Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 4, 2023, 1:03 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Record, head to head, perceived eye test, championship bias (in particular, winning your conference championship matters).

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Washington Huskies	Best schedule, beating Oregon twice is hella impressive.
2	Michigan Wolverines	Played two big games (Penn State & Ohio St), won them both.
3	Florida State Seminoles	Undefeated P5 champion with two OOC wins over SEC teams.
4	Texas Longhorns	Impressive OOC win over SEC champion.
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	P5 Champion, with only loss to other P5 champion.
6	Georgia Bulldogs	Only loss to P5 champion.
7	Oregon Ducks	Only losses by 6 combined to Washington.
8	Ohio State Buckeyes
9	Missouri Tigers
10	Oklahoma Sooners
11	Arizona Wildcats
12	Ole Miss Rebels
13	Penn State Nittany Lions
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
15	LSU Tigers
16	Oregon State Beavers
17	NC State Wolfpack
18	Tennessee Volunteers
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Very poor showing for a Gundy team. Made Texas look great.
20	Louisville Cardinals	Poor showing against a wounded FSU team.
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	No offense, except offensive to watch.
22	SMU Mustangs	Should be the G5 NY6 rep. Schedule great OOC games.
23	Miami (OH) RedHawks	MACaction, quietly a good year for the league.
24	James Madison Dukes	Should be the Sun Belt champion.
25	Liberty Flames

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Washington Huskies	0.00
2	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
3	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
4	Texas Longhorns	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Oregon Ducks	0.00
8	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.31
9	Missouri Tigers	0.00
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.01
11	Arizona Wildcats	0.62
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.90
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.15
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	Oregon State Beavers	1.02
17	NC State Wolfpack	0.46
18	Tennessee Volunteers	2.77
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.34
20	Louisville Cardinals	-0.42
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
22	SMU Mustangs	-0.10
23	Miami (OH) RedHawks	0.29
24	James Madison Dukes	0.00
25	Liberty Flames	-0.48

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tulane Green Wave	0.38
Troy Trojans	0.03

Total Score: 8.29