.60
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.43
Tulane Green Wave	0.38

Total Score: 11.75