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If they can beat/be competitive with OU they will probably run the table\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "I'm very bearish (no pun intended) on the Rebels this year. Losing 3 1st round draft picks is hard to come back from (see: Texas A&M 2014). They return Chad Kelly, but I don't really see him carrying the team alone. I see 9 wins for Ole Miss this year" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "One of the best WR units in CFB. One of the best Dlines in CFB. An excellent secondary. The only question marks are LB and OL. QB should be serviceable and RB should be good. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "A strong finish paired with losing by razor thin margins last year, combined with a fairly easy schedule should set them up for success this year. 9 regular season wins is the expectation\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" } ] }, { "id": 13515, "username": "AGSattack", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-29T14:53:54.408000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Early season polls are largely meaningless so I won't spend too much time looking at advanced stats, etc. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1For me the biggest distinguishing factors early on are returning playmakers...a factor that I completely made up and recognize as arbitrary (right now, but I do think it matters in match-ups).", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Reason: Deshaun Watson. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I flipped back and forth between Clemson and Alabama, but I think that kind of leadership and play from the quarterback position can't be ignored. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1The dude scared Saban so much he called one of the ballsiest onside kick calls I've ever seen. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Alabama's defense has the potential to be special so I'm looking forward to seeing how these two teams play.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Can the two-quarterback system work? \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I'm skeptical, but Theismann believes, so...maybe?" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Ohio State and Michigan are another two that I can see being flipped either way. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1OSU has QB experience; Michigan has a defense that should rival the Reagan's Star Wars program. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I went Ohio State because I flipped a coin and Ohio State was heads." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Eventually they have to do something, right? RIGHT?!" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "\"You thought you could get rid of me? NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND.\"" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "As an Ohio State homer I am afflicted with a weird love of Houston." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "20-22 is for the \"Second Level ACC teams.\" \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Can play spoiler but maybe not contend." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Sure, why not?" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13516, "username": "AllHawkeyesGoToHell", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T18:54:07.533000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "They won their last 10 games, and return most of their starters. Where the holes are, the new players have the ability to keep the success there.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "This team broke through and had a great season last year, returns key players and has one of the best coaches in the game. While probably not a Top 10 or 15 team, they have the ability to have a good season.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "I like Quentin Flowers at QB to be a force in the East. They have a tough schedule and if they can get through trips to Cincinnati and Temple, I think they can have a great season.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" } ] }, { "id": 13517, "username": "alsonamedbort87", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-24T19:19:13.141000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13518, "username": "antiherowes", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-25T02:41:28.982000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 52, "handle": "arkansas", "name": "Arkansas Razorbacks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13520, "username": "atchemey", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-30T01:29:28.164000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "This is with minimal research compared to previous years. This is a projection of where the teams will end up at the end of the season. I anticipate this being horribly controversial, but that's by design. Let's have fun in year 3!" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 57, 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ACC title comes down to FSU/Clemson" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Took hits on defense but nowhere near as much as others. Returning quite a few power players on offense, notably a deadly backfield." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13524, "username": "BabyBladder", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-26T17:19:07.084000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Since pre-season polls are garbage, I use mine as a fun way to predict end of season standings. After the first week of play, I then use my poll as a mix of expectations, eye test, SoS, and performance statistics. The weight of these change as the season goes on, but my pre-season poll will probably look drastically different than after a week of football, as expectations and schedule play a much larger role than my actual poll.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "14-1 National Championship winners, only loss to Texas A&M." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "13-2, losses to Bama in the NCG. Other loss is @Wisconsin. (Will overlook them compared to Oklahoma, MSU, Michigan, which are all circled)" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "13-2, losses to FSU and OSU in the playoffs. Watson will win Heisman." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "11-2, loss to Stanford in the regular season. Will be embarrassed by Alabama like MSU last year. 2 big national games in the first 3 weeks of their schedule, and then a nice national prime time game against USC to end that serves as their play-in. (Top 4 are playoff contenders teams, dropping them below others after is stupid)." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "11-2. Remember 2014 when MSU lost to the 2 teams who played in the NCG (Oregon and Ohio State)? This year they lose to ND and Ohio State, while beating Michigan. They'll end their season by defeating Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Maybe a bit of a homer pic, but if the QB situation is good this is a top 5-10 team." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "11-2, win the sugar bowl. Losses to Auburn (a shock) and Alabama keep them out of the SECCG." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "11-3. Pac-12 canalization continues. Losses to USC and Oregon in the regular season keep Stanford out of the Playoff discussion, but a win over UCLA in the PAC-12 CG sends Stanford to a Rose Bowl where they play a nail biter against the Big 10 runner-up (MSU)" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "9-3. Oklahoma loses to both Houston and Ohio State in OOC play, before going on to a record of 8-1 in the Big 12 to win it, only losing to Oklahoma State at the end.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Michigan will go 11-2 in the end, an understandable but disappointing 2nd year for Harbaugh. Having both MSU and OSU on the road does no favors, nor does having their 3rd DC in 3 years. There will be a few QB issues, and while the team will take advantage of their easier schedule and defeat a great Georgia team in the Outback Bowl, they'll be unable to defeat their rivals." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "11-3. Will be 11-1 going into SECCG before losing to Bama. Then lose a disappointing game to Michigan in the Outback bowl after being passed by LSU for the Sugar. This rounds out our top 10 and my more detailed predictions. Big 10 ends with 3 top 10 teams, SEC with 3 top 10 teams, PAC 12, Big 12, ACC, and independents with 1 each." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "This ends my pre-season Top 25, predicting the end of season polls. If you'd like to laugh at my predictions last year, feel free! https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/15885/\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Notably I undersold Oklahoma big time, Undersold Alabama unlike this year, and didn't have Michigan as finishing in the top 25 (but really, who did?). This year I'm under-valuing Tennessee and Ole Miss, while over-valuing Georgia, Notre Dame, MSU, and Texas compared to the AP pre-season poll.By the way, this is way harder to do than it looks, I see why most media outlets go with pretty safe predictions." } ] }, { "id": 13525, "username": "bakonydraco", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2016-08-29T23:19:45.397000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "The best D1 team to win a game this season." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 41, "handle": "california", "name": "California Golden Bears" }, "rationale": "Only FBS team to win a game." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 112, "handle": "hawaii", "name": "Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors" }, "rationale": "Only FBS team to beat the spread." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": 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winner, though at times criticized for stopping short of the finish line. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1If Baker Mayfield can continue to improve, Oklahoma will be a force to be reckoned with." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "In nearly any other division of college football, this roster would be almost certainly playoff-bound. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1But in the thick of fall, the gamut of SEC West teams from top to bottom has proven too much for Les Miles several times. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1This is certainly one of the best teams in the nation on paper, but the question remains as to whether Les Miles will learn from past mistakes. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Though Ohio State hemorrhaged talent during the NFL draft, it's unwise to bet against Urban Meyer's ability to reload. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Questions of youth can be overcome when coached by arguably the second best coach in college football, but can't be ignored. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1This year will be a true test of Urban's ability to keep up with Nick Saban. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Ole Miss may have lost three huge pieces to the first round of the NFL draft, but they've been recruiting suspiciously well in years' past. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Add that to their ability to inexplicably beat Alabama when not many others can, and you have a team on the precipice of shattering an extremely long conference title drought. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Stanford has proven its ability to play ball with the big boys and the blue bloods. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Inexplicable losses like Northwestern and heartbreakers like Oregon need to be put to the back of Shaw's and his players' minds, and great wins like USC, UCLA, Notre Dame, and Iowa need to be incentive. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Loaded with injury, yet plagued by playmakers, Notre Dame is... well that's backwards, but as of late, the two seem interchangeable at Notre Dame. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1The team has teased the college football world with glimpses of greatness all over their roster, only to be shunted away to the medical bay before anyone could see their true potential. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Notre Dame came up just about a yard short of bringing the national title runner-up last year, a pass interference call short of beating the national title runner-up the year before, and a litany of teases in years' past. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1If this team can stay healthy, they could be on a fast track to restoring past glories of the Fightin' Irish." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Jim Harbaugh seemed to inspire true shimmers of greatness in his 2015 team, which appeared dejected and lost in several past seasons. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1He got the most out of the quarterback he had, and players all over the field stepped up in huge ways throughout the season. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Harbaugh also seems as at home on the recruiting trail as the Apache warriors were to the nature trail. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Two away games at rivals seem to be the testing grounds for 2016 Michigan." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13530, "username": "BosskOnASegway", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2016-08-30T12:35:42.598000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "My preseason model combines 3 polls, my traditional max likelihood preseason projection, my personal ranking , and the AP Poll (which I felt was exceptionally good this year and used as a sanity check). \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Both my personal poll and computer projection each get weighted doubles (50 points for first place). \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1The AP poll gets a vote out of 25 points.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #1 (50 points)Personal Rank: #1 (50 points)AP Rank: #1 (25 points)Total: 125/125" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #2 (48 points)Personal Rank: #3 (46 points)AP Rank: #6 (20 points)Total: 114/125" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #6 (40 points)Personal Rank: #2 (48 points)AP Rank: #2 (24 points)Total: 112/125" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #4 (44 points)Personal Rank: #4 (44 points)AP Rank: #4 (22 points)Total: 112/125" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #7 (38 points)Personal Rank: #6 (40 points)AP Rank: #3 (23 points)Total: 101/125" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #10 (32 points)Personal Rank: #5 (42 points)AP Rank: #5 (21 points)Total: 95/125" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #5 (42 points)Personal Rank: #8 (36 points)AP Rank: #12 (14 points)Total: 92/125" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #9 (34 points)Personal Rank: #9 (34 points)AP Rank: #8 (18 points)Total: 86/125" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #11 (30 points)Personal Rank: #11 (30 points)AP Rank: #10 (16 points)Total: 76/125" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #12 (28 points)Personal Rank: #10 (32 points)AP Rank: #13 (13 points)Total: 73/125" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #22 (8 points)Personal Rank: #7 (38 points)AP Rank: #7 (19 points)Total: 65/125" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #16 (20 points)Personal Rank: #14 (24 points)AP Rank: #11 (15 points)Total: 59/125" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #3 (46 points)Personal Rank: #21 (10 points)AP Rank: #24 (2 points)Total: 58/125" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #13 (26 points)Personal Rank: #16 (20 points)AP Rank: #18 (8 points)Total: 54/125" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #24 (4 points)Personal Rank: #12 (28 points)AP Rank: #9 (17 points)Total: 49/125" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #14 (24 points)Personal Rank: #17 (18 points)AP Rank: #21 (5 points)Total: 47/125" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #8 (36 points)Personal Rank: #22 (8 points)AP Rank: #23 (6 points)Total: 47/125" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #21 (10 points)Personal Rank: #13 (26 points)AP Rank: #16 (10 points)Total: 46/125" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #23 (6 points)Personal Rank: #15 (22 points)AP Rank: #17 (9 points)Total: 46/125" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #19 (14 points)Personal Rank: #18 (16 points)AP Rank: #20 (6 points)Total: 36/125" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #15 (22 points)Personal Rank: #20 (12 points)AP Rank: NR (0 points)Total: 34/125" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: NR (0 points)Personal Rank: #19 (14 points)AP Rank: #15 (11 points)Total: 25/125" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #18 (16 points)Personal Rank: #25 (2 points)AP Rank: #25 (1 points)Total: 19/125" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #17 (18 points)Personal Rank: NR (0 points)AP Rank: NR (0 points)Total: 18/125" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Predictive Rank: #20 (12 points)Personal Rank: NR (0 points)AP Rank: NR (0 points)Total: 12/125 \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1(This Ties Washington who received 12 points from the AP's #14 rank.)Other's receiving points: Washington (12), North Carolina (10). Louisville (7), Nebraska (4), Arizona State (2)" } ] }, { "id": 13531, "username": "Branzilla91", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T21:05:15.586000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": 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"rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13532, "username": "brobroma", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-28T19:55:52.868000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { 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Welcome to my poll. I'm very excited to join the polling team. I'm using an average of a subjective poll and ESPN's FPI for this preseason poll. Once games start to play, I plan on using other metrics other than FPI.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "All 4 of these top teams are interchangeable to me. This is just the way the averages landed." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "I wonder where LSU would be right now if we had stolen Les back in 2007?" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Reloading should be easy for that Columbus school." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Both of my parents went to Central Michigan, where Butch Jones absconded from in the middle of the night right before our bowl game in 2009. So, I'm not a fan." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Cautiously optimistic about my fellow Wolverines. I need to see some positive quarterback play before I pick them over OSU." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Ugh, FPI. Why disrespekt\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1MSU? It only makes them stronger. I had a 22 rank difference from the FPI." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "I'm surprised how high the FPI ranks Ok State here. I had them ranked 25th in my poll." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 41, "handle": "california", "name": "California Golden Bears" }, "rationale": "Hey, they are the only team with a win." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 106, "handle": "toledo", "name": "Toledo Rockets" }, "rationale": "Gotta show some love to my new school. 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"handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": 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"handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13548, "username": "chweris", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-23T00:12:59.693000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "I give my thoughts for any team ranked +/- 2 from the AP Poll. Here is my rationale for teams missing from my ballot on the AP Poll: // North Carolina: They lose a ton of experience on offense, and that run defense that Baylor exploited last year to a tune of 500+ yards loses linebackers as well. This team can do really well, but more likely is just mediocre. // Baylor: Speaking of Baylor, they're going to be playing with a lot of new players, and a new coach. They'll still be a good football team, but I think the turmoil following the Baylor scandal is just too much for the team to handle. // Florida: Florida's offense is a big question mark. 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Week 1 against Florida State will be a telling game, but I think Ole Miss can do well against them." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Michigan is headed into the season with a new QB, and with a just okay offense last year, they need to prove that their offense is capable to move into the Top 10." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "I'm buying into the hype just a little. They still need to close out games, and that's a big factor." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "Boise State is gonna put up some insane numbers on offense this year." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "Last year, Nebraska lost a lot of games because of mistakes. Lots of mistakes. I think this year they'll come back and learn from those mistakes and win." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "They will be incredibly deep in the backfield and return a lot of starters. They're going to be a very experienced team." } ] }, { "id": 13549, "username": "cmdrcaboose2", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-29T18:11:39.504000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Best QB in the Nation, stacked squad. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Lost some key starters but the recruiting has been good enough that they shouldn't suffer much. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Pulling a bad year for Auburn/South Carolina means they may have a two game schedule with Louisville/FSU. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Watson should shine." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Honestly? \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Saban reloads. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I will trust that until proven otherwise." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": 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"id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13550, "username": "CockADoodleBOOM", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T20:03:04.630000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Defending National Champions, duh." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Watson is good at the football." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", 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}, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": 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"handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13552, "username": "corundum9", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-23T03:01:19.646000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "nan", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Heisman caliber QB with ample playoff experience, favorable schedule, and a great coach. Alabama might as well be 1B, but I'm giving Clemson the edge since they don't have to replace both\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 starting QB and Heisman winning RB." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Saban dynasty on a reload." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "OSU is replacing a whole lot of NFL talent, but with JT Barrett returning and Urban Meyer at the helm, it's hard not to imagine OSU outside of playoff contender discussion. I will probably adjust teams 3-6 as more games are played, with the OSU/OK match up looming week 3. " }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Need to see how they replace Hogan before moving them higher. Afraid Pac12 cannibalizes itself. " }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Same story as Stanford, unsure how QB situation will unfold despite ample talent across the board. With an extremely favorable first seven games, I decided to put Michigan a bit lower than their potential and allow them to climb if they deserve it." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Hopefully Tenn drops their week 3 match up and I don't have to contemplate their hype through SEC play. On the other hand, it's hard seeing them lose more than two regular season games." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Big statement win over FSU in their bowl game. Greg Ward is a year more experienced and I don't really see a problem with putting them this high as the Oklahoma game will sort this one out quickly." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Might be a bit higher on USC than most. I really like Adoree' Jackson's game and I think their offensive line is among the best in the country. I doubt they can beat Alabama, so they will most likely get docked a few spots depending on how that plays out. 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Maybe roughly 75% objective 25% subjective. Who you have beaten will generally be weighed more heavily than how good you are perceived. Being undefeated is also a strong positive influence. An undefeated team with a creampuff schedule will typically be ranked higher in my poll than others, but the second that team loses they may plummet drastically. Since the poll heavily weighs on actual results of games, the early season polls will be very interesting and controversial but will normalize as the year goes on. The intention of this polling method is to be fair to teams that may not have excessive preseason hype, but also not to blindly follow numbers. It's like a human computer poll, by I hesitate to call it a hybrid since no computer analysis is done, I just try to analyze teams as a computer poll might, with an added human factor. This poll also counteracts bias towards teams that are ranked highly preseason. 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"rank": 21, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13582, "username": "GilBrandt", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-22T18:57:44.615000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Preseason baby!", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Preseason and all-time #1 in my heart" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 118, "handle": "utahstate", "name": "Utah State Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 126, "handle": "newmexicostate", "name": "New Mexico 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"Brother is doing graduate here" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 90, "handle": "rice", "name": "Rice Owls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 93, "handle": "utep", "name": "UTEP Miners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 94, "handle": "utsa", "name": "UTSA Roadrunners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 120, "handle": "appalachianstate", "name": "Appalachian State Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 121, "handle": "arkansasstate", "name": "Arkansas State Red Wolves" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 122, "handle": "georgiasouthern", "name": "Georgia Southern Eagles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 123, "handle": "georgiastate", "name": "Georgia State Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 124, "handle": "idaho", "name": "Idaho Vandals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 125, "handle": "louisiana", "name": "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 127, "handle": "southalabama", "name": "South Alabama Jaguars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 129, "handle": "troy", "name": "Troy Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 130, "handle": "ulm", "name": "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 112, "handle": "hawaii", "name": "Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 78, "handle": "tulane", "name": "Tulane Green Wave" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13583, "username": "GiveMeSomeRaptorNews", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-30T04:06:17.870000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13585, "username": "goblue10", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-22T04:38:30.385000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Hung with 'Bama and have Deshaun Watson" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Roll damn tide. They lose a bunch but will reload, etc." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "his name rhymes with Leonard Fournette" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Damn straight I watched the Rose Bowl." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "This seems about right." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Would be higher if I knew Maguire would be 100%." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Urban Meyer and JT Barrett vs. Unprecedented levels of attrition! Go!" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Please God don't fuck this up." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Yeah sure, why not?" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "They play defense in the Big 12." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "This seems fine." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Fuck it, I'm hedging my bets on the hype." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 52, "handle": "arkansas", "name": "Arkansas Razorbacks" }, "rationale": "BERT" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Lamar Jackson. Next." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "Great season, had a legitimate shot to beat Clemson." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Imma slow down this hype train until I see them play football." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "No more Laquon" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "Mike Leach is a wizard." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "I have no idea what to expect. Didn't they lose to a 5-7 team in their bowl game?" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "One of these days they're going to have to recruit their own quarterback, right?" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "Corey Clement I guess. I dunno. I'm running out of teams." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "I watched their bowl game, but Mason Rudolph is the truth." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 75, "handle": "navy", "name": "Navy Midshipmen" }, "rationale": "I like Navy." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "I mean believe it or not I did watch the Citrus Bowl." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 106, "handle": "toledo", "name": "Toledo Rockets" }, "rationale": "TOL!" } ] }, { "id": 13586, "username": "gohuskies", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-30T12:55:25.514000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "A few teams that just missed: VT, TCU, USC, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Arkansas", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Really talented team + best QB in the country usually makes for a pretty good team." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Veteran, loaded, Harris will improve, and Fournette is a stud. I think they squeak by Bama at home en route to an SEC championship." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "They're Alabama. Went back and forth on them or LSU but I'd pick LSU to win their matchup with home field and more experience coming back. Still an outstanding team." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Harbaugh harbaugh Harbaugh harbaugh harbaugh harbaugh Harbaugh harbaugh." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Question mark at QB is the only thing holding this team back. The entire O-line coming back will help that process." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "As long as Baker Mayfield stays healthy, I think they curbstomp the rest of the Big 12." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Lots of talent out the door but there's plenty of guys waiting in the wings. I trust Urban Meyer to put together another very good team. OSU is the last team in the top tier." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "I'll take a gallon of the neon orange Kool-Aid. They're going to be very good and have no real weaknesses." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "They're going to have an incredible offense. Run defense wasn't great last year and it doesn't look to have improved. But they can put up points with anyone." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Josh Rosen is really good, and they're chock-full of talent at the skill positions. Renewed commitment to the run game will make for a more efficient offense." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Lots of turnover on the O-Line, new QB, and a brutal schedule scare me a little bit. But Shaw has answered these questions before, so he gets the benefit of the doubt. They still have McCaffrey and an outstanding defense to lean on." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "I <3 Lamar Jackson. I think they knock off one of FSU/Clemson." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "I don't really know what to do with them. I can see Ole Miss running the table on the way to the playoff, and I can see them absolutely imploding and playing in something like the Idaho Potato Bowl. Here feels like a good spot." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "One of the top defenses in the nation, but who knows on offense. If they can get decent QB play they can win the Big Ten, and even if not that defense will keep them in every game." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Sure, here seems good for Georgia. They'll be moving around a bunch anyways with early games against UNC, Ole Miss, and Tennessee. Gun to my head, I say they are 2-3 after the Tennessee game but they could easily be 5-0 too." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "This feels about right. Great defense, improving offense, and a contender for the Pac-12 title. My heart says 10-2 and my head says 9-3." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Still won 9 games last year with a god-awful defense. As long as Prukop is servicable and Hoke improves the defense just a bit, they have too much talent to not have another pretty good season. Right below UW because they can go fuck themselves." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Young, talented, improving, and the schedule sets up really nicely for OSU - their toughest games are late in the season and at home. If anyone's going to knock off Oklahoma, it's OSU at home during Bedlam." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Not going to go 12-0 again, but they return a lot of the same pieces from last year too." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "This might be a little low. I just don't quite trust Houston - we'll see how they do against Oklahoma." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "Still really good. We'll see how the offseason impacts the football team - they have as high a ceiling and as low a floor as anyone." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "Good offense and they return a lot. Just a touch better than VT and Miami. My fingers are tired from typing." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Troy Williams is not a very good quarterback. But that's okay, because Utah plays well even without a good QB. They'll have the best lines in the Pac-12 and will grind out a lot of wins." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "Brett Rypien is a stud. Defense needs to improve from an injury-riddled season last year but if they do, Boise could easily be the G5 NY6 representative." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "Luke Falk is really, really good (70% completion percentage last year!). Front 7 is almost all new - we will see how their run D holds up - the secondary looks pretty solid. I don't know if last year was fluky or not, but the Pac-12 North race should be exciting!" } ] }, { "id": 13587, "username": "GoldenHawk07", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-23T18:31:39.178000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Win a National Championship and you deserve to be here." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 52, "handle": "arkansas", "name": "Arkansas Razorbacks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13588, "username": "grjohnst", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-22T18:36:33.816000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" 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This is the AP Poll with a few adjustments I made based on last season, offseason, and my feelings about the coming season. 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22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13594, "username": "hokies220", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T20:46:49.508000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Preseason I stick close to the AP Poll. As the season goes on I may give teams large jumps and drops my poll is usually very fluid and I try to not let quality losses edge out wins for rankings.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "No reason to not have a Saban coached Alabama team as preseason #1." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Nor is there much of a reason to not have Clemson at #2 heading into the season." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "As of right now they've gotta be the favorites to win the Big 12 although with a couple of huge tests in the first few weeks of the season we should know more shortly." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "A very solid team that should have a nasty defense and Cook tearing up opposing defenses. Three big tests in the first five games. Plus USF could be good this year.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "I have OSU slightly higher than the AP poll because I have faith in Meyer to have another incredible season. The B1G is three horse race (on paper) and we should know more about this year's Buckeyes after the OU game." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "I'm not certain how LSU's passing game will be this year, but with LF7 and Guice expecting a bigger share of the running this year I'm not too concerned about it yet. Especially returning so many starters." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "We all know how good McCaffrey is, but who will replace Kevin Hogan along with a plethora of other starters? Tempted to have them a little lower, but I trust Shaw to have another solid team put together. Could lose to a purple Wildcat team in the opener two years running though." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "HYPE TRAIN and all that, but Tennessee was damn impressive last year in the bowl win against Northwestern. Close losses to two playoff teams and Florida and returning a lot of starters make it sensible to have them preseason top 10." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Harbaugh surprised me last year by having success immediately with a ten win season and the Wolverines were in control of their own destiny in the B1G until that one little mistake. But as much as we all like to bring that up I still expect the Wolverines defense to be lights out and even just a serviceable QB should net 9+ wins again. They should remain relatively unchallenged until the MSU game. Not starting off 7-0 should be seen as a failure. Only partially because only one game out those seven isn't in the Big House." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "They get Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma State at home this year. Those games, with the exception of Arkansas, are a long ways away though. I've learned to not underestimate TCU and Patterson though." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "A full recruitment year under Herman now and they won't be surprising anyone this year. Everyone knows going into the year that Houston is the G5 favorite and with OU and Louisville on the schedule there's even a super slight chance they could be in the playoff conversation. But first things first is the huge week one match-up against OU." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Notre Dame's biggest weakness last year was injuries. Yet they still managed to play Clemson down to the wire as well as Stanford. But they also nearly lost to Virginia and got handled fairly easily by Ohio State. This year the schedule appears tougher and another up and down play style could bode ill for the Irish. They don't return a lot of starters, but Notre Dame reloads pretty well. I think #12 is ok for right now." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "So many players to replace including Cook, Calhoun, and Burbidge. Not sure what to expect from the offense, but they do get Michigan and Ohio State at home. They have what amounts to a warm-up game against Furman before a long break then going to play @ Notre Dame." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "They return the least amount of starters in the SEC and play FSU right out of the gate. Then a short week and a gimme game against Wofford then Alabama and Georgia. The Rebels have a brutal schedule and although I'm expecting a downturn this year if they beat FSU to start then they could really be dangerous. They're very much a toss-up team to me with potential either way right now." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "I feel as though nobody is talking about the Ducks this year. Helfrich might not be as good as Kelly was and the team seemed to fall apart without a good QB last year, but they still won 9 games. The Pac-12 North comes down to Stanford and Oregon until proven otherwise. Even without as many returning starters and big what-if? at QB I have more faith in Oregon than Washington/Wazzu." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Iowa went 12-0 last year and won the B1G West. I know right? Sure, they came up short of MSU and got obliterated by Stanford, but they won 12 games. They've got a mostly easy schedule this year with Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Northwestern at home and could easily repeat as champs of the West Division." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Louisville returns the most starters of any team in the country and should have an easy eight wins on the schedule. With a damn good QB returning and a good, if distasteful, coach Louisville could be a dark horse in the ACC. Or at least screw one of Clemson/FSU over." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "No matter how you look at it the Pokes overachieved last year. The schedule appears to start off easy, but CMU and Pitt are sneaky good then immediately they play Baylor and Texas. If they can start 5-0 I think it's reasonable they could definitely be 10-0 heading into the TCU and OU games." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "I feel like most people, myself included, are already penciling in UNC for the ACC Championship Game. But the schedule is more difficult than last year with Georgia and FSU on it. They still play two FCS teams as well. This is Coastal Chaos though and simply because UNC is the favorite that alone should tell you they won't win the division. To me they're another team like Ole Miss with a lot of potential to go either way." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "How well can Smart take over for Richt? Chubb should be ready to go and the defense can only improve ,right?" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "A team that lost several influential players from last year despite returning a good QB I have them lower than the AP. A week one win against TAMU could gain them some momentum though." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "The opening game against Alabama looms large. They're definitely the underdogs and a win would be huge for USC." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "Similar to USC. 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"name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Waston. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Dabo. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1They're in the ACC. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "I'm not sold. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Yes, they do reload, but they aren't perfect. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "LF7" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "On the lower end for them, but I feel like they graduated a lot of talent again this year after a mediocre showing last year. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Probably a bit of homerism, but they're also pretty low by a lot of standards. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I think Butch finally gets them there, beats Florida, loses to either the iPhones or Bama, but ultimately makes it to Atlanta with one loss, and regardless of outcome, is in a NY6/playoff. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Pretty easy slate, they graduated a lot of players, but I'm looking for Pat Fitzgerald to keep them coming." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "I'm not too high on $wag Kelley, but they look to have Saban's number. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1If they can beat the mediocre teams on their schedule too, I expect a good season. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { 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"handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 123, "handle": "georgiastate", "name": "Georgia State Panthers" }, "rationale": "This is my Steve Spurrier/Duke preseason vote." } ] }, { "id": 13621, "username": "meatfrappe", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-25T11:15:20.455000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13622, "username": "mellolizard", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-26T20:10:21.367000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "defending champs. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1show me a better team. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "deshaun watson and company. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1let's hope they dont clempson.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Boomer sooner.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Urban Meyer reloads. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "delvin cook will carry the team.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "like fsu, fornette will carry the team. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1unlike fsu, lsu never have their qb sorted out. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "I think they can sneak into the playoffs this year.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Despite ohio state being ranked higher, this is still Michigan State's conference to lose.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Harbaugh did well his first year, lets see if he can fill in the gaps this season.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Getting high on the Dub hype train.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Butch Jones has been steadily improving but it is a still wait and see for me.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "homer pick. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1going to screw me in the end.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 106, "handle": "toledo", "name": "Toledo Rockets" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13623, "username": "mgmfa", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T19:45:00.283000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "I plan on submitting a computer poll from week 3, but until then I'll just submit with my opinion. Preseason polls don't mean much, so it's largely based on what I've read and gut feeling. This isn't a prediction of the final poll - if that were the case I'd factor in schedule, but rather overall skill level.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Generally speaking, picking Bama is as safe as it gets. No reason to believe they wont be #1." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "They might have the best QB in the country, as well as a top 5 RB. This is a scary offense." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "These guys might also have the best QB in the country. I think #2 is a toss-up between Clemson and OU." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "As an Iowa fan, I saw what McCaffery can do first hand. And it scares me. He's only going to get better this year, too.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "I'm not sold on the rest of the team, but Fournette should be enough to get these guys into the top 15 at the worst. Go get 'em, Tigers." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "They lose 20(?) starters, but if anyone not named Bama can reload, its OSU.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "I'm really not sold on FSU - I know they'll be good but not top 10 good. Dalvin Cook is fantastic, but the question mark at QB scares me. That being said, everyone else has them as a top-5 team, and I generally think wisdom of the crowd is a good idea." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Possibly the unluckiest team in the nation last year (Nebraska might disagree), these guys return a ton of talent. Harbaugh is also a top tier coach, which can't be understated. Can't wait for when they clash with undefeated Iowa." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Its the preseason poll, and I want to be optimistic about these guys. I think they have the firepower to beat OU. If nothing else, we'll find out a lot about these guys after week 1.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "LJ Scott is legit, and MSU is somehow underrated again. They do have a very tough schedule, but they have the talent at the top-10 coach to make them an elite team this year." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "Their defense should be extremely good, and their offense has a good chance to be elite as well. That was about as generic as commentary gets but without games to base it off of, we're all just guessing." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "In terms of talent, they're top 10 easily. But year after year Tennessee underwhelms, so I'm hesitantly optimistic about these guys.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "It's all about potential here. I've consistently put teams that showed me last year over teams that didn't, but there's too much talent here to drop them too much further." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "So much talent. They might not end up this high at the end of the season, but that'll be more reflective of their schedule than their skill." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "I think their defense improves, and no one has a problem with their offense. They started to show their true colors (green?) at the end of last season, and I think they'll continue to carry that into next season." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Lamar Jackson is good, and they don't have any resounding weaknesses. They'll be tested early against Houston, so we'll see what they're made of." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Homer pick? Maybe. But this defense is terrifyingly good. Desmond King is the best corner in the country, and on the other side Mabin is no slouch. If you want to run the ball, Jewell is an NFL-ready LB and Bazata and Johnson are solid on the line. On offense they've got a star QB in Beathard and several RBs and WRs who have shown flashes. If the O-line is as good as it can be, 11-1 or even 12-0 is very possible." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "I think this is the year Chris Peterson shows us why he did so well at TCU. They've got a lot of returning starters, let's see if they can put it all together." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "They've got a lot of returners on defense, and return a proven QB on O. The Pac-12 is stacked this year, but these guys could make a run for it." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "They bring back 17 starters. They're still the third dog in the big 12, but they could definitely surprise some people and make a run to the playoffs.I'd be shocked if they didn't end up ranked, even if they don't go much higher than 20." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "They did really well last year, and return 14 starters. They improved significantly on D last year, and I don't think that's temporary." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "They return a bunch of players from last year. While they weren't good last year, they also weren't terrible - they just weren't on anyone's radar. I think they manage to surprise people and jump back up to their lofty standards." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Now we get to the point where we rank teams I don't personally like but everyone else think highly of. They've got two injured RBs, a new coach, and a freshman QB.Granted, they'll likely rely on a very good defense, but I don't buy the hype." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Another team I think is heavily overrated. Their offensive line is a lot weaker, they've got an investigation looming over them, and their not gonna beat Bama again, are they?" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "Call it a dark horse pick, but they were the most unlucky team in the country last year and return a lot of starters. I don't believe in Tommy Armstrong, but I don't know who else to put at 25 (Florida, I guess)." } ] }, { "id": 13624, "username": "mickeyquicknumbers", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-25T00:59:33.364000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Returning starters? Questions about depth? who cares. Alabama has lapped the field so comically in the department of recruiting and developing personnel that they are the presumptive favorite until we have results on the field to suggest otherwise.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "When you know a team is the runaway obvious choice to have the best offense in the nation, you tend not want to drop them very far. Very real concerns rest in the secondary and the DE and make them look not quite as much an impending juggernaut as just a clear 2nd best team in the nation for now." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Has the hype train charged a little too far down the tracks? Not really, no. Somehow both the running game (4.6ypc between Smith & Johnson) and the passing game (not the receiving game, the passing game) are question marks for the time being, but Don Brown and his bevy of grown-ass men will be routinely smothering opponents into submission. Having very, very high confidence on one side of the ball and faith in the coaching acumen to develop the other side make Michigan & Clemson a ying-yang 2/3 selection for me." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Maybe a top-2 team in potentials per snap, IDK. Both the offense and the defense are riddled with small question marks, but the absence of large question marks, the awesome quantity of young talent, and the expected maturation of matured talent make them a fashionable pick to challenge for the title. The faith I have in Jimbo over Les Miles gives them the edge over the very similarly situated LSU.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "See FSU review. But in all seriousness, if Dave Aranda can close half of the gaping chasm between the collective defensive talent and collective defense play that held LSU back last year (I think he can) then LSU will be clear challengers for the playoffs. Also Fournette etc.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Oklahoma has all the octane you could want on offense between Mayfield, Perine/Mixon, and a deep receiving corps; and the defensive line should more than hold their own despite the departure of Tapper; but losing Zach Sanchez & a thorough gutting the LB group should maybe prove to be a collective step back for the Sooner's defense. I guess you could call that a reason to be worried, but I'm not too worried.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "After the top-6 I think rankings are a total crapshoot, so I'll go with TCU. Give me one of the three or four best coaches in college football right now, with a defense should see a *dramatic* return to historic form as the class of the Big-12. The offense is doing half of a total rebuild with no Docson, Boykin, Green, or any of the 3 all Big-12 offensive lineman they had last year; but there are plenty of experienced receiving and rushing options left, and I don't believe Kenny Hill's crucifixion at A&M was as much an act of his own doing as most people believe. Of all the teams I have ranked 7th or lower, TCU's problems appear to be the least problematic." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "I could not care less about the Huskies record last year in predicting their record for this year. Chris Peterson is an extraordinary coach. Washington will very likely have one of the 5-7 best defenses in the nation, and the offensive upside is extremely obvious with Myles Gaskin who should be one of the 3 best running backs in the Pac-12 as a sophomore, Jake Browning who played well as a freshman and is very \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1likely to make a leap becoming a sophomore, and four offensive lineman coming back. Line up those units and head coach against any team ranked 9th or lower and I think Washington comes out ahead.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Speaking of upside, have you seen what Lamar Jackson can do when things are clicking for him? The offense was volatile last year, but with every single skill player that had at least 20 yards of offense returning this year, I expect their consistency to go way way up. Defensively they were very solid last year, and with a trio of awesome linebackers, a quartet of high quality defensive backs, and one of the best defensive tackles in the ACC returning, I think the defense moves forward big-time as well.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "With Bob Shoop now manning the defense, and an abundance of high-quality starters returning, I expect this defense to move from being pretty good to borderline-elite. On offense, the experience alone makes me think this team will have consistency working in its favor, with fewer and fewer drives falling apart due to rookie mistakes at any level. Still I think questions remain for the Vols as Jalen Hurd had questionable efficiency and lackluster explosiveness, Dobbs looked worse than mediocre in his downfield passing game, and the Vols return only one receiver with more than 310 receiving yards; their lack of explosive offensive play may end up costing them several games this year.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "This feels like the correct holding place for a Notre Dame team that has at least one very good QB, one very good RB, and not a lot else known on offense. All three of the defensive position groups have moderate turnover to overcome; but collectively I think the high-quality recruiting and the quality rotational players stepping up can fill the gaps here.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "It's curious to see UNC consistently ranked as low as they are. I'm comfortable saying they won't take a step back this year. Marquise Williams was good, not great, making me mostly unafraid of what drop off in QB play will come with Mitch Trubisky taking over. Elijah Hood is a fantastic running back, the receiving group is deep, experienced and talented, and Tarheels could very well have the best offensive line in the ACC. The 2015 UNC defense was quite bad, but with the sheer quantity of returning starters and contributors I expect them to make a modest leap into mediocrity, which is more than enough to keep teams in check as the offense moves up and down the field on their opponents." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "In spite of the milquetoast coaching reputation of Clay Helton, USC has a good chance of improving enormously this year. Max Brown is now in his fourth year in the program, and should not do much to set the offense back much. Ronald Jones, JuJu, and 2-6th receivers on the depth chart who all return this year should provide the Trojans with some truly electric playmaking. An offensive line that was hard to love last year should make large strides towards more efficient play, as 4/5ths of them return.The massive gutting of the front seven WILL hurt the Trojans this season, but the secondary is both extremely talented and very experienced (all five defensive backs with at least 25 tackles in 2015 return, which should help limit opposing offenses from marching all over this group, and giving what could be an incredible offense a chance to win." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Most prognosticators will point to Urban Meyer & the recruiting success as a reason for the Buckeyes being ranked in the top-7 preseason; I see it more as a reason they should be in the top-15.I know Urban's system doesn't require nearly the understanding of complex football schemes some schools do, and that's going to help a lot, but there is literally not a single system that is immune to having mistakes, bad games or underdeveloped play from fresh starters; or one that doesn't benefit from having multi-year experience.I know how well Ohio State recruits (3rd nationally the last 3 years on average, behind FSU & Alabama and just barely in front of LSU), however returning SIX starters would be - by a significant margin - the fewest returning starters of any team in the top-10. After losing Ezekiel Elliot, Michael Thomas, Jalin Marshall, Braxton Miller, Nick Vannett, Taylor Decker, Chase Farris, Jacoby Boren, Joey Bosa, Adolphus Washington, Tommy Schutt, Joshua Perry, Darron Lee, Tyvis Powell, Vonn Bell AND Eli Apple; all the while facing a much tougher schedule, I think losing 2 more games than 2015 is reasonable.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "In conference with a crack-like addiction to passing, Oklahoma State actually has the QB to make the offense *better* and not simply *more*. The pass coverage the Cowboy's bring back can do a yeoman's work in making sure most of these conference games end up a shoot out in only one direction.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Chad Kelly and great group of young receivers will be the bread and butter of this team's hope. A run game that was not quite up to snuff in 2015 will have its problems exacerbated by a turnover of all 5 starters off last season's offensive line, even taking into consideration the experience last year's starters acquired with an epidemic of line injuries last year. The defensive line could be one of the 10 best in the nation, but the turnover at LB and loss of their two clear leaders in the secondary in Mike Hilton and Trae Elston will probably leave them vulnerable against opponent's passing games.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Last year's offense was fun! And it could be better! Josh Rosen led the NCAA in potentials per pass attempt; and I expect him to take a step forward as true freshman quarterbacks tend to do. Soso Jamabo may have been better than Paul Perkins last year, he was also a freshman. The offensive line loses three guys, and the WR group loses 4 of Rosen's top-5 targets, so there is some concern. Defensively the Bruins return everyone important save possibly their best player, Kenny Clark, but defense was the reason UCLA lost five games last year. Operating under the placholder assumption of \"moderate improvement for every returner\" as well as the return of Vanderdoes, UCLA *should* be looking at a rebound in 2016." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Here's a team that ended the season with a bit of a thud, but has lots of room for optimism with closer inspection. The Gators continue there total \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1overhaul from Muschamp's house of offensive horrors, and I expect this team to have some loosely formed identity ready forming a launching pad for 2017. New offensive lineman, new QB, new RB committee, new WR group; all of whom will be young and perhaps erratic, but should be a cause for optimism when compared to the Gators post-Grier output last year.Defensively Florida both loses a lot and returns a lot. Gone is human bowling ball Jonathan Bullard and an excellent edge rusher in Alex McCallister; returning are (by my count) five quality DLinemen who could still be one of the best groups in the nation. Gone is the excellent Antonio Morrison, back is Jarrad Davis and some talented albeit inexperienced guys behind him. Gone is first rounder Vernon Hargreaves, back is first rounder Teez Tabor. It's easy to see this being one of the 10 best defenses in the nation still, which can overcome a probably erratic offense and lead them to a 9-4 type finish." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "Wait Pittsburgh? Yes Pittsburgh! The Panthers now have a duo of excellent RB's in James Connor and Qadree Ollison to lean on, and the offensive line should be excellent with two all-ACC and four total starters returning (I have them in a 3-way tie for 2nd in the ACC with Clemson and FSU, and behind UNC). The passing game could leave something to be desire, but what team doesn't have issues at this stage of the rankings? \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Defensively they could be great, behind an awesome Ejuan Price they return their entire defensive line, four of the five talented LB's they mainly relied on, and a highly experienced secondary anchored by Jordan Whitehead and Avonte Maddox, two DB's I predict will be 2nd team All-ACC players. This group overall should make a huge leap this year and be the big reason the Panthers ugly-football their way to 9-3 type season." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Masked by the pretty looking 12 win season is a question is a concern about whether the Spartan's defense slipped out of perennial juggernaut territory with Narduzzi gone to Pitt. With the very obvious exception of Malik McDowell, Michigan State's DL has been completely gutted; the secondary returns most of its starters but they gave up a LOT of big passing plays. Altogether, I still expect this to be one of the 12-15 best defenses in the nation, but that may not be enough to overcome an offense that needs a major overhaul. Connor Cook is gone, his safety valve Aaron Burbridge is gone, and so is the 2nd most trust receiver from last year's team. Michigan State loses 3 linemen including two of the best linemen in the nation in Jack Allen and Jack Conklin. Experience returns at RB, but the ground game was lacking in both efficiency and explosive playmaking options. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1This offense felt just barely good enough to get the job done in just about every game last year against non-Indiana opponents; and it's been gutted of all of its best parts. I think real trouble abounds for this team's win total in 2016." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Christian McCaffrey had the best season of any player in college football last year, and he returns. Everything else... yikes. Gone is Kevin Hogan and his extremely underrated passing efficiency. Gone is the left side of the offensive line - the markedly better one, mind you. Last year Stanford had one of the five best offenses in the nation, this year I expect that number to be closer to 15th. \u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1That electric offense kept Stanford alive despite very real problems with their 2015 defense. The front seven looked quite average, and with the loss of Aziz Shittu, Brennan Scarlett, Blake Martinez, and Kevin Anderson it could downgrade to being a big weakness. The secondary isn't concerning at all, but I think teams will have a very real opportunity to move the ball on Stanford this year, and I don't trust their ability to move the ball on other teams quite as much.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "So much to love on this team. Quinton Flowers is a rich man's Josh Dobbs, and could be one of the best dual threat quarterbacks in the country this year. He's aided by an awesome Marlon Mack and the return of his top-5 receiving targets. USF should provide some truly wonderful and electric football this year.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1The Bulls are looking at big rebuild up front in year 2 of their switch to a 4-2-5 defense, and losing Eric Lee, James Hamilton and Demtrius Hill will take some time to overcome (and is the reason I didn't rank them higher), but a secondary that continually improved over the course of 2015 returns 12 of the 13 players that recorded a tackle last year, that kind of continuity gives them a lot to look forward to.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Georgia is ranked 23rd because ?????? They could very well win the East but we have no idea how they would do it looking at their preseason depth chart. Jacob Eason's good-case-scenario is a Josh Rosen type season, but starting a true freshman that didn't enroll early makes you wonder just how high the disaster upside is. Nick Chubb could be fantastic Nick Chubb of old and a rock for the offense to lean on as the passing game develops, or he could never be the same again recovering from his horrible injury. Brian Keblanow and Greg Pyke could anchor an offensive line that goes from being pretty good to pretty great, or John Theus' replacement could be lackluster, keeping them pretty good. A front seven that is completely overhauled could easily be better this year with Smart's defensive acument in play and the talent waiting in the wings, or it could simply be too inexperienced. Literally the only position group I think we can say anything about with certainty is that Georgia's secondary will be excellent, returning all four starters after a very productive 2015.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I think there are too many questions to have Georgia ranked in the teens, but too much talent to have them unranked, so here they sit.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "I feel very confident in saying that Houston's 12-1 season was aided by the hands of fate, and I feel pretty confident that Houston fans will want to burn me alive for saying that. With Greg Ward returning and a big group of his targets, the passing game should still be quite good - if not missing the excellent play of Demarcus Ayers. The running game, that will have start with a completely fresh RB group, will be aided by Greg Ward's fantastic scrambling threat.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Defensively a pretty good front 7 returns just about everyone and could transform into a pretty great front 7, but a secondary that often went high-risk and often got burned for it replaces 4 of its 5 starters; making the potential for being burned regularly much greater in 2016." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "in 2015 Oregon looked like a top-10 team with Vernon Adams and a top-50 team without him, highlight just how insanely important good QB play is in this system. This year they have no Vernon Adams, and are hoping for a Vernon Adams replica in Dakota Prukop. If he can split the difference between Adams and Lockie, that leaves them... 30th? Probably higher than that, actually, given Royce Freeman is now a year more experienced, and 6 of the 7 receivers who had at least 150 yards in 2015 return.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Defensively, Oregon wasn't just mediocre in 2015, they were downright bad. Like, 85th nationally and 54th among the 64 P5 teams bad. Their front 7 loses 3 of their four leaders in tackles on the DL, and their four leading tacklers from the LB; included in that group was the one great player on their defense - Deforest Buckner, a 1st round draft pick. There is some serious downside to Oregon's run defense and pass rush this year. The counterbalancing optimism lies in the secondary, where all 8 defensive backs who recorded at least 15 tackles returns. This is great news for an atrocious 2015 pass defense, as there is probably no place on the defense that experience matters more than in the secondary.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1With any kind of optimism for their QB play, and hopefulness that at least, the passing D moves from very bad to simply average or below average, there's plenty of reason to see Oregon able to outgun a lot of teams in 2016." } ] }, { "id": 13625, "username": "milesgmsu", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-22T15:51:24.195000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13626, "username": "mjurkiewicz", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-29T14:21:37.389000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13627, "username": "monkeymatt1836", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T23:24:11.141000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Nick Saban is our king, and we are all his peons. Having won 4 of the last 7 titles, including last year, Alabama is currently CFB's marquee program. Even though the Tide will be breaking in their 3 new QB in as many years, the offense should continue to roll under OC Lane Kiffin. The defense should be stout as well, and be able to reload any attrition to graduation and the NFL draft with a suitable 5 star recruit. The Tide will certainly be tested this year as they play USC, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Tennessee, and LSU away from Bryant-Denny Stadium. Until proven otherwise, Alabama should be penned in for a CFP spot come December 31.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Coming off a 14-1 season including an Orange Bowl win over Oklahoma Clemson should be poised to make another run at the CFB title. Despite losing a historic 9 players to the NFL draft, including 7 defenders, Clemson returns Heisman runner-up QB DeShaun Watson. Clemson should be favored in most of their match ups, but look for every team to take their best shot at the reigning ACC champs. Clemson's marquee match up of the season comes against Florida State in their house on October 29. Should Clemson come out on top, look for them to repeat as ACC champs, and potentially be playing in the CFP despite losing a portion of their defense.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Boomer Sooner. Bob Stoops is one of the most successful coaches in CFB, and his 2016 Sooners will be tested right out of the gate. Oklahoma opens the season playing Houston, followed up by a battle of heavy weights in Week 3 against Ohio State. The Oklahoma offense is loaded with talent, including stud QB Baker Mayfield. Oklahoma has arguably the most talented backfield in CFB which consists of Joe Mixon and Samaje Perine. While Oklahoma did lose some solid players to the NFL, such as CB Zack Sanchez and Eric Striker, Oklahoma's defense is usually one of the best in the Big 12. Oklahoma should be favorites to win the Big 12 again this year, but we will now shortly into the season if they are contenders for the CFP or pretenders.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Jimbo Fisher's Florida State's teams have been loaded with talent, and this year is no different. This years squad will be lead by stub RB Dalvin Cook, one of the best RBs in the NCAA. The biggest issue facing Fisher this season is the QB position. Florida State opens with Ole Miss and gets Clemson at Doak Walker this year. Should Florida State win both of those match ups, look for Jimo Fisher's Seminoles to be zeroed in on a playoff spot.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "The reigning Pac 12 and Rose Bowl champs open this year with a new QB. Long time QB Kevin Hogan has moved on to the NFL, and coach David Shaw needs to replace one of the Cardinal's most successful QB in their history. Luckily, stub RB and Heisman runner-up Christian McCaffrey returns and should be the focal point of the Cardinals offense. Unluckily, all of Stanford's big games are on the road this year. Stanford has to travel to LA (UCLA), Seattle, South Bend, and Eugene. If Stanford can be road warriors look for them to have another great year. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "This could be a make it or break it year for Les Miles after last year's fiasco. If LSU do not make a run for the CFP, he may be out of a job come January. The QB position has always plagued Les Miles during his tenure at LSU. If Miles can get his QB play sorted out, expect LSU to be contenders for not only the SEC crown, but the NCAA crown as well. LSU returns a ton of talent on both sides of the ball, including Leonard Fournette, who many consider to be the top RB in the country. Expect the Tigers to have their Nov 5 matchup with Alabama circled on their calendars after their performance last year. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Ohio State lost an astounding 14 players to the NFL draft in April. Having to replace so much talent could be an issue for the Buckeyes this season. However, Urban Meyer is 50-4 during his tenure in Columbus for a reason, so expect him to have his Buckeyes ready to play week in and out. Ohio State has a HUGE Week 3 matchup with Oklahoma in Norman. They also have to travel to Camp Randall, Beaver Stadium, and Spartan Stadium during Big Ten play. As always, expect everyone in the Big Ten to take their best shot at the Buckeyes, which could be a \"down year\" due to the high amount of attrition.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Notre Dame under Brian Kelly will once again have a crazy amount of talent on the field. The Irish have 2 very good QBs in DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire, and will have one of the best RB tandems in the country with Josh Adams and Tarean Folston. However, the Irish WR corp is perhaps the most green WR corp in the country. Expect the Irish to open the season favoring the run, and gradually passing the ball later in the season as the young WRs develop. There are a lot of question marks in the Irish secondary with the dismissal of starting FS Max Redfield. Look for Brian van Gorder's defense to struggle a little bit at times. The Irish have a favorable schedule and should make a run at an NYE6 Bowl Game. If they can contend for a CFP spot remains to be seen.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Harbaugh has been an extremely successful coach in both CFB and the NFL. Their biggest question mark is who is playing QB, but expect QB whisperer Harbaugh to have his man ready to go. Look for his Wolverines to be undefeated going into their Oct 29 match up with Michigan State in East Lansing. Due to their backloaded schedule, we may not know if Michigan is contenders or pretenders for the Big Ten title and CFP until later in the season, however. How Michigan plays on the road in East Lansing, Iowa City, and Columbus will determine how their season plays out.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Tennessee returns practically everyone from a talented team who went 9-4 last year. They simply could not finish games in the 4th quarter last year. If this years Tennessee squad can play a complete game, look for them to compete for the SEC title and perhaps the CFP.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Never count out Mark Dantonio's Spartans. This has been said time and time again over the past few seasons. Dantonio is tasked with replacing QB Connor Cook, but should once again field a talented team. MSU faces ND under the lights in South Bend Week 3, which could be a litmus test to how they perform the rest of the season. In Big Ten play, the reigning Big Ten Champs get heavy hitters Michigan and Ohio State in East Lansing. Until shown otherwise, expect Mark Dantonio to have his Spartans ready to make yet another run at the Big Ten title.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Ole Miss's season could be over before it even starts. They open with Florida State, Wofford, Alabama, and Georgia. Despite losing stud players Laremy Tunsil and Laquon Treadwell to the NFL, the Rebels bring back stud QB Chad Kelly. Hugh Freeze's squad will have to overcome a brutal start to repeat last years success.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Will Kirk Ferentz be able to live up to this years expectations, or will his Hawkeye squad once again disappoint a very passionate fanbase? Iowa returns almost their entire roster from one of their best seasons in history. They will be lead by arguably the best QB in the Big Ten, CJ Beathard. The defense will be anchored by Jim Thorpe winner CB Desmond King, and stud LB Josey Jewell. While they won't be 12-0 like last year, if all goes according to plan don't be surprised if the Hawkeyes are 9-0 or 8-1 going into their Nov 12 match up with Michigan under the lights in Iowa City. Iowa should be able to win the Big Ten West again and secure a trip to Indianapolis, but after seasons like 2010 Hawkeye fans know to keep their expectations for Kirk Ferentz lead teams tempered.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "Gary Patterson is one of the longest tenured head coaches in CFB for a reason. After back to back double digit win seasons expectations are soaring in Fort Worth. However, Patterson has to replace stud QB Trevone Boykin, which is not a guy you can simply replace. If TCU gets QB play sorted out, look for them to once again contend for the Big 12 title.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "After a debut 12-1 season, I'm sure some Cougar fans will be voting for Tom Herman to become Mayor of Houston next time the office is up for election. Houston opens up with Oklahoma Week 1, and beyond facing Louisville in Week 12 there is not much on the schedule there due to Houston being in the AAC. Frankly speaking, Houston needs to go undefeated and have a lot of help in order to make the CFP with their schedule. That doesn't mean they can't make it to an NYE6 Bowl like last year, however. If Herman can have a repeat performance of last year, don't be surprised if he doesn't stick around Houston too much longer.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "UCLA open their schedule at Texas A&M, at BYU, and Stanford at home within the first month, which will be a good litmus test to how the Bruins, lead by sophomore QB Josh Rosen, will perform this year. If they can top Stanford and take out USC towards the end of the season, expect UCLA to be playing in the PAC 12 title game. Easier said than done however.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "This could be a big season for Bobby Petrino's Cardinals. They won 8 of their last 10 games last season. Having Florida State at home helps, but they will have to play both Clemson and Houston on the road. Dynamic Sophomore QB Lamar Jackson could become a big time name in CFB this year. Don't be surprised if Louisville is the ACC's third best team behind Clemson and FSU. If they can pull off an upset, or two, they could earn themselves a trip to the ACC title game.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Will Kirby Smart maintain or lose control of Georgia? The first time HC is tasked with sorting a QB situation off the bat. Does he go with Senior Greyson Lambert, who had a good but not great 2015, or does he go with Freshman Jacob Eason who looks to be UGA's QB of the future? Despite having stud HB Nick Chubb, expect Georgia to have an adjustment year under Kirby Smart. I wouldn't bank on them contending for the SEC title just yet.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "USC perhaps has finally found stability at the HC spot with newly minted Clay Helton, who has been a coach for Southern Cal since 2010. USC opens their season with Alabama, and faces Stanford shortly after in Week 3. They close the season with Oregon, @ Washington, @ UCLA, and Notre Dame. That would be a tough stretch for many teams. This could be a year of adjustments for Coach Helton, and not the return to glory the Trojan faithful are salivating for.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Chris Peterson is one of the best coaches in the business, and is entering year 3 in Seattle.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1If there is one word to describe the Huskies offseason it would be hype. The Huskies are poised to have their best season in a long time. Can this be the year they finally manage to beat Oregon? If they can rack up the wins on the field their ranking will go up from 20, but they need to prove it on the field first.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Mike Gundy is a man, and he is 49. Gundy is entering his 11th season with the Cowboys, and is looking for his 5th double digit win season in 7 years. The Cowboys get Texas, WVU, and Texas Tech at home, but end the season with Bedlam in Norman. Look for Oklahoma State to have another solid season under Gundy.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "Following up an 11-3 season with a berth in the ACC title game is going to be hard for Larry Fedora's Tar Heels to top. UNC likely won't repeat an 8-0 record in the ACC. Look for them to probably have an average year, especially due to the fact they lost QB Marquise Williams.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Oregon could be at a turning point in the program going into Helfrich's 4th year. These are no longer Chip Kelly's guys, Helfrichs fingerprints are firmly on the pgroam. The pressure is on in Eugene to reclaim in the PAC 12 after a 9-4 season, the Ducks first year in the post-Mariota era. The offense should be the speedy offense it always is, but the defense simply needs to be better. The 2015 Oregon defense was the worst unit in Duck history. If the Ducks don't contend for the PAC 12 title, the Duck faithful will not be pleased.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Welcome to town, Mark Richt. The first year for the Canes under Richt could be solid, or it could be tumultuous. The pass attack and defense should be some of the best in the ACC, but the run attack and run defense might be some of the worst. I wouldn't expect too much out of Miami this year, despite having NFL prospect Brad Kaaya at the helm of the offense. Programs do not get turned around in 1 offseason.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "The Pitt Panthers are on the rise as a program. Panthers fans are hoping their 2nd year man Pat Narduzzi doesn't bolt on them like a plethora of coaches have in previous years. Their run game this year should be potent with the return of James Conner and the emergence of Qadree Ollison. Seeing as how Narduzzi is a defensive master, the defense should be solid. If it wasn't for the tough schedule, Pitt might be sniffing 9-10 wins. They might be better as a whole this year, but their record may not reflect it.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" } ] }, { "id": 13628, "username": "monotonemr", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T18:45:53.726000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13630, "username": "Mr_Metagross", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-22T20:23:31.222000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "This should have been..." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 59, "handle": "missouri", "name": "Missouri Tigers" }, "rationale": "the 2007 national championship" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 17, "handle": "kansas", "name": "Kansas Jayhawks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 16, "handle": "iowastate", "name": "Iowa State Cyclones" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 14, "handle": "wakeforest", "name": "Wake Forest Demon Deacons" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 89, "handle": "olddominion", "name": "Old Dominion Monarchs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 101, "handle": "easternmichigan", "name": "Eastern Michigan Eagles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 39, "handle": "arizona", "name": "Arizona Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 129, "handle": "troy", "name": "Troy Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 11, "handle": "syracuse", "name": "Syracuse Orange" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 112, "handle": "hawaii", "name": "Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 25, "handle": "illinois", "name": "Illinois Fighting Illini" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13629, "username": "MrDoctorSmartyPants", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": 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Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 52, "handle": "arkansas", "name": "Arkansas Razorbacks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13631, "username": "MrTheSpork", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-30T05:05:24.684000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Very, very hard to pick against the Crimson Tide, they've essentially got a pole position for a third consecutive CFP slot and possibly back-to-back championships. The biggest concern is the QB, which has been parroted everywhere, and that could prove problematic against USC in the season opener. Until then, I don't see a reason to move them down at all." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Last year's runner-up rolled through the ACC and, outside of Florida State and possibly a surging Louisville, looks poised to do the same thing again. Deshaun Watson is an absolute monster of a QB and the offensive backfield loses just a few pieces from last year, meaning that side of the ball may actually improve, provided the OL stays healthy. The defense may regress slightly, especially against heavy passing attacks, but, like the team in the top slot, it's hard to bet against the Tigers." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "There's a bit of a trend in these rankings, which'll get broken after the third CFP team from last year. Then again, these are the teams that get the biggest benefit of the doubt after being good every year.Like Clemson, OU's QB Baker Mayfield basically is the foundation for an exceptional offensive attack; with Perine and Mixon also returning, the Sooner's offense is as flexible as it is powerful. Defensively, the LB corp is depleted, but a solid line and secondary beyond that should make up, at least in part, for the holes created by five major departures. Once again the favorite for the Big 12, Oklahoma has to avoid falling into the Texas trap, but an early-season matchup with a totally inscrutable Ohio State might be the most important game this season. That is, of course, assuming Houston comes up short two weeks prior." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "The first team not a 2015 CFP competitor is -- you guessed it -- an SEC team.LSU has a few important games -- an early-season \"neutral\" matchup against Wisconsin, a trip to play always-confusing Arkansas, a potential top-ten matchup against Florida -- but not a single one would matter more than taking down #1 on this list for the first time since the rematch year. With Les Miles potentially coaching for his job, LSU might be in the best position they've had for five years to make a championship run, and that's going to be in large part on the back of Leonard Fournette. As with Watson and Mayfield, there's nothing I can say that's not been parroted frequently, he's an incredible back deserving heavy Heisman consideration. On offense, the chief concern is Brandon Harris's passing, but he should improve on what was just average play over last season. Defensively\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss 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50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13632, "username": "myghtymouse", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-29T16:19:03.491000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, 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I don't see the harm in them as a fun exercise to see where teams stand. However, these rankings won't be affecting my voting after week 1, 2 or 3, at which point I'll hope to have a good idea of where the teams really stand.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Lost some key players, but as long as they have Saban, the top ranking as retuning champs is warranted." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "A generally intact team after an incredible season.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Mayfield and Perine return. I expect this team to catch the same sort of lightning in a bottle, but this time not lose to Texas. A strong team all around, and for my money I bet they have a stronger team than last year." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Despite a disappointing season last year, they have all the pieces to succeed. The only question is their passing, but even without it, I think Fournette makes up a lot for their offensive shortcomings. I'm not totally sure their a top 4 team, but I'm taking a chance on them in the preseason." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Has some incredible players with great experience. I expect them to have an incredible season. In my mind it's a tossup right now between them and Clemson for the ACC title. Clemson gets the edge in the preseason, but both as great teams." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Lost an incredible amount of players. I honestly struggled on where to rank the Buckeyes... I think based on how much they've lost, they could turn out to be a 10-15 team, but ultimately they have Meyer who always seems to get them ready, so I put them right here. I wouldn't be surprised if they turn out to be a top 5 team, but fully expect them to drop a bit." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "McAffrey. I doubt he or the team will have as great a year as last year, but I think they will be the best team in the Pac-12 this year...at least they should be." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Tennessee or Michigan? Tough call. I see them as essentially identical teams. Great seasons last year, ton of returning starters, incredible momentum going into this year. I put Tennessee ahead just because of their play against CFP teams last year, their experience returning, and their defensive pickups this offseason. They improve on defense, which proved to be problematic last year in big games, while maintaining their strengths on offense. I put them slightly ahead of Michigan." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "See reasoning for Tennessee. Both are incredible teams, but I give the edge to Tennessee simply due to their experience in big games and the offseason improvements they made on defense." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Ole Miss is a bit of a conundrum for me. I see a lot of good on their team (mostly Kelly and their receivers), but the offense is a bit too one dimensional for my tastes. Without a premier runner, I think SEC defenses are going to get to Kelly and either injure him or make him rush a few too many passes. I expect Kelly and the offense to be good, even terrific, but not as good as last season." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "TCU had a disappointing season at the end last year, but still a great year, and their performance in an incredible bowl game with a backup QB shows that even when problems arise, they can roll with the punches. Patterson has that team ready for just about anything, but I'm not yet convinced they are a top 10 team...right now." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "I honestly don't know too much about the offseason moves the Cougs made this year. If I knew more, I might put them into the top 10, but I think in the preseason they are a respectable middle of the road team. Herman is an incredible coach who seems to get the most out of his guys. I expect them to have another good season, but likely not as good as last year. Would love to be wrong about that though." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "With Smart, I doubt they skip a beat on defense, and their defense was respectable last year. I think their offense can be really good, but with both RBs coming off tough injuries, I won't put them too high just yet. If their offense is good, I think they can be a top 10 team, but right now I think the injury questions are too big to put them that high right now." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "A great season last year and I expect Ferentz to have them ready again. I doubt it will be quite as good a season as last year, but no one expected that season last year. I think their season earns them a top 15 spot in the preseason at the very least." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "In my mind, the Pac-12 is Stanford's to lose, but this year's Stanford is not last year's. I expect UCLA to make some noise as they seem to always do. However, they seem to play poorly early on (see Virginia from a few years ago). Mora is a great coach, but I've yet to see him instill real discipline in his teams early on in the season or get the best play out of them early on. He always seems to right the ship, though. If he can get them on fire early, I think they can carry that momentum into their conference games and take the conference title, or at the very least their division. I don't expect them to make the CFP, though." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Ouch. They took quite a beating at the hands of Bama. I maintained that they were not nearly as good as their ranking would suggest going into the CFP. I didn't think the better team won in their game against Iowa. Iowa played them down to the wire. Their team was rather mediocre in all phases when it really counted. They hardly beat OSU, Iowa, and Michigan. I don't think they'll be nearly as good as last year, and I didn't think they were all that magnificent then..." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "A new coaching staff is normally a sign of a hard season. I expect that to hold true this year, and I doubt they make the conference title game. However, it's USC. They are very talented. That said, it's a tough schedule ahead. Right now, given the changes, I have them right on the edge of top 20, but I am not even sure they maintain top 25 throughout the season." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Steady improvement seems to be the name of the game at Louisville back under Petrino. Their improvement has been slow and calculated. I expect them to be much improved over last season, but I doubt they compete for the ACC. I think they are one or two seasons away from that point. I think this is another learning/improvement season, so I have them on the edge of the top 20." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "OSU played some incredible ball last season. Their offense can just tear people up. I see a lot missing from a \"complete\" team, though. They're no Oklahoma. Another good season, without a doubt, but I'm not so sure they'll beat OU or take the conference." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "An incredible season last year in which they caught lightning in a bottle and played just amazingly at the right times. That won't happen again. They will be good--but I don't think they can maintain that incredible play in all the big games. They should have dropped a game or two last season, but pulled it out. I don't expect them to get the same breaks this season, especially when FSU appears to be back. It's FSU and Clemson in control of the ACC. I think UNC had its chance last year and missed out. They're a top team, but not one of the best." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Talk about hype out of nowhere. I must admit I'm not all that aware of the moves they've made this past year, but I can't ignore the hype surrounding the program. It's not Michigan or Tennessee levels of hype, but it's there and it's hard to ignore. I'm buying into it since they are getting some national attention and by all accounts their defense should be able to make a difference in a few conference games, but I'm not yet convinced they are a top 20 team. Potentially close, but I'd like to see them earn their way in." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "I think A&M will really surprise people. Their defense will be improved. Chavis has settled in and with Garrett you'll see a more aggressive style of play. The real question is their offense. With an incredible receiver, they just need to get good QB play out of Knight and they'll be set. In my mind, it all depends on Knight. The problem is that I'm not convinced of Mazzone or Sumlin's ability yet of getting Knight ready to play in the SEC West against those defenses. Sumlin has been clouded with QB drama...and I think this situation is ripe for more. I think they are overall a good team and can be great, but only if the pieces fall into place." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Maybe it's the UT homer in me, but I just don't buy into Florida, and I didn't last season. With McElwain at the helm, you expect an incredible offense, but they could hardly muster a mediocre offense after Grier was suspended. Grier was everything for that team, and without them you saw the team's true colors. McElwain, a supposed offensive genius couldn't prepare Harris, so I'm not convinced of what he will do with Del Rio. Without great QB play, the Florida offense will not be too much to behold yet again. However, the defense continually made up for their shortcomings last season. I expect the defense to do that again. They're a good team, but I think they can easily and quickly prove that they aren't a top 25 team. I've got them right on the cusp." } ] }, { "id": 13635, "username": "NatecUDF", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-29T15:31:18.304000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": 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It'll be gone ere long.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13671, "username": "sirgippy", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-29T17:17:31.271000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Hand-adjusted prediction based upon national title likelihood. 5dimes Live Lines (http://www.5dimes.eu/livelines/livelines.aspx) used as reference.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Even with the difficulty that repeating a title game berth represents, I think Alabama and Clemson are the best situated to make it to the playoffs and win." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "I'm relatively up on FSU. Unlike Michigan, I think FSU has the tools needed to make the playoff and potentially win it." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Like ok, sure, this is a bit up there for a team who hasn't won ten games in almost a decade. But what else are you going to do? They're well positioned this year if everything clicks. I wouldn't be shocked by another year of 8-4, but their ceiling seems to warrant them being up here." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "I've got Ohio State down here because I think it's likely Oklahoma comes out on top against them and I'm not sure they've got it in them this year to be the wrecking ball they'd need to be to get back into the playoffs. They'd almost certainly need to run the table, and I just think it's unlikely they'll repeat the magic of the 2014 season." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Georgia has always had the tools, just never made over the hump. I'm a teensy bit higher on them than most likely because I always thought Richt underachieved his recruiting a bit and they could potentially get a first year new head coach bump. I'm not saying they will, but the possibility of it leaves me slightly higher on UGA." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Since I'm rating odds of *winning* the national title, not just making a playoff berth, Michigan falls down here. I think there's a very good chance they make the playoffs this year, but I don't think they'll fare well when/if they do." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "I'm in on Washington. Maybe faith in Peterson will turn out to be unfounded, but the signs are all there." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Maybe I'm being overly skeptical, but I don't trust the post-Kelly Oregon regime as much as others seem to. Last year's QB saga combined with their awful defense doesn't instill confidence. I'll revise my tune here if they come out strong, but otherwise I'm not willing to give the vote of confidence." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "The LA schools have been in a rut of perennial underachieving and so I'm a tad bit low on them. I don't really expect much to change under Helton aside from maybe a little bit of added stability." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "I don't get their preseason ranking this year. Like, I think they'll be fine, but why are they being ranked like they're going to be even better than ever? " }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "Call me a homer if you must, but this really isn't that much of a stretch." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "I don't quite understand the Louisville hype, or at least not to the extent they seem to get. I do have them alone in a the ACC's second tier, but that's not saying much." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13672, "username": "SmokingCricket", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2016-08-29T14:50:39.582000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Historically I have used Ken Massey's Comparison Poll as the basis for my poll, with human movements for undefeated teams and certain outliers that some computers love or hate. However, this comparison usually only works after most conferences begin play around Week 4 or 5. To rectify this I usually start with a Preseason Poll and then rank teams in the early season entirely based on undefeated status and Preseason status, and when I get fewer than 25 undefeated teams the Comparison Poll teams begin to be added in at the bottom.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1In addition, as defending champion Alabama will remain #1 regardless of comparison rank until they suffer a loss.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I promote undefeated teams to the top because I fundamentally believe that no matter who you play, going undefeated is a hard thing to do and it should be rewarded. I sometimes vote for an FCS Team at #25, but otherwise there are no other\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1surprises\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1in the\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1poll.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 52, "handle": "arkansas", "name": "Arkansas Razorbacks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 184, "handle": "northdakotastate", "name": "North Dakota State Bison" }, "rationale": "Wisconsin would have been ranked #25 had I not given a nod to the 5-time defending FCS champion Bison here (even though they needed OT to beat Charleston Southern last week)." } ] }, { "id": 13673, "username": "snwidget", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-28T20:45:34.906000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13674, "username": "solo_22", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-24T18:48:55.975000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "The preseason poll is not super important. The first week of football will hopefully clarify the quality of teams.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Bubble Teams (barely missed the cut): Oregon, Auburn, Miami", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "The king keeps his throne until he shows a weakness. Some backfield uncertainty but I'm sure the machine will be ready to tear the souls from people who worship Chaos." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "I'm high on Houston. Keeping it close or beating a very talented Oklahoma team will tell me where they really stand." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "(pls upset Bama pls)" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "They might still be good this year after their, um, tumultuous offseason. Wait and see how much Art Briles' departure affects the team." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13675, "username": "SpeedxKills", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2016-08-30T14:59:25.065000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "PRESEASON = Part previous season final rankings. Part amount returning experience. Part combined recruiting rankings for the past 4 years (emphasis on '13/'14 recruiting classes that are upperclassmen). Returning a QB helps, coaching staff/offseason player turnover doesn't.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Nothing needs to be said here except, see \"y'all\" Sept. 3rd!!!" }, { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Uh... seriously?" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Combine a team returning the most experience in the nation (#1 SB Nation returning experience rank) with arguably one of the top 5 most talented rosters in the nation (#3 in the 2016 247sports team talent composite) has LSU make a big jump in my top 25 poll from where they were at last year.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Despite a strong 2015 season, the Buckeyes take a big hit in returning experience (ranked 127th in returning experience for 2016 by SB Nation). That being said, as one of the top recruiting programs in recent years, despite it the talent should be there to reload in 2016 (#4 in the 2016 247sports talent composite)." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Who needs an experienced QB? Not Stanford. #WildCaff" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Will 2016 finally be their year? A combination of one of the most talented rosters in the nation (#9 in 2016 247 talent composite) and one of the most experience teams in the nation (#11 in most returning experience by SB Nation) suggests 2016 just might be there year they deliver on the preseason hype.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "FSU may be lower here than in some other polls. Finishing 15th in the 2015 preseason poll and returning one the lesser experienced rosters among P5 teams (#91 in returning experience by SB Nation) hurts them here.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Notre Dame drops slight in my polls because of offseason distractions and player suspensions/dismissals. Still one of the most talented teams in the nation (#13 in the 247sports team composite) more question marks linger than initially did finishing the 2015 season.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "USC projects high in my poll because of raw talent. USC ranks #2 in the 2016 247sports talent composite, only behind Alabama. Many previously young, inexperienced players should just be coming into their own led by the '15 class (#1 by 247sports team composite) and '14 classes (#10 247sports team composite). Some may see this as an inflated homer pick with the program surrounded by questions of coaching instability and the nation's toughest schedule. But objectively USC has one of the most talented rosters in the nation and a preseason coaches poll rank of #17 suggests this isn't a drastic overvaluation. If my poll were a projection of the final rankings USC would be lower because of schedule, however it's not.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "I like Georgia this year a lot, a whole lot. I probably could've put them even higher. A strong finish in 2015 and one of the most talented returning rosters in the nation does it for me. Add on top of that Georgia has killed it in recruiting the last few years. Ranked #6 in the 2016 247sports talent composite, the Bulldogs have the NFL talent to play with anyone. Will this be the year they finally breakthrough? We will see. A lot will be riding on the shoulders of Jacob Eason the #1 QB incoming QB recruit in this class. It's a tall task, but if he lives up to the hype I wouldn't be surprised to see them win the division and finish top 10.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Florida is projected into my top 25 because of their #25 rank in the final CFB Poll as well as their raw talent. Florida ranked #16 in the 2016 247 team composite rankings. Perhaps, even more important their #9 ranked '13 recruiting class and #9 ranked '14 recruiting class should just be maturing into the leaders of their team. Timing and talent are why Florida makes this top 25 poll, where others may have left them out.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "I'm not seeing a lot of Texas A&M in top 25 polls. That being said, what should be one of the most talented rosters in the nation pulls them into my top 25. Ranked #11 in the 2016 247 talent composite, Texas A&M has NFL talent despite a shaky 2015 season that left them outside the top 25 polls.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "Auburn is projected into my top 25 because of their raw talent. Ranked #10 in the 2016 247sports talent composite, they should have one of the most talented teams in the country with talent that should just be coming into their own. Led by the #10 ranked '13 recruiting class and the #6 '14 ranked recruiting class, their talent should just be maturing in 2016-2017. Many won't have them in a top 25, but talent trumps all for me. Auburn sneaks in.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" } ] }, { "id": 13676, "username": "spsellers", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-30T14:43:55.658000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 52, "handle": "arkansas", "name": "Arkansas Razorbacks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13677, "username": "ssnider23", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-23T00:43:21.286000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "For my preseason poll, I will be going mainly off the percentage of returning offense and defense by production, while recruiting rankings will play a minor role as well. Recruiting rankings are found on 247sports.My polls in the future will tend to favor teams with a stronger defense than offense since I believe that having a strong and consistent defense is better than having a strong and consistent offense. I will detail my exact approach around week 3 or 4 when there are more solid statistics for this year, and I will move toward a hybrid poll instead of just human.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "They won the Championship, had a good offseason getting the #1 recruiting class, and continue to bring up talent just like Alabama always does." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Clemson returned about 90% of their offense, which proved to be an excellent system led by Watson. I think they will stay in the Top 5 for most, if not the whole season. It all comes down to the FSU game for me." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "I'm riding high on LSU. They had the 3rd best recruiting class with damn near everyone coming back for both sides of the ball. If Fournette returns to pre-Alabama form, this team will make a serious run at the CFP." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "While Oklahoma had a poor recruiting class for this season, they returned about 70% of both their offense and defense, and Baker Mayfield is my \"dark horse\" to win the Heisman." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "This one was tough for me. I originally had Florida State above the Sooners, but losing Jalen Ramsay is a big hit. The defense for FSU will have to step up and win big time games (Clemson) if they want to move up my poll, or Dalvin Cook will have to explode for big time games. I'd like to see either one, to be honest." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "While Stanford did lose about 70% of their offense, they still have McCaffrey. He's pretty good. They kept most of their defense as well, and are poised to become the Pac-12 champions if they stay on track for the season." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "I'm a firm believer in JT Garrett leading the OSU offense. While OSU did lose most of their offense and defense, I feel that the Buckeyes will prove a lot of doubters wrong because the remainder of the roster is still very talented." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Tennessee returned about 80% of their roster that won 9 games and lost by 5 to Alabama, lost in OT to Oklahoma, and 2 other conference opponents in close games. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1It's fair to say that I'm on the hype train, and they also had a fair recruitment class." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "With the 5th best recruiting class, they kept most of their team and are in year 2 of the Harbaugh Era. I think they'll keep going up, but they need to prove it this year to keep moving up." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "It was really hard for me to put them at number 10, especially after dismissing the senior safety due to his arrest. While the Irish lost two of my favorite players (Day and Fuller), they returned most of their offense and both QBs. Their defense will be a huge question mark, so it will be up to the underclassmen to step up." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "While winning 10 games last year, getting three 5 star recruits, and returning 75% of their offense. This team has the most potential on paper, they just need to prove it. Watch for them to move up my poll this season." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Tom Herman returns most of the Houston Offense that lost 1 game last year, and will have more high-profile opponents on their schedule this year. Look for Houston to shock some more casual fans early this season if they can pull off some big wins.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Sparty only returned about a quarter of the offense, so it makes sense why they are last out of last year's CFP teams. They had a fair recruiting class, but it doesn't compare to their rivals' Michigan and Ohio State's. While they could prove me wrong, I think they will hover between 10 and 20 on my list and the AP for most of the year." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "UCLA had a good recruiting class for this upcoming season, recruiting a 5 star OLB who was #11 overall in the country. They returned about 90% of their defense and much of their offense. They are a clear #2 in the Pac12 for me, even though they had only won 8 games last year." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Georgia returned about 75% of their offense and defense, and added 3 5-star recruits.They won 10 games last year, and will likely increase that total this year. A stacked SEC could derail those hopes, though." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "Iowa returned about 75% of both their offense and defense. They won 12 games last year, yet failed to get even one 4 star recruit. They will regress this year, but they could still manage to make a run for the B1G Title.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "TCU lost about 70% of their offensive production and kept much of their defense. They had a poor recruiting class at #22, and lost Josh Doctson. While the Big XII is weaker this year with Baylor likely falling out of the picture, TCU could certainly still make a run for the CFP." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Louisville returned essentially their whole starting roster, and can certainly build on their win total from last year. They have a very extreme schedule with big games against Clemson, FSU, and Houston, but many weaker games against lower ACC opponents. They will have their chance to move up in my poll." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "North Carolina plays Georgia, Florida State, and Miami this year in bigger games. Aside from that, they have no major competition this year and had a poor recruiting class. However, they did return almost 80% of their defense. They will have to fill about half of their offense though, which could end up losing them games against those bigger opponents that score at their own will." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "This is the hype train I refuse to get on. While they did return most of their production from last year, they only won 2 decent games (USC & Wazzu) and lost some games they should not have lost (Boise St & ASU). They were #29 in recruiting rankings, and can hopefully not become a victim of #Pac12AfterDark this year." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Oklahoma State returned about 80% and 70% of their offense and defense, respectively. They save the best opponents for last as is custom with the Big XII, and have potential to build on their 10 wins from last year. The last game of the year vs. Oklahoma could prove to be the game deciding the Big XII" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "While they did not return much of their offense, they returned 80% of their defense and were fairly unlucky last year. Their recruiting rankings were poor, however they could make a run built on their defense (which is just weird to think about)." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Miami returned a high amount of production on both sides of the ball and are definitely in the mix to make the ACC interesting.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Florida returned about 60% on both sides of the ball but had a decent recruiting class. They get the nod at 25 this week, and can move up if they go on a tear this year." } ] }, { "id": 13678, "username": "stephenbawesome", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T18:43:45.227000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 52, "handle": "arkansas", "name": "Arkansas Razorbacks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13679, "username": "Stockz", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-26T01:33:33.667000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13680, "username": "sunburn_on_the_brain", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-27T19:29:07.426000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "It's preseason, so it's a crapshoot.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Teams I'm not so high on:\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Baylor.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 I don't think they're a 4-8 team, but I don't think they're top 25.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Oregon.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Seriously, they can't develop a quarterback from their recruiting classes?\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Arizona State. New line, new QB (no one on their roster has thrown a pass in college, and Wilkins has only a few snaps.)\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 and their secondary shows not much hope for improvement.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They'll live and die on their running game with Richard and Ballage (they're beasts, though.)\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Utah.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 I just don't feel they've got top 25 in them this year.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Bowl team, likely, but not a high one.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Ole Miss.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They've lost some key guys and they've got a big cloud over them\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Teams I'm higher on than others:\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Texas Tech.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They need to improve on defense , but they've got a LOT of firepower.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 If they find some playmakers on D they may run some good teams off the field.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Nebraska.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 I have them in my rankings.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Riley can get a lot out of what he has to work with. Again, they just have to finish games. BYU.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They're loaded at QB and they're always a physical team.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They have got a BRUTAL schedule so their record may not reflect how good they are.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 And of course (call me a homer, I don't care) Arizona. Their defense should be a good chunk better than last year. If they're just a few points better on defense this year and the offense stays healthy, they could win 10. Even with the injuries on offense they put up 37 ppg last year. The defensive injuries last year were just ridiculous, and this year they'll have a more aggressive scheme.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They even have a bye week this year!", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Defending champion (and to me that's an automatic #1 ranking until you lose, that's a privilege that comes with winning the title) and they're just loaded." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "They didn't lose much and they still have the playmakers.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 If they get past FSU, sky's the limit." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Another loaded team.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They've got the ability to run the ball with authority.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Talent + running game = high ceiling." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Harbaugh was a few points away from having this team in the playoff last year. Now he's had time to work with the roster and recruit." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Kelly has too much talent on this team and an embarrassment of riches at QB." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "I think they can win the Big 12, which isn't in my opinion as powerful a conference as some think (Baylor still being seen as top 25 kind of tilts the scales for a lot of people.)" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "These guys are a big favorite for a lot of people and I get why, but I think they've lost more than people think, especially on defense.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They'll struggle to keep Houston contained and then TCU will test them in a track meet.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 " }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Solid team, but they may have lost a bit much by losing a senior QB.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 I don't see them winning the B1G this year because they're going to be in a slugfest with too many good teams, and I think they're going to lose one too many games.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Still a possible Rose Bowl team, especially if Michigan makes the playoff." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Herman's got his pieces in place.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 If UH is going to have a signature year, this is their best chance." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "I would rank them higher but I don't know how much I trust Dobbs.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They could make a lot of noise this year, but they have to finish games." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Some people think they're a title contender.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Let's see how they do at QB first.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Fournette is a beast but he can only do so much.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Defense should be nails." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Mora's got too many good players to lose too many games this year... right?\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 This is an odd year in the South and they should be favored to win it." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "They return almost everyone and these guys showed flashes of brilliance last year.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 One of the biggest keys will be Browning's accuracy.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 " }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "They'll have their shot this year, and if they win the ACC they'll have earned it. I don't know how confident I am in this team, but Fedora has his classes in and he's a solid coach." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "They won ugly last year but they won - a lot.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 If they can get the offense clicking they could win the SEC East." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "I'm higher on this team than most.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Leach has been steadily building this roster and he's got a bunch of guys now who can run this offense the way he wants to.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 The question will be if the defense can get off the field against the more physical teams on their schedule." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "These guys should be fun to watch this year.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They're going to be good but they're going to give away a couple of games they shouldn't." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Meyer is an all-timer coach and he's got a loaded roster and has been recruiting like a mofo.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 But they lost so much to the draft.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 They could just as easily win the B1G as they could lose three games, so I'm playing wait-and-see." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Solid roster, and it feels like Gundy's had this team really close lately.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 A couple of breaks go their way, and Bedlam could be a huge game." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "They were a lot better than their record last year, but Riley needs to get these guys to finish games.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 " }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "New QB, and inexperience on the line.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 McCaffrey is a hell of a player but I don't know that he'll be enough. If they can't throw the ball they'll be in danger of losing 4-5." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Very solid roster - this is USC and recruits want to go their.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 But there's a new coach and new staff, a new QB, and they're going to lose 3-4 games most likely as they put everything together.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 I think they're going to be a force in the last third of the season." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "I... I just can't summon up the courage to talk to you kids about Iowa right now :)" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "I think Richt will get a lot out of the roster, and Kaaya as well.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 Enough to challenge for the ACC? No." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Strong has too much talent there to repeat the last two seasons.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 He inherited a really bad situation there but I think they win 8 this year." } ] }, { "id": 13681, "username": "swanky-k", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T19:13:47.994000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13682, "username": "swodaem2005", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-29T23:03:08.606000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "My poll type is human, informed by the best advanced metrics available and copious viewing of college football. Early polls and in particular the preseason poll will be more heavily influenced by aggregate statistical indicators (Bill C's S&P) but future polls will attempt to aggressively rank programs based on their in-season performance.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "The Alabama Crimson Tide are the returning national champions. They have significant question marks at Quarterback, Running Back, and the Offensive Line. Depth concerns are emerging along the defensive line and secondary. Still, minor cracks in their armor should not belie their not insignificant talent advantage over every other program. Until proven otherwise, the Crimson Tide should be considered the favorites." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "The Clemson Tigers return the most meaningful production of any team in the FBS. Namely, there is little doubt that Deshaun Watson is the most talented and productive returning player in the country not named Christian McCaffrey. Surrounding Watson is a criminally underrated core of offensive talent (Scott, Williams, Leggett, Renfrow, Gallman, Dye, Cain, etc.) that should ensure Clemson is among the most explosive offensive programs in the country again in 2016. On paper Clemson should cede some ground defensively given their need to develop defensive line and secondary production and depth on the fly this season. However, betting against the rebuild effort of the defensive staff at Clemson lead by Brent Venables was a mistake too many made last season. It should shock no one if Clemson is back in the CFP in 2017." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 52, "handle": "arkansas", "name": "Arkansas Razorbacks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13699, "username": "T-Thugs", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-29T14:52:28.349000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "I based this preseason poll entirely on who I think is the best team. I don't consider who I think will have good records because playing nobody is embarrassing and not something to be encouraged. Even though my vote means absolutely nothing to college football teams, that's how I would vote if I had a real vote and wish AP voters would vote that way.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I'll throw it out completely and start from scratch each week, evaluating who each team has played and beaten.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Defending champs. Still loaded. An opening weekend win over USC will keep the Tide on top or near the top." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "National Championship runners up, bring back lots of talent. Love the opener with Auburn.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Lost a lot of talent but Ohio State is like Alabama in the ability to just reload with new talent. Still have JT Barrett. Should be very good. I'll be dropping them pretty far after week 1 and they won't really have a chance to move back up until week 3 when they play Oklahoma.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Christian McCaffrey should have won the Heisman. I'm not sure if this team will take a step backwards, but having the best player on the field is always a good sign. We should know where Stanford stands pretty early on." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Week 1 vs. Ole Miss should tell us a lot about the Noles.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Offense should still be loaded. Defense may be a little shaky. Will either be top 5 or unranked after week 1 matchup with Texas.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Week 1 matchup with Houston is huge for the Sooners. Will tell us if this is a playoff caliber team." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Fournette is a freak and a scary man. Give the man the ball. Expecting LSU to roll Wisconsin in week 1.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "A win over Oklahoma in week 1 would have Houston sitting very high in my poll, possibly number 1.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "Week 1 game with Florida State should be a great game and could start some Chad Kelly heisman hype.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "Will drop in week 1, but could move back up by beating Arkansas in week 2. Hopefully can avoid the injury bug." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "I had a hard time ranking them above Michigan State, but MSU lost a lot more to the draft. Will drop and not move back up my poll for a long time because they don't play anybody and won't deserve to be ranked highly.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "MSU will hang out near the bottom of my top 25 until week 3 when they play at Notre Dame.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "A win over Alabama in week 1 would make the Trojans #1 overall in my book. I don't see that happening, though.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "I don't think the Hawkeyes will have quite as good of a season as last year. They also will not be high in my poll until later in the year because they don't really play good teams." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "A week 1 win over Georgia could show this team deserves to be ranked higher. Would jump them up quite a bit." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Love the week 1 matchup with UNC. A win would move them up quite a bit." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "I'm not completely sold on Tennessee yet. Unfortunately Virginia Tech isn't very good so I don't think we'll really know much about them until they hit SEC play.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Josh Rosen should be really good. Week 1 with Texas A&M will give us a better idea of what to expect this season." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "They had a down year last year, but they've been consistently good enough to expect wins.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Should be much improved, although they may still be 1 year away from being a true competitor. A win over Notre Dame in week 1 would jump them up in my poll.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Now I'm just guessing. They were solid last year.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Meh." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Kaaya is supposed to be a stud. I don't really buy into the hype yet but maybe Richt will have this team playing at a higher level.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Week 3 against Pitt is the first time we'll see anything really about the Cowboys." } ] }, { "id": 13683, "username": "tabelz", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-23T13:22:01.182000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "This is a preseason poll. Except DRASTIC changes from week-to-week early in the season. Based on quality of last season's teams, while also taking into account where I expect regression based on lost talent, and improvement based on growing talent and experience, plus recruitment. I will NOT take into account a team's strength of schedule for the upcoming season (sorry Washington, Michigan, you would both be higher)\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "You'd have to lose a lot to lose the top spot in my poll as champions. They lose some, but I expect them to reload. Might start shaky, expect that to wear off quick." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Everything about them is wonderful and I hate it." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "I expect big things and I think they will start right where they left off (good, not losing to Clemson I mean)" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "A sexy pick, I know, but Michigan's foundations last year will yield some fruit" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "The quarterback situation is dicey, but they have one of the best players doing everything else." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "The quarterback situation is REALLY dicey, but they have one of the best players running around on offense." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "A lack of skill position players is very concerning, but Freeze's high-level recruiting is yielding results. Expect to see a quality team that I think has a good chance of beating Florida State." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Lose a lot, recruit a lot. Ho hum.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "They have a lot that I like, but a lot that worries me. They have so much talent on paper to make the playoff, but I have reservations. I always will with UCLA." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Big losses, but Sparty is resilient. Sparty strong" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Gettin disrespekt. I will recognize real." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Overrated in other polls that take schedule too much into account. However, they have a literal human wrecking ball at running back" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Also overrated and the Dobbs hype is legitimately confounding" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "Losing talent, but consistently well-coached. I admit I'm not sure at all how the Frogs will do this season" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Even post-Fulmer Cup glory, the Irish look solid, but not great." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "I think some regression is obvious with this team, but Kirk will do what Kirk will do and they will win some scrappy games." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "A weird end to the season doesn't mean Utah won't be a solid season. I'm more taking into account their season last year than anything else, but I think a record around or slightly under their performance last season is a respectable, achievable goal." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Oregon's development over the long-run is very concerning, but they have so much talent it's impossible to keep them out of the the top 20 or so." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Another tough, confounding team to rank. I think they are slightly underrated by the AP. Florida's defense is world-class despite some lost talent. McElwain has had a year to recruit offensive talent to his strengths. I see an SEC East repeat unlikely, and the QB situation is just as poor, if not worse than Georgia's. 8-4 sounds reasonable as well. Don't ask me who wins the Cocktail Party.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "I have no idea what to do with Georgia and I will say nothing more. Ok I will say their defense and offense both have really great strengths and weird weaknesses and the QB situation is concerning despite the hype. I think it'll be an 8-4 year out of the Bulldogs when all's said and done but this poll takes into account last year's finish minus loss, plus additions. Georgia loses a few on defense, and needs to sort out offensive line, but healthy players and returning veterans in the secondary, at linebacker and elsewhere along the lines means Georgia will be a pretty decent team for Kirby Smart's first year." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "A sexy quarterback I hear? A dumpster fire of a defense, I remember." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "Who knows in a tough division if the Cougs repeat their secretly awesome year? I don't, but I respect them and their secret-decency." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Another sneaky team, that I can see sniping some games they shouldn't, but their last month or so has games in Manhattan, Fort Worth and Norman (not that home field means anything in Bedlam). I think they could be good, but I would not be shocked if they weren't" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "NO idea if they will be good this year with a lame head-coaching hire, but a talent loaded roster means they will stay here as division champs until they get a good old slaughtering Week 1." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "25 was tough. 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"texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "I feel very guilty for this pick, but I had to be honest with myself. Looking at it objectively, Patrick Mahomes returning with the #2 overall offense in the nation in 2015 plus increased defensive depth equates to 2-3 more wins in the regular season." } ] }, { "id": 13690, "username": "THECrew42", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-22T15:29:11.766000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13691, "username": "TheFlyingBoat", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-30T02:51:28.756000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "1-5:Alabama is a dominant team with depth that could start on a lot of teams. Alabama certainly has a tough schedule, probably one of the toughest in the league, and could stumble, but for now they are the team to beat. I expect Calvin Ridley and Minkah Fitzpatrick to be All-Americans skill position players and Robinson and Allen on the All-American lines when all is said and done. Alabama's defensive style combined with their punter JK Scott will give them unparalleled field position control, which will allow them to keep points off the board and give their offense an easier set of circumstances to work with as they try to break in a true freshman QB. With any other team I'd be skeptical, but Alabama seems to know how to make them work.Clemson has Deshaun Watson, the best QB in the game right now and Heisman frontrunner. Expect Clemson's powerful offense to rout most of their opponents. While Clemson's offense gets a lot of hype, don't undersell the Clemson defense, which is still a powerful force that will keep most of their schedule in check.Oklahoma. Can't say anything good about them, but here is sadly where they deserve. For now.Stanford has got to be the most underrated team in college football. Despite the potent triad of Rector, Love, and Heisman contender McCaffrey almost guaranteeing an easy transition for the new QB, especially considering the high quality of Stanford's line game many pundits and sportswriters seem to view Stanford as a low top 10 team instead of the playoff-caliber team they are. Stanford's defense is also potent, and their hire of Duane Akina a few years ago is likely to provide strong results this year in their DB game.Florida St returns a ton of talent and is going to be an incredibly scary team to deal with as Dalvin Cook enters his junior year and Derwin James enters his sophomore year. Roderick Johnson anchors what is sure to be a truly formidable OL that will open up a lot of pathways for Cook to exploit in his quest for the Heisman and Florida State's quest for the playoffs. For now, they are still on the outside looking in, at least according to me.6-10:LSU returns a lot of talent and Leonard Fournette will likely be hungry to make amends for being rendered silent in a couple big losses. A former Heisman lock lost his almost assured trophy following LSU's capitulation in front of a superior Alabama side. This year could Les Miles' chance to finally break the stranglehold that Alabama has on the SEC. But he probably won't.Notre Dame is a difficult team to place. At their best they are an incredibly potent team with a great history behind them that makes people prone to overrate them. Attempts to correct this leaves you with egg on your face as they blow out a team you corrected your intuition to put as a favorite. When you don't attempt to correct for it you end up with egg in your face as they disappoint. Such is life while evaluating Notre Dame. Nevertheless, at the start of the season, before the injury bug hits, Notre Dame seems to have all the tools necessary to dominate their opposition. Their OL and DL will be capable of pushing around many, but not all of the teams they face, and they have some great players in skill positions. The loss of Jaylon could spell danger, while their QB conundrum could either end awfully or provide Kelly with options that will make him the envy of the CFB world.Michigan State is a another oft-underestimated team. While they do lose their top QB in Connor Cook, their dominating line play demonstrated in the Big 10 CG and vs Ohio St suggest to me that Michigan State won't be taking nearly as big of a step back as people think they will.TCU will be the best they've been in a while this year, with a powerful defense and even more powerful offense as Kenny Trill goes live with great skill players and a fantastic line to support him. The defense in classic Gary Patterson fashion will be stifling and he seems to have found some fantastic clothing magic in the Alamo Bowl. Expect this wonderful juju to continue on to this year as TCU takes down some of the giants of College Football.Ohio State sent a lot of players to the draft and will likely be a stronger team by the end of the year. For now, as they try to find their groove with mostly new players, #10 seems like a good place for them. Raekwon will still terrorize his opponents and Urban Meyer will find a way to make things work.11-21:Michigan will be a great team soon, but they aren't there yet. By the end of the year, winning the Big 10 is a reasonably likely possibility. However, right now they still aren't as good as Ohio St or Michigan St until they prove otherwise.Tennessee has the same story as Michigan. Kind of.Ole Miss will be a good, not great SEC team this year.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Georgia will be going through some growing pains, but they could be a potent foe at the end of the season, and winning the East is a possibility, though Tennessee is probably the favorite.The Huskies are good, but I don't buy the hype as much as others do. Stanford is still the better team. I do think eclipse Oregon this year, and finally get a win in a dominating fashion to make up for the 12 years of losses in a row (if it's more feel free to correct me on the number Oregon fans)Houston is also way overrated. They don't have the talent to consistently compete with top P5 teams. They beat Florida St once, but they did that after going through a much easier road to get there. Oklahoma exposes them with ease (sadly) and to bed they will go. If they surprise me and do so in a methodical fashion, expect a big rise in rankings, and I'll eat my words.UCLA is a team I don't really have much to say about. Jim Mora will lead a decent, but not great UCLA team, and I think this year might be the USC passes them by and retakes LA.Iowa is overrated like all hell because of one good year they have every now and again. They'll go back to being a decent team but not great team this year with 7-9 wins.North Carolina is an alright team in a weak division that will rack up some seemingly impressive wins, that aren't honestly that impressive. They are still an alright team, but they aren't top-15, at least not yet.Oregon falters as they try to find their diction without Kelly and Mariota22-25These are where I make my dark horse conference contender picksThe Utes have powerful lines and if you could tell anything by my previous comments, I think games are won and lost in the trenches. Utah has a schedule conducive to their surprise run and Kyle Wittingham is a defensive mastermind. Expect the rise of Utah we missed last year to happen this year.The Trojans have a chance to throw off the after effects of sanctions and rise back to the position a blue blood rightly deserves: on top of their conference. It remains to be seen if Clay Helton can be that guy. I am not sure if he is, but we'll see.Nebraska will be great this year and no one can convince me otherwise. The Huskers lost fluky games last year that will be wins this year. They will win the Big 10 East and dominate the weak competition they have there.Perhaps I'm a homer, but I think this is the year you begin to see things click at Texas. Texas will likely lose to ND, OU, TCU, and possibly one other and win all other games for 8/9 wins and 3/4 losses. Shane Buechele will find his place as a QB in his true freshman year over time and the rest of the team will mature over the year into a truly potent force.On an interesting note, the next few years seems to the years the Blue Bloods return with a vengeance. Alabama, OU, ND, and Ohio State are already dominant teams right now. Michigan is almost there. USC, Nebraska, and Texas are all on the upswing. 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There's a dude named Raekwon." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "They will never be bad, but will take a small step back while adjusting to the post-Hogan era." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "How trill we talkin', here?" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Offense was sub-trash last year. Defense was elite." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "They go fast." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 120, "handle": "appalachianstate", "name": "Appalachian State Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "APP STATE REAL." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Defense, their calling-card, was pretty bad last year (statistically speaking). New QB. Could still Dantonio themselves into a 10-win season." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Fire up the motorcycles, Louisville" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "This defense is RAW." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Hey, eat shit, though." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Good team this year, but won't beat UF." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "Fuck it. Goin' deep." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "They just keep getting better." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "The defense can't be any worse than last year's." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "One of these days the talent is gonna shine." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 106, "handle": "toledo", "name": "Toledo Rockets" }, "rationale": "Rockets are bad ass." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "Well, their quarterback is good." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 86, "handle": "marshall", "name": "Marshall Thundering Herd" }, "rationale": "Defense was solid last year. If the offense improves...." } ] }, { "id": 13709, "username": "Wescat", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T22:54:36.863000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13710, "username": "Wurst_Law", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-22T14:49:07.655000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "I hate preseason polls, I don't think any poll of consequence should come out until at least week 4, so most of my rationale is based off of how good everybody was and who everybody is bringing back. Also, Texas.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "They are bringing back more than Bama, I love their skill guys." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "It is Bama. They will be top 5 until Saban is in a rest home." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "The higher they start, the further they will fall." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Pains me, but I think they deserve to start here. They have a proven track record." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Come on.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" } ] }, { "id": 13711, "username": "XSavageWalrusX", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T18:55:26.084000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 13712, "username": "Xtremeloco", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2016-08-21T21:51:06.844000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Boring Alabama. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1They just keep winning and I'm forced to put them at #1 until someone takes out the king. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1It will probably be Ole Miss but they'll somehow overcome it again but evil always wins." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "They had their shot and missed it. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Maybe they can try again this season." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "#1 thing Oklahoma must do in order for me to not look like and idiot is beat Houston. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1If they lose I totally put them here as a joke." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Either Tennessee makes it to playoffs this year or Josh Dobbs takes a rocket to Mars. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Either way I'm happy.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "I'm going to over hype Michigan so if they fail its funnier to watch them fall. If it works out I can point and say I told you so. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "LSU should be better than expected this year. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1But they'll still manage to screw up my pick-ems by losing to a team nobody expected. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Even though I think Ohio State might be better I wanted to rank Ohio State below Michigan just to see if Ohio State fans would get mad at me. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "I'd say the odds of UCLA ending the season in the top 4 are about the same as Josh Rosen falling asleep at a sorority house and missing a game this season. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Which sound like pretty good odds.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "I couldn't let Tennessee and Michigan get all the 90s bros unwarranted hype alone. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1So Washington gets to join. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Wait..where's Nebraska?\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "Notre Dame gets to be #10 because NBC paid me. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Florida State is probably lower than they should be but they also shouldn't have lost to Georgia Tech last year so they've got no room to argue. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "I gotta assume that Houston is going to be good again this year because that's all Houston fans seem to talk about is how \"Houston is going to be good again this year.\" \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "TCU is probably better than 13. But I forgot about them when I first started making this poll so I though them in the middle hoping nobody would notice. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "I'm ranking Stanford this low because somebody at that \"smart school\" gave them a bye week in week 2. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "USC probably doesn't deserve to be here but I want the pleasure of dropping them out of my poll after the lose to Alabama. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 60, "handle": "olemiss", "name": "Ole Miss Rebels" }, "rationale": "I look forward to them beating Alabama and then sucking later in the season to give Alabama the SEC West title. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "The Devil's spawn went down to Georgia. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1So we'll have to see how that plays out. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "Michigan St18 doesn't have quite the same ring to it." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "They did good last year right? \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Okay sure let them in my top 20. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "I have a rule. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Always rank the loser of the Russel Athletic Bowl in my preseason top 20. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I can't go breaking rules.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Oregon gets a spot as a thank you for giving my Titans Mariota. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 15, "handle": "baylor", "name": "Baylor Bears" }, "rationale": "Baylor...dead last in the off-season but still starts the year like everyone else..0-0. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "They won a bunch the lost a couple last year. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I didn't do a good enough job keeping up with all the Iowa Hawkeyes off-season news to know anything about this team.....so #23 seems right. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "Boise State's blue turf gives me a headache. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Go to hell Broncos. #24 for you.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "I almost forgot Louisville was in the ACC. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1So this is my apology. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" } ] } ] }