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Gotta rank them." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17670, "username": "AGSattack", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-18T15:38:05.750000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17671, "username": "alextoyalex", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T03:29:05.979000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "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": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 23, "handle": "texastech", "name": "Texas Tech Red Raiders" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 39, "handle": "arizona", "name": "Arizona Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 31, "handle": "minnesota", "name": "Minnesota Golden Gophers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17672, "username": "AllHawkeyesGoToHell", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T18:15:30.011000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "This is the easiest spot to fill every single year. Saban, let another team enjoy this spot for once.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "So, in every preseason poll I've seen, they've been jumbled and randomized versions of every team from 2-8. They all feel very close together, even though some seem obviously higher than others. This batch of teams is where we are going to get out playoff 4.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "I might not like them, but they have a better team than last year, even if it's not quite championship caliber. It's still easily Top Ten.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "I feel pretty confident in Lamar Jackson, if Bobby Petrino wants to say he's not a bad coach, he'll get this team into a position to not drop three games after mid-October.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "The Tigers lost football Jesus, along with a lot of other production. They aren't recruiting at the level of Alabama, Ohio State, or their in-conference rival, Florida State.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Bill Snyder, and another Bill (Connelly) pointed out that this season really looks a lot like the start to another 2012 Fiesta Bowl season.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "I understand they have insane talent, but they lose so much production and experience. Freshman and sophomores will make rookie mistakes, no matter how talented. They'll drop some balls they shouldn't, make a few bad reads, lose to a bottom-dweller, but pull off a stunning \"upset.\"" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "Quentin Flowers and the Bulls disappointed last season, but I think they'll be even better this year.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "Won 10 games last season, and they add in a talented Will Grier at QB" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "In a recent post, someone pointed out that Tennessee has been recruiting very, very well. Like, averaging a Top 10 class the last 4-5 years good. They don't deserve to be ranked that high, but with the talent on the field, I think they'll put together some decent wins, and proceed to get killed by Alabama in the first ever Third Saturday of October in the First Saturday of December." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "I'm a bit high on the Huskers. Mike Riley has to do something his third year, and he's brought in a couple transfers that I think will be enough to make this season a good 9-4, not a mediocre 9-4. Get a key victory somewhere in there.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 119, "handle": "wyoming", "name": "Wyoming Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Despite the loss of Brian Hill, the step forward that last year's woefully inexperienced defense will make under Craig Bohl will allow touted NFL QB prospect Josh Allen to tear up the Mountain West this season.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "I know they'll be good. I know they will. But thanks to some stupid voodoo Palouse curse, I also know they'll lose to Montana State, AND THEN, figure it out and beat the shit out of everyone but the Huskies, Trojans and Utes." } ] }, { "id": 17673, "username": "Arsenal7X", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T06:41:53.045000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "It's Bama. They return their stacked backfield and Calvin Ridley on the outside, and they'll always have a top 5 defense due to the ridiculous amount of talent there. Scarbrough, Ridley, Fitzpatrick, Hand, and Evans are all All-American calibre players. If you don't have them #1, you're a h8r." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "*Maybe* the most talented team overall in the country with their recruiting success over the last 5 years and the amount of returning starters from what was already an elite team last year, performance in the playoff notwithstanding. Some questions on offense but they have new coordinators in Ryan Day and Kevin Wilson so things should work out just fine there. Absolutely monstrous and deep defensive line is one of the best in the country along with Clemson's." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "The hype surrounding true freshman RB Cam Akers might be distracting people from the fact that, when protected, DeAndre Francois is a very good quarterback. The question is whether they can protect him. Another dominant defensive line plus Derwin \"literally Jabrill Peppers\" James on the back end make up what should be a nasty defense." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Teams with Husky mascots are objectively better than those without. They lost John Ross but QB Jake Browning and RB Myles Gaskin return on offense while my spirit animal Vita Vea returns on defense. Chris Peterson has created one hell of a program on relatively short notice and the dawgs should keep rolling this year. They play Rutgers out of conference, so big ups to UDub for strategic scheduling." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Ronald Jones Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Cameron Smith Sam Darnold Sam Darnold Porter Gustin Sam Darnold Sam Darnold" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Dis offense gon be lit, yo. Joe Moorhead told me not to call Trace McSorely a jump ball merchant so I will downgrade that to the Christian Fuchs/Rory Delap category of \"long throw connoisseur\". But really though he's a very good quarterback and Saquon Barkley is the best RB in the country and Mike Gesicki might be the best TE in the country so yeah they're gonna be fun." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "They lost Samaje Perine and some other good running back but they still have the ol' gunslinger Baker Mayfield, fresh off a drunken run-in with a vaunted SEC defense down in Fayetteville. Not Arkansas' defense though, I said \"vaunted\". I meant the cops, in case it wasn't obvious. He got arrested. Oh yeah and they have a new coach, btw. Lincoln Riley is like 13 years old and he's already the head coach of a blue blood program. When I was 13 I played with Beyblades." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "They don't have Deshaun Watson but the do have Deon Cain, Dexter Lawrence, Christian Wilkins, Clelin Farrell, and a whole host of other weapons as well. If they can find a decent quarterback this is another playoff calibre team. Dabo dun did good." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "rip Jack Cichy. The Badger defense will always be stout and the offense has a guy named Jazz Peavy on it. Compared to last year's schedule where they got Ohio State, Michigan, and pre-collapse MSU from the East, this year's is a walk through a proverbial park but the park is called the Big Ten West." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "If Mason Rudolph and James Washington don't combine for 90000 yards of offense this year I am going to be very upset." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Usually teams experience a Great Leap Forward during a coach's third year but Chairman Harbaugh had all of Brady Hoke's high profile recruits to play with and now that he's lost them, the wolverines might experience a Marginal Step Backward. They still have Mo Hurst and Rashan Gary so don't have too much sympathy for them." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Ceauxch Eaux has a very talented roster and two of the best coordinators in CFB coaching his offense and defense. If Canada turned Nate Peterman into an NFL draft pick, he'll have fun with all of the weapons at his disposal this year in Baton Rouge. Dave Aranda is good too and so is Arden Key who will hopefully be on the Chicago Bears next year to make up for my despair at the Trubisgod pick." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Last year was Lamar Jackson's team, and this year is no different. Louisville will go as far as he can carry them, and that's pretty far provided he doesn't run into a team with Ed Oliver again." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "They return most of last year's team minus impact players Solomon Thomas and some guy named McCaffrey." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "*that meme where the guy has two buttons in front of him and is sweating trying to figure out which one to push and the first one says \"run the ball 60 times\" and the other says \"Baylor transfer at QB\"*" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Ok I don't have any real analysis for this one other than Braad Kaaya is gone and they return basically everyone else. What I really wanted to say is it would really hilarious if Miami made the ACC title game and Georgia went like 7-5." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "They return basically everyone from a 9 win team and Bill Snyder might be in the last year of his career. This could be one of those KSU Top 5 years." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "Justin Fuente and Virginia Tech go together like honey nut and cheerios. Or mesothelioma and being entitled to financial compensation. The thing here is Jerrod Evans was a big dumdum and left early for no reason and they lost WR Isaiah Ford and WR/TE/H Bucky Hodges. The defense will still be good and I trust Fuente to make the offense serviceable at the least." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Same old Gators. If they can find an offense, which might be a little bit easier this year with Malik Zaire, they'll be a force. Until then, 19 feels right." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "I love Quinton Flowers more than I love myself." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "I love Bradley Chubb almost as much as I love Quinton Flowers and still yet more than myself." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "lol can you imagine if Mark Richt makes the ACC title game. Ok but seriously though UGA is really talented. They have two great young QBs in Jacob \"he don't actually care about football Pawwl\" Eason and Jake Fromm Statefarm. Oh yeah and Nick Chubb and Sony Michel are back for their 13th and 14th years of eligibility, respectively." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "This might be controversial but Northwestern will be Actually Good. Justin Jackson and Clayton Thorson are Good^TM." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "Yeah Boise is still good." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 74, "handle": "memphis", "name": "Memphis Tigers" }, "rationale": "ANTHONY MILLER WILL HAVE MORE THAN EIGHT THOUSAND RECEIVING YARDS DON'T @ ME." } ] }, { "id": 17675, "username": "aubieismyhomie", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-17T04:57:36.627000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17676, "username": "BabyBladder", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-17T19:19:06.639000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "For anyone reading this, I typically do my pre-season polls as forecasts for end of season results (for fun). Last season's pre-season can be seen here:\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/28838/. Correctly predicted 3/4 playoff teams, but laughably over-valued MSU/ND. Nailed Pac-12 missing out (though undervalued USC).Now for my top 10 predictions:Ohio State goes 14-1 on the season. They're 11-0 going into the Michigan game, but already have the Big 10 East locked up. Michigan balls out as a statement game, Ohio State obviously gives its all but the Big 10 CCG is in the back of their mind the entire time." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Bama finishes 13-2, losing their opener to FSU and to OSU in the NCG, but run the table otherwise." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "The Sooners enter the playoffs at the #2 spot, only losing to Ohio State in the regular season. They beat up on a weak Big 12, and unload on rival Ok. St., twice. However, the Crimson Tide are too much in the playoff and they finish 12-2 on the season." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "A favorable schedules allows the Seminoles to go 11-2 in the regular season, losing to Alabama in the opener by a small and respectable margin. They also lose to Clemson while exacting revenge on Lousiville in the ACC. However, thanks to Clemsons 2 ACC losses, the Seminoles head to the CCG.Oddly enough, of my 4 predicted playoff teams (and not surprising ones), each plays at least 1 other projected playoff team in the regular season. The committee puts the only 2 loss team at 4, and in order to avoid rematches in the semi-finals puts OSU at #1 in order to allow fresh matchups." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "I think most top 25 preseason projections are under-estimating the Wolverines. Yes, they lost a lot of talent, but at this point with the level of recruiting and coaching from Harbaugh, that doesn't mean all that much. Much like other tops with great coaches and recruiting they're capable of reloading in 1 off-season.Despite being one of the top teams, Michigan runs into some trouble. They drop games @PSU, and @Wisconsin. They beat their 2 rivals (booo), and win a great Orange Bowl game vs Clemson.Michigan fans leave the season still unsatisfied, but at the same time content with their season. Beating MSU and OSU keeps hopes of future success up, but not being able to win the division again keeps frustrations alive." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "USC goes 10-3 in the regular season, but end fairly strong which is why they appear above Stanford. Drop their first meeting vs Stanford the 2nd game of the season, along with visits to Pullman and South Bend. However, they represent the South in the CCG as they beat every other south team and they all have 1 other loss.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Clemsons pretty solid, going 9-3 in the regular season. They struggle early before turning it on late. Losing OOC to Auburn, in conference @Louisville, and then falling in the trap game @NC State the week before what they thought was a season defining matchup vs FSU. Surprisingly they rebound and pull out a surprise against FSU. They end up representing the ACC in the Orange Bowl due to FSU heading to the playoffs where they fall to Michigan." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Stanford go 10-3 in the regular season. They beat USC early in the season to enter the playoff discussion. However they drop games to Washington and UCLA. Battling FSU for the 4th and final playoff spot they play vs USC in the Pac 12 CCG, but USC exacts revenge.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "The sneaky Badgers round out the top 10, finishing the regular season at 10-3. They lose @BYU early, and also lose @Nebraska. However, with only 1 loss in the Big 10 they represent the west over Nebraska. However, in traditional Big 10 CCG fashion, there is an ass whooping.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Wisconsin is not on the giving end." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 30, "handle": "michiganstate", "name": "Michigan State Spartans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17677, "username": "bakonydraco", "ballot_type": "Computer", "submission_date": "2017-08-19T15:34:51.573000+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": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "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": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": 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"rank": 21, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17678, "username": "BallSoHerd", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-17T17:22:44.027000+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": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 95, "handle": "wku", "name": "WKU Hilltoppers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17679, "username": "beerslingerjay", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-20T17:52:14.685000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "With not much to go on besides 2016 results and what teams have returning, this poll is largely looking at how I expect the full 2017 season to play out.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Another re-load season. Players we haven't even heard of yet will be first-rounders in the draft. No reason to assume they aren't the best team in America again." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Pretty much everyone coming back, and Francois is only going to be better." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Last year was supposed to be a down year, and they made it to the playoff. Expect OSU to be within the top 4 throughout the season." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Darnold is legit and is surrounded by weapons. They'll put up 40+ points every game this year (especially since they don't have to open with Bama this year)" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "I doubted the hype for them last year and believed Tennessee's. Not going to be burned again. Anxious to see who Browning targets now that John Ross is gone.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Best RB in CFB makes McSorley's job that much easier. I may hate James Franklin, but I'll be damned if he isn't doing good work." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "They may be big and boring, but Wisconsin always ends up in the Top 10 by year's end." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "They're going to put up so many points, and by rule, the team with the most points at the end of the game wins." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "No shade intended by ranking OU one spot below OSU. I'm pretty sure Baker Mayfield is older than their new coach. Losses to their top RB and WR worry me, as well as the spontaneous new coach. Anyway, they're Oklahoma, and they'll be fine." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "A lot of turnover from the National Championship team, but a solid big men on both sides of the line will make the transition a lot easier for new faces at the skill positions." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "They don't have much coming back, but they also didn't have much when Harbaugh took over. After the recruiting he's done the last few years, I expect a small dropoff." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "EEEEEEeeeeveryone sleepin' on Louisville. It's like you people don't remember this team has the best player in CFB playing QB for them." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "How will Florida manage to stumble into the SEC championship game this year? Tune in and find out as Jimmy Mac, the shark attack, goes for another trip to the house that Dr. Pepper built." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "Gus Malzahn has been on the hot seat so long that he ceases to feel anything anymore. The most dangerous men are those that no longer have anything to lose. Auburn could be scary this year." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Continuing my list of SEC teams that could either go to the playoff or finish unranked, Coach Benchpress fall upwards into the head coaching position of LSU. Derrius Guice is the truth. I hear he'll be going by \"Leonard Fivenette\" by the end of the year." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Georgia, hands down, has the most talented roster in the SEC East, but I've heard this story before (*cough* 2016 Vols), which is why Florida is ranked a couple positions higher." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "USF probably won't lose a game this year. Even so, they won't break the Top 10, cuz \"muh Strength of Schedules.\"" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "KSU had a quiet 9-win season last year and is returning pretty much all of their key contributors. They'll be thorns in the side of OU and OSU in the Big 12." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "They're not called the \"Hurrican'ts,\" so I expect that Miami Hurri-can get it done." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "Fuente will continue to prove he is the correct guy for Tech and compete for another appearance in the ACC Championship game. They'll need to replace a lot on Offense, but as this is Fuente's forte, he'll prove to create a couple more studs." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "The Washington State Fighting Leaches will again be fun to watch, and I hope they can royally fuck up some promising seasons for other PAC 12 contenders." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "See reasoning for #21, as Stanford's season will be royally fucked by Washington State late in the year." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "Defense is a question mark for 2017, but new addition Will Grier will help give them enough cushion to win games.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e2\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "A lot of people see this season as a do-or-die season for Butch Jones, so we'll see what Tennessee can put together when everyone's attention is on Georgia and Florida to top the SEC East." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "Pitt doesn't play Clemson, Louisville, or Florida State this year. They do have to play Penn State and Oklahoma State in their second and third games of the season, respectively. Even if they start out 1-3, their only real in-conference threats are Va Tech and Miami at the end of the year. 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Replacing Dalvin Cook and their top receivers will be difficult, but Jimbo's squad is still very much up there in the national championship sweepstakes." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "We all know how several NFL teams are tanking for The Darnold (you can now add the Jaguars to the list with how utterly uninspiring Bortles has been now in his 4th year in the league), but you have to wonder if the bye-less regular season will take a toll on the team late in the season, as Clay Helton's squad plays 3 of its final 5 games on the road." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "QB Baker Mayfield marches for a Heisman and a third consecutive Big 12 title, as his action-packed Sooner offense is among the best in college football. The defense hasn't been elite, but star LB Ogbonnia Okoronkwo and CB Jordan Thomas are set to play at a championship level for Lincoln Riley. Speaking of Riley, the newbie 33-year old HC, I predict he'll rise to the occasion and lead his squad to a conference title. The Bedlam games are must-watch TV for any football fan, and Oklahoma will come out as the victor -- twice!" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "PSU returns 9 starters on offense, heralded by the dynamic duo of QB Trace McSorley\nand future NFL Draft top 10 pick RB Saquon Barkley. Their OL has also improved\na ton since the days of Temple's 2-man rush sack. In other words, OC Joe\nMorehead, who will likely leave for a P5 HC job after this season, has been a\ngodsend for James Franklin. The defense also has plenty of returnees, but the\nloss of standout CB Jon Reid (knee injury) will hurt. Ultimately, the Nittany\nLions should once again be a major competitor for the B1G title and a playoff\nberth. Watch out for that trap\ngame at Northwestern on October 7th!" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Jake Browning is a fantastic college football QB, and expect him to continue shredding Pac-12 secondaries. Even through Chris Peterson's squad lost a few defensive stars to the NFL, standouts like LB Azeem Victor, DT Vita Vea, S Taylor Rapp, and CB Jordan Miller should fill the void and lead the Huskies to another date at the Pac-12 conference championship game." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "The amount of star talent leaving Death Valley, including the the program's GOAT in Deshaun Watson, led me to rank the defending national champions this \"low\". That being said, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Dabo's squad ends up playing in a NY6 bowl." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Oklahoma State has the best offense in college football with the Heisman-hopeful Mason Rudolph under center, speedster receivers like Jalen McCleskey and James Washington near the sidelines, and the dynamic Justice Hill running the football. But we all know about the Pokes' history in Bedlam, even during the Gundy era. Can they beat that team from Norman twice in a single season to win the conference?" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "With a considerably easier schedule than last season, now is the time for the Badgers to finally take that next step -- win the conference and a trip to the playoffs for the opportunity to secure their first national championship. Returnees QB Alex Hornibrook, TE Troy Fumagali, and WR Jazz Peavy will set the offense in motion. Even with star LB Jack Cichy out for the season due to a ACL tear, Paul Chryst's squad still hosts a talented defense equipped with their trademarked smashmouth style." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "We've all heard the same shtick on the Bayou Bengals: national championship-caliber defense, Outback Bowl-caliber offense. Derrius Guice is an amazing talent, but Orgeron's pilot season heavily depends on how impactful new OC Matt Canada is on the Tigers' offense." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "We all know about Harbaugh's player development, and we'll see that foster over the course of the season as he leads one of the youngest college football squads in the treacherous B1G East waters. However, growing pains are naturally part of the process for these youngsters, and it may end up costing the Wolverines a game or two.Then again, even Brady Hoke, who isn't even on the same planet as Urban coaching-wise, had his teams play OSU close. So we'll see what transpires at high noon on the Saturday after Thanksgiving." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "With playmakers on offense and a defense anchored by LBs Deshaun Davis and Tre Wiliiams, Auburn can soar like a war eagle in the SEC this season. But it all rests on the arm of QB Jason Stidham, who hasn't played in-game action since his Baylor days 2 years ago." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Once again, the Gators are talented enough to win the weak SEC East. But with graduate transfer QB Malik Zaire at the helm, a loss of elite defensive talent to the NFL, and the recent suspension of top receiver Antonio Calloway for the Michigan game, will Jim McElwain's squad take the next step and play in a NY6 bowl?" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "After an elite tenure as the Michigan State DC, I expect now third-year Pittsburgh HC Pat Narduzzi to take the next step with his squad in the wide-open ACC Coastal. After all, chaos is a ladder.The Panthers will have USC graduate transfer QB Max Browne at the helm, a few fantastic skill players like WR Quadree Henderson, and a secondary that has nowhere to go but up. Also give credit to Pitt for scheduling two P5 OOC games -- PSU and Oklahoma State. 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Ordering is more general than definitive. I'll explain some of the what may be controversial placements in the list.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "USC has numerous holes to fill on offense now, but with arguable Heisman favorite The_Darnold remaining their centerpiece, I don't see much of a step back for this team." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "I seem to be higher on this team than most, and that was the case last year as well. This could be Oklahoma State's breakout year, returning enough of their team to not face a dropoff from last year's play, and with questions about Oklahoma without Bob Stoops at the helm, the Big XII is theirs for the taking. A very favorable home schedule with most of the other Big XII titans having to play Oklahoma State on the road, they have their best shot at the conference title and a playoff birth this year." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "The Sooners still have plenty of talent to make a playoff run, especially returning Heisman candidate Baker Mayfield, but with a new head coach there may be some growing pains. Their week 2 matchup against Ohio State in Columbus will be very telling of what kind of team they'll be.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "There's been some controversy with people being high on Auburn, but I'm not sure why. They were on a phenomenal late season run until they faced quarterback injuries down the stretch, and with their shiny new Jarrett Stidham now at the helm, they absolutely have the tools to challenge Alabama for the SEC West. However, meeting expectations has been a problem for this team in the past, so they have a lot to prove." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Michigan has a lot of talent to replace this year. While I have no doubt they'll do just fine doing so under Harbaugh, I want to see it first before I shoe them into the top 10.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Louisville is a tricky team to rank. Lamar Jackson is an absolute monster of an offensive machine, but the end of last season proved that the team faces lack of depth. The starters are more than capable of beating anybody in their past (people seem to forget that they were mere yards from beating eventual national champions Clemson last year...in Death Valley no less.) However, depth could prove problematic again going forward.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "USF is poised for a program year. Neck and neck with Western Michigan for last year's best G5 team, they return many of the same pieces and are favored by FPI to win every game (though it puts their actual record closer to 10-2.) While their schedule will make their win total look good, it makes any chances at being G5's first playoff birth pretty much zero, barring complete and total college football chaos. Regardless, they look like G5's best team on paper.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Kansas State had a strong finish last year, and return most of their offensive production. They face some roadblocks in the Big XII (the Oklahoma teams) but they may surprise people this year. I believe they're a dark horse.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "FPI seems to like this team quite a bit, but an absolutely brutal schedule will not make proving themselves a top 25 team an easy task." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "TCU had a rough going last year, but they've shown that even as a young team they could hang with some of the better teams, having given eventual conference champion Oklahoma a hell of a run for their money. They return more production than pretty much any P5 team, and FPI likes their chances as well." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Oregon also had a rough year last year but, alongside TCU, they return most of their important pieces and FPI likes them as well. And with Willie Taggart now at the helm, we may well see immediate improvements.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Ah yes, the most controversial of choices. But let's set our prejudices aside for a moment and analyze this objectively. They lost to Kansas last year, which was obviously one of the program's most embarrassing moments, and was completely inexcusable. They were also 5 points away from downing Oklahoma and 4 points away from beating WVU. The point is that the talent was clearly there, and much of that talent returns. The awful losses were coaching failures. Now they have Tom Herman, who OC'd his way to a title just three years ago at Ohio State and had Houston in the national spotlight in just his second year. I firmly believe that Texas will be contending for a national title before the end of the decade. Herman will be able to take the talent already on this team and turn it into a winning season. Ranking the Longhorns in the top 25 based on their talent and coaching ability already demonstrated is perfectly reasonable. This ain't Charlie Strong's Texas anymore." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17738, "username": "GilBrandt", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-16T16:06:23.868000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "We were advised not to submit full blown random/joke ballots and the rest of my ballot is about as serious as I can make a preseason ballot (unlike the shenanigans I pulled last year). \"But djs0cc3r, Texas A&M doesn't deserve to be #1 rabble rabble rabble...\" QUIET YOU! Let me have this! Just let me have this..." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Alabama gonna alabama" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Make College Football Great Again" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Have good returners and I'm hoping this is finally the season where the Cowboys don't drop a disappointing game" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Just like OSU, you have quite a few returning players. I see a battle between the Oklahoma schools for the Big12" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 119, "handle": "wyoming", "name": "Wyoming Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Wyoming's QB looks to be good enough to make it to the next level and I'm interested to see what the team does this season." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 95, "handle": "wku", "name": "WKU Hilltoppers" }, "rationale": "I always like you guys and you've done fairly well the past few seasons. I expect another good season\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17739, "username": "GiovanniElliston", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-20T03:31:47.609000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "nan", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17741, "username": "goblue10", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-17T16:28:29.240000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 106, "handle": "toledo", "name": "Toledo Rockets" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17742, "username": "gohuskies", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-20T15:51:39.487000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "I'm not going to go into detail on everyone, just ones that might be higher or lower than most. Or who I want to talk about.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Duh." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "2017 was supposed to be the year, not 2016." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Little worried about the O-line. Everything else is locked and loaded." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Don't get why Stanford keeps showing up around 15 - they still have a killer defense, get Kellen Chryst back at QB, and have a fantastic O-line." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Only real question mark is at QB" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "7-11 is a big clump of teams that should be very good and were hard to separate." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "I think Penn State is a very good team, they just kinda ended up down here at 11." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "I don't feel very good about putting them at 12, but I don't trust any of the teams below them either. Killer defense + Lamar Jackson is good enough for me." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "Clemson Lite, with more 6-6 potential." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "I think they're going to boring their way to the SEC East again." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Who knows? Everybody's gone!" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "I love Coach O but I don't trust him." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Good coach, good QB, lots of talent and room to improve on defense from last year. Surprised they aren't getting more hype this offseason." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "5-7 rabble rabble rabble, whatever, they're more talented than almost everyone and have actual good coaching." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "idk what to think of them" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "Might as well put these guys here before they lose to Montana State." } ] }, { "id": 17743, "username": "gordogg24p", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-19T16:17:28.754000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 129, "handle": "troy", "name": "Troy Trojans" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17744, "username": "Grimbo_Reaper", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-18T13:46:56.055000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "I love preseason ballots. They're just the best. You give me a blank slate and tell me to let my imagination go wild. Admittedly, I didn't go super crazy with this ballot. Anwyay. Let's get to it. ----- Teams listed in the AP poll that I did not list: ----- 1. OU Boomer Sooners: In the past 40 years there have been 28 NCG-winning coaches that retired/left/quit/were fired. 11 of them were succeeded by someone from within the program. Of those 11, only one would go on to win a NCG. As good as Lincoln Riley is, I find it highly unlikely that he's the next Jimbo Fisher. On top of that, OU loses two highly drafted RBs, a Biletnikoff-winning WR and some key points on defense. Oh, and lest we forget, Mike Stoops is currently the Co-DC there still. You really are trying to tell me that this won't go poorly for the team, that Stoops won't be bothered by the fact that he's reporting to a dude 20 younger than him? ---------- 2. Texas Longhorns: Insufficient talent with bad coaching makes for a bad team. Seems pretty clear to me.------- 3. LSU: So you remember how I was talking about the success of coaches following NCG-winning coaches? You know how many times there have been three successive successful NCG-winning coaches at one school? Once. Just once. Miami, from Schnellenberger to Jimmy Johnson to Erickson. I find it highly unlikely that this is another situation like that. I mean, you've got a guy who has been head coach two other times and it didn't stick. He had arguably equal talent at USC and was good, not great. He had a team hyped to all get out last season and was (for their talent level) good, not great. Now he's hired a formerly fired OC and I'm supposed to believe that this is the magic fix, that he's the next Dennis Erickson? Eh. I'll buy it when it happens. -------- 4. Auburn:\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I'm not really as high on Stidham as everyone else. Dude has one great game in the Big XII, doesn't play an official game for over a year and I'm supposed to buy in on him being the next big thing? Eh. That being said, this team is VERY talented and in almost any other division with an easier OOC\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1schedule, I would have them ranked. But I'm a homer who is also high on MSU, so sorry Auburn. -------- 5. Tenessee: You lost, what, six players to higher rounds of the draft? All in the first four? 2018 will be good for you. Maybe not so much 2017.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Oh I'm sorry, is this YOUR preseason ranking? No? Then shut it.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Seriously though. Offensively, I think our QB situation will surprise, especially if Nick Starkel is the starter. Just for a fun comparison, remember when a three-star RS FR won the starting role over a DT QB that peopel assumed would start? Now, I'm not saying that Starkel is the next JFF. After all, Starkel is a pocket-passer. Really, though, we're talking a dude who has been in the system for well over a year now. He'll be playing behind an OL that should be great (especially with arguably the best OL coach in the nation), backed by a RB situation that is arguably the most underrated in the nation, and passing to a talented WR corps that is still highlighted by a first round talent. Defensively, we're looking to be very stout in the interior, have some talent (if a step-down in talent from Garrett. Let's not forget that Jarrett Johnson had superior numbers to Hall, per snap) on the edge, have a talented (if green [a good thing, per Hal Jordan] in areas) LB corps, and our secondary has one of the best secondary coaches developing some great talent that includes another potential first round talent in Armani Watts. Also, a new S&C coach should help limit injuries down the road. Also, it's preseason, so my expectations are way too high and I'm happy with that for the moment.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "So you're telling me that they're bringing back an absurdly talented and well seasoned team, led by JT Barrett with an OC that is actually decent? Shit." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "I think FSU is going to surprise because of a very under-the-radar player named Derwin James. Seriously though, I keep fighting the urge to rank FSU lower because I still think Jameis Winston is a piece of shit and hate that Mike Evans catches passes from him (don't @ me), but damnit. This is a stupidly talented team with an absurd upside.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "So Snyder will have five games in six weeks to really get all the kinks ironed out before he faces his first real challenge. I really think this will be the year that Snyder takes it to the playoffs. Hell, maybe he wins it all and retires for good. What a mixed bag of both joy over KSU winning it all and sadness for the idea of no Snyder." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Ya, they'll be good. Do I need to explain why five-star talent everywhere with the most advanced and intricate support system will be really damn good?" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "OH SHIIIT I WENT THERE. I like Luke Falk a lot. I think he's smart and is a perfect Leach QB. On top of that, they have what looks like a few great defensive players, and all Leach needs is a defense that slows the other team a little. I'm making it bold here and I'm tagging Leach.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "I'm pretty sure that if you go look in my old accounts comments, you'll find a large variety of snarky comments about Michigan basically losing everyone from last season. Which is pretty much true. However, a lot of players got play time and the team is stupidly talented. Also, their head coach is bat shit crazy and sometimes that works in your favor." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "I like Darnold. I'm skeptical of his head coach. But I think you've got a very dangerous recipe here." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "Do people really get bothered when you abbreviate Wisconsin as \"Wiscy?\" I honestly would love my team's nickname to also be an amazing alcoholic beverage." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Ya, I'm not crazy enough to drop a team returning that much talent from a playoff run past this spot. Why not first in the division or conference, though? They lose a lot of the secondary and that plays in perfectly to The Pirate. Still, they return a lot of talent and experience on the offensive side of things (OL and QB) and are going to be pretty damn good." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "I keep switching TCU and Oklahoma State back and forth, trying to decide who I like more. In the end, I went with the team that is hosting. Because they are both talented, seasoned, and well-coached teams." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "The Trill is real. Really gonna kick ass." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "I'm pretty sure PSU will drop games to Michigan, OSU, and one more along the way. I mean, they have NCG-slaying Pitt on the schedule. Dangerous stuff." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "Seriously, who the hell expected VT to shift past Beamer so effortlessly? I'm so looking forward to this '85 Bearesque fusion of offensively-minded HC with defensive genius DC." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "I'll admit it. I'm high on Will Grier. I like what I see with him and think there is a lot to work with. On top of that, Dana has the only OL coach I think is maybe as good as the Aggie OL coach (Jim Turner) at developing talent. Shit recruiter, genius developer. So you have a great QB behind a great OL and you end up with blood making the grass grow." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Here's a fun fact: Jackson's completion % (56.2) was closer to Trevor Knight's (53.3) than it was to the Kenny Hill's (61.1). Seriously\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1though, returning a reigning Heisman winner almost guarantees a good to great season. Especially when it's coached by a real piece of shit but brilliant offensive mind." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Kirby Smart did not impress me in year one. I honestly want to rank Georgia lower, but the team is very talented and returns something like top ten amounts of experience. IF the offensive line gets their shit together\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00f3\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00c7\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00aa Georgia will probably win the division. If it regresses, they'll end even lower. Odds are it'll be somewhere in between, putting them solidly right here." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "I feel like UGA firing him and Da U going 9-4 last season has people forgetting that Richt is a damned good coach. I'm not expecting them to wreck shop or anything, but a top 15 team? Ya, I can see that." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "I know that losing a first round talent at WR is no big deal for y'all, but losing your GOAT QB should hurt. Also, you lost another four players to the draft. Y'all will still be damn good and I wouldn't be surprised if you proved me completely wrong and went to the playoffs again, but I think a slight (read: slight and only temporary) regression from losing Watson is bound to happen." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 61, "handle": "southcarolina", "name": "South Carolina Gamecocks" }, "rationale": "Oh god I am worried about playing a Muschamp defense with a damn good QB on the offense. Thankfully we host them but this is a team that I've seen people hyping, and rightfully so.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Oh god I am worried about playing a Muschamp defense with a damn good QB on the offense. Thankfully we host them but this is a team that I've seen people hyping, and rightfully so.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "I have the weirdest respect for this coach. Dude says things that seem super douchey but then, upon reflection, I'm like \"well. He has a point. A dickish point, but he has a point.\" Anyway, this is a good team. If Chryst is fully healthy, then they'll be a great team. If not, though... They might end the season lower than this." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "I mean. This is just kind of where Utah belongs, right? When ranked, they're just late teens, early 20's. I like this spot for y'all." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Fitz scares me, especially with all the skill players around him also returning. I'm hoping that the losses on the offensive line will slow this team down, but the second best remedy for a weak offensive line (first being a better offensive line) is a QB with legs, and this guy has that in spades. Shit. Meanwhile, Mullen is a damn good coach and has an argument for being the best Meyer disciple (it's between him and Whittingham). On top of that, Grantham is a decent DC. So you combine all that and it makes for a potentially scary team." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "Last time Strong had a really good QB at his disposal he had a very good season. I think he has a better OC this time around and that could go very well for him." } ] }, { "id": 17745, "username": "grjohnst", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-20T14:02:48.956000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "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": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 56, "handle": "kentucky", "name": "Kentucky Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17746, "username": "halldaylong", "ballot_type": "Computer", "submission_date": "2017-08-16T15:39:44.946000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "I made a super basic computer poll for the preseason because why the hell not. Its guess is as good as anyone else's and if you complain about it, I don't really care because it's the preseason..... It's calculated based off the previous season's win total, the bowl they reached, and how many returners they have coming back (bonus points for a returning QB).\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 129, "handle": "troy", "name": "Troy Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 11, "handle": "syracuse", "name": "Syracuse Orange" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 65, "handle": "army", "name": "Army West Point" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 56, "handle": "kentucky", "name": "Kentucky Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 74, "handle": "memphis", "name": "Memphis Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 61, "handle": "southcarolina", "name": "South Carolina Gamecocks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17747, "username": "HarbingerOfFun", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T11:59:19.833000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 1, "handle": "bostoncollege", "name": "Boston College Eagles" }, "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": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 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}, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, 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"rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 5, "handle": "georgiatech", "name": "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 31, "handle": "minnesota", "name": "Minnesota Golden Gophers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17750, "username": "hokies220", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T15:25:22.811000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "We don't know shit yet, but these teams should be good right?", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "safest bet" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "safe bet" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "safe bet" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "the darnold" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "easy schedule, also it's wisconsin" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "safe bet" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "how important was watson?" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "lost some talent and bob but it's OU still" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "big expectations to fill" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "ditto" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "i trust the harbaugh singularity" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "shaw coaches football real good and we're proud of him" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "solely here because of hype machine" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "this way it doesn't look as bad if they beat my hokies" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "i guess the returning heisman winner warrants a top 15 ranking" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 95, "handle": "wku", "name": "WKU Hilltoppers" }, "rationale": "yeahhhh what the fuck's up? big red will eat your dreams" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "wave off suspensions might fuck this up but they'll still win the east" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "can they do it again?" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "reputation mainly also why not?" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "expectations are high for charlie strong but flowers is a beast" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "i don't trust coach o" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "or georgia sports in general" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "utes are a known commodity. defense, running game, win their bowl game" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "good thing pumphrey wasn't their only talented rb" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "just a gut feeling. also it's preseason so fuck it" } ] }, { "id": 17751, "username": "HonProfDrEsqCPA", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-18T17:43:54.350000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "nan", "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": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 52, "handle": "arkansas", "name": "Arkansas Razorbacks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17752, "username": "HUSKEROYAL", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-19T20:28:37.655000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "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": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson 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"" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17753, "username": "IAMAVelociraptorAMA", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T06:27:08.678000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "I'm a believer that the champion from last year should take top spot until beaten. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1If it means some egg on my face from a week-one loss, at least they were given a fair shake." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Hurts dazzled as a freshman. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1His worst regular season game - against LSU - still saw him rush for 114 yards. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1He put up a decent effort against a stifling Clemson defense, and I don't think he's going to regress heading into his sophomore year. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Despite losing 7 defensive players to the draft, Alabama continues to rely on a rotating, deep roster or players who can fit the system rather than on individual players and their talent. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Jalen who? \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Deondre looks poised to make another splash, and the team returns having only lost one important starter on offense and defense. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1They may have laid a turd at Louisville but they performed admirably the rest of the season and they should - SHOULD - only be better." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Probably my worst ranking here, but one that I hope holds true.\"Almost\" doesn't count for wins, but it does count for growth. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1They were literally a handful plays away from unbeaten and much of their talent loss was 3rd-round or later. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1They may have lost a decent bit of that #1 ranked defense, but phenomenal coaching and some offensive growth will put Michigan over the top of Ohio State, assuming their on-paper pedigree pans out. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I could very well be wrong." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "I'm not sure Ohio State's defense rebounds as much as Michigan's does. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1As usual, Ohio State seems to produce defensive talent out of everyone, but I still hesitate - Urban Meyer is a great coach but I am genuinely disappointed in how they fared against Clemson, and the loss of talent I think will hurt them more than usual this year. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1That having been said, it's always good to bet on the Buckeyes." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "11-2. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Only really lost Joe Dixon. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I was never a huge fan of Stoops so I think his departure won't hurt them as much as some people are thinking, and I'm high on Lincoln Riley. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I don't know. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Oklahoma never seems to make sense." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "This might actually be my most contentious rating. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1They return the #14 defense and #3 offense, and aside from an egg laid at Houston their losses were not so bad and their wins were really impressive. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1It remains to be seen if Petrino can shape this team into a contender." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "Their three losses were by 7, 7, and 6 points (in overtime!) to top-ten teams. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1They return their 7th ranked defense with only one major loss, and their QB situation really can't go anywhere but up....I hope." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "I'm a little high on LSU - but LSU, like Alabama, does not require the talents of individual players on defense, and their defensive losses will not hurt them as much as it would hurt, say, A&M. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I believe with an improved QB situation they will be a top ten team; it remains to be seen is that improvement pans out. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "LSU and USC in the top ten again? \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1What is this, 2007?I'm not as high on USC as some others are. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1They were absolutely shellacked by Bama and Stanford and their win against PSU was an either-or affair. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Don't get me wrong - I think USC is a good team, but I'm not sure how to judge Helton's coaching and they always seem to underperform when they're ranked high. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I expect them to be on the cusp, the edge of top 10." }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "WILD CARD, BITCHES! YEEEE HAWWWI expect only the Sooners to tame these Cowboys. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1They may not be top 15 talent but they have an easy schedule and, with any luck, can cruise into a one-loss high bowl seed." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "I honestly don't know. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Auburn is a mystery. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Like OSU, they're a wildcard pick. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Expect shenanigans regardless of their performance." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "I'm riding high on the Miami waves; I don't know if it's Richt magic or what but they seemed to outperform their talent. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1This is my dark horse upset magic pick, even though they seem to be in the top 25 lists elsewhere, I'm going out on a limb and putting them up high. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Book it, done.(I'm going to die)" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "What??? Penn State at 14???\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I don't think this year's Penn State repeats what happened last year. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I saw a lot of bad games (including that awful Minnesota game) and with the team remaining mainly the same, I expect exploitation from opposing coaches and a nuclear bomb drop from Ohio State and Urban Meyer.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "I'm a mild Washington homer so I'm ranking the Huskies lower than a lot of other people might rank. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Call it a perverse optimism: I still think they're better than most teams, and if I'm wrong then I have them at #15 where they belong and if I have it right they'll hit the playoffs again and I'l be happy anyway." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Why is Stanford ahead of Washington? \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1The world may never know. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1In fact, I'm going to swap Stanford and Washington here -- ahh, that's better. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1#16 feels just right." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "That defense got plundered. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Of their 8 draft selections, 7 were on defense, and 5 were in the first 3 rounds, all defense. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1They bookend a tough SEC slog with expected losses at Michigan and Florida State - an early loss, a late loss, and at least one or two SEC losses is going to spell a rough time for a hyped Florida team that will likely punch below their talent just by virtue of their brutal schedule.If they come out swinging and manage to upset Michigan, however, expect this ranking to skyrocket." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "They were overrated coming into last season but ultimately I think a bit underrated to end it. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Their knockout bunch to Nebraska to end the season and relatively little talent lost to the draft shows promise for a Tennessee that managed to punch above its weight class last year. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1With maturity, improved coaching, and an easier schedule than Florida, the East is Tennessee's to win - they just need to keep from having Vandy sweep their entire state again.They are a surprisingly offense-oriented team in the SEC which I think will ultimately cost them in the end." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "West Virginia - an underrated, three-loss team virtually untouched by the draft. Their three losses were to much higher ranked teams so I feel confident about a #18 rated WVU looking to improve on that #17 ranked offense from last year." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "A top 11 defense (see that, ESPN?) comes back almost unscathed, and this underrated 3-loss team wants to mirror West Virginia on the other coast with the other side of the ball. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Experience and growth across the board should keep SDSU from making the same mistakes that cost them last year. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1If they get past Stanford, watch them go undefeated." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "A few \"good\" losses, no good wins. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Expect the same this year, with a dumping on anyone unranked and a sorry showing against anyone ranked. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1This may not apply to week one." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "VT was silently one of the better defensive teams in the country last year and had an effective, if not heralded, offense. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1If Josh Jackson can improve an already-good offense, watch Virginia Tech make some moves to disrupt the ACC." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "It wouldn't be a preseason poll without USF." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 77, "handle": "temple", "name": "Temple Owls" }, "rationale": "I like Temple. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Their defense is superb and their offense good enough to get 10 wins. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Their losses last year were tough and they received an arguable coaching upgrade in spite of their coach bayling for Baylor. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Expect the loss of Reddick to hurt, but not much." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 120, "handle": "appalachianstate", "name": "Appalachian State Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "Hot take: App State is going undefeated and will be left out of the playoffs.That is, of course, assuming they both a) beat an overrated Georgia team and b) don't fuck it up at Troy." } ] }, { "id": 17754, "username": "icklebush", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-16T03:10:01.927000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", 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The Dawgs will be improved this season." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "McElwain may be a weird guy, but he could see himself atop the SEC East very easily this season. They open the season against a tough Michigan team." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "WVU is a fun team to watch, I expect their defense to win a few games for them in the Big 12 that maybe others don't see coming." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "People are underrating the Frogs this season, and truth be told #20 may still be too low for them this season.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Hard for me to root against Coach Richt. 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They have the talent already on campus." } ] }, { "id": 17760, "username": "Jpkun", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-18T01:01:55.679000+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": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17761, "username": "justsaynotoreddit", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T04:45:31.924000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "To come up with preseason rankings, I adjusted my computer's final rankings from last year using a formula based on Bill Connelly's returning production and two-year recruiting rankings, and head coach rankings from Athlon and Sporting News. That's pretty much all you have to go on in the preseason.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1You will notice a few teams on the list who reliably get preseason hype and pretty reliably disappoint. Maybe this year it will be different? Maybe not. On the other hand, there will be teams not on the list who will surprise and do more with less, and I look forward to finding out who they are.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1Since G5 teams just can't recruit or keep coaching talent at the level of the P5 schools, they will be underrepresented with this formula, but obviously someone will break into the top 25 at some point. Highest ranked G5 teams as of now are #46 USF and #56 Colorado St.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1#26-30 are SCAR, GT, Northwestern, Louisville, and Kentucky. Yes, Kentucky. You heard it here first. Why Kentucky? Why not?", "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": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "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": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17762, "username": "kdcoltred", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-20T09:46:48.542000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "This poll has no overall rationale.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "P5 Champs" }, { 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"handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "M" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 25, "handle": "illinois", "name": "Illinois Fighting Illini" }, "rationale": "E" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "M" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "E" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 112, "handle": "hawaii", "name": "Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors" }, "rationale": "D" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 124, "handle": "idaho", "name": "Idaho Vandals" }, "rationale": "O" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 129, "handle": "troy", "name": "Troy Trojans" }, "rationale": "G" } ] }, { "id": 17763, "username": "kelling928", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-20T13:13:26.272000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn 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21, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "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": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 119, "handle": "wyoming", "name": "Wyoming Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17764, "username": "kermic_the_frog", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-17T16:30:58.970000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Obviously\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Reload an already very good team and they should win every 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"rank": 9, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "see above reasoning" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 103, "handle": "miamioh", "name": "Miami (OH) RedHawks" }, "rationale": "Another home pick but I think with Gus Ragland they could win the MAC." } ] }, { "id": 17765, "username": "Khavanon", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": 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"rank": 22, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 17, "handle": "kansas", "name": "Kansas Jayhawks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Texas is back!" } ] }, { "id": 17774, "username": "luckroy", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-18T13:55:05.449000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Prmarily based on previous year's results and adjusted based on returning production. There is no attempt to split hairs, rather, teams are grouped into pots and the ranking order is randomized within each pot.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Pot 1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Pot 1" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Pot 1" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Pot 2" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Pot 2" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Pot 2" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "Pot 2" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, 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"rationale": "Pot 3" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 129, "handle": "troy", "name": "Troy Trojans" }, "rationale": "Pot 4" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "Pot 4" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "Pot 4" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 120, "handle": "appalachianstate", "name": "Appalachian State Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "Pot 4" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Pot 4" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "Pot 4" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "Pot 4" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "Pot 4" } ] }, { "id": 17775, "username": "Luriker", 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7, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "Who's to say they'll fare the same as every recent G5 team to have a coach move on?" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 56, "handle": "kentucky", "name": "Kentucky Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 129, "handle": "troy", "name": "Troy Trojans" }, "rationale": "okay i lied it's not not a joke ballot wew troy" } ] }, { "id": 17776, "username": "Mario_Speedwagon", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-16T23:51:49.348000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17777, "username": "MarlinsGuy", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-17T21:23:38.455000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "My computer poll will debut week 6. Until then, I will just do a normal boring human poll.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Arguably the best QB in the country, was the best team in the country second half of last season, lost some pieces on offense but only Alabama has recruited better so I expect them to replenish their lost receivers." }, { "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": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "Seems high but great recruiting, great o-line, great defense, solid running game, and transfer QB from Baylor coming in at a position they've greatly struggled at" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Lost lots of pieces on defense but they should still be pretty good" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "LSU has always recruited as well as anybody and have a great defense and running game. Just need something from the QB" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "I believe in Harbaugh" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "When Lamar Jackson is on Louisville can beat anybody. But when he's down he seems to lose confidence.Need more consistency from this team to know what they really are." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Kaaya is replaceable and they have a solid running game (Walton) and good receivers (Richards). The defense, particularly the defensive line (Jackson) and linebackers (Quarterman), is going to be very good." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "I cannot name a single person on Kansas State but I know that they're always pretty good and everyone else is ranking them so why the hell not" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "NC State's defense is stacked with seniors everywhere. Their defensive line in going to be filthy, and they have a decent offense to go with it. Louisville and Florida State have iffy o-lines, so that will be interesting to watch." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "Will Grier get hype" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "5 star QB transfer added to a team that showed signs of greatness last year" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "I know they sucked last year but Josh Rosen is great and they've recruited well so I expect them to bounce back. Need Wazzu to beat an FCS team." } ] }, { "id": 17778, "username": "mellolizard", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-18T21:18:19.413000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "After losing in the NCG...Saban is MAD.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "O|\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1O/O_O/O|" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "urban is ready. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "they drop the furthest after week one depending on qb play" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "he is a man and now 50.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "still not sure about them. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "i think the coaching change will hurt" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17779, "username": "mickeyquicknumbers", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-18T19:39:16.741000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "\n 7\n Straight #1 recruiting classes + Nick Saban = who cares how many players they\n lose, assistant coaches they lose, or whether or not they're actually going\n to have a QB controversy next year. They were the presumptive #1 last, and\n the year before, and they will be this year as well." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "\n 2016\n Ohio State survived one of the greatest exodus' of talent in recent college\n football history to go 11-1 in the regular season and make the playoffs with\n 16 new starters. The defense, which was one of the nations best last year,\n will be one of the nation's best this year. The offense - which was amazing\n for a while and then sputtered dramatically by season's end - should be\n better with an updated coaching staff.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "\n Oh\n fun! A preseason #1 v. a preseason #3. The Seminoles should be challenging\n one or two other teams (Ohio State, Alabama) for the best defense in the\n nation this year, and one of the best defensive lines as well. They return 9\n starters and get back the nation's best safety in Derwin James. The offense\n has a few more question marks around running back and both tackles, but\n they're questions that will likely have very talented answers. Truth be told\n Francois needs to take a real step forward for them to earn this spot, but\n suggesting a freshman QB might take a step forward is not that unrealistic." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "\n Washington\n seems to be getting overlooked a lot for preseason hype this year. I'm not\n sure why. Jake Browning was not far behind Sam Darnold last year as a true\n sophomore, Miles Gaskin looked every bit as good as Ronald Jones, and the\n Huskies return two very good receivers in Pettis/McClatcher and have fewer\n questions across their offensive line. Pair that with likely the best\n defensive line in the Pac12 (sorry Utah) and one of the best linebackers in\n the nation in Azeem Victor, and you've got yourself a bona fide contender.\n The secondary is a question after some pesky attrition to the NFL & the\n graduation of Kevin King, but overall this team looks ready to run it back\n for another go at the playoffs." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "\n Oh yes\n Stanford indeed - Christian McCaffrey is gone, but truth be told there was\n not much dropoff between him and Bryce Love when the two switched in and out.\n QB play was a major problem for them last year, and it might be again this\n year, but I'm going to go out on a limb in picking them to bounce back strong\n offensively anyways. Stanford has a ridiculous amount of talent at QB and I\n expect someone to emerge from the pile. The offensive line, at times a\n weakness last year, should once again become a strength for the team - with\n four returners and the two best linemen recruits in the nation coming in as\n freshman. I expect 2017 to look much closer to 2015 than 2016." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "\n Penn\n State yay! This is could very well be the best offense in the country in\n 2017, competing for that title with the team ranked directly behind them.\n Saquon Barkley, Mr. McSorley, and a deep slew of pass catchers are going to\n keep this offense as electric as it finished 2016, and with a general step\n forward at every position group on defense (except maybe edge rushers) I\n think this is the obvious team to challenge Ohio State in 2017." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Oklahoma fits neatly behind Penn State on the \"best offenses in the nation that have maybe some big questions on defense\" - I put them slightly behind Penn State because they're in a conference where elite offenses can be neutered by other elite offenses a little easier. but still, the best QB/WR tandem in CFB paired with a potential bigtime breakout RB Justice Hill, and *enough* collective experience back that you want to believe this defense will improve marginally - altogether is pretty sweet.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "\n Sure.\n Count me in as being cautiously aboard the Auburn hype train. After\n consecutive years of dramatically underperforming (14/15) and one year of\n just barely performing (2016) I think Auburn finally has the formula for a\n good season. They landed the most important recruit in the nation last year:\n a QB who has proven he can thrive in a college offense, and one with (just\n barely) enough experience to the system Malzahn made his bones with, I think\n it's more likely than not Pettway/Stidham make Auburns offense electric-ish.\n The defense will miss Carl Lawson, and I'm still skeptical about the\n long-term viability of Kevin Steele, but 8th feels right for now.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "\n Darnold\n and Ronald (almost an anagram) are the obvious \"reasons to love USC in\n 2017\". RJII is poised for an all-PAC12 type season as a rusher, and Sam\n Darnold is earning #1 pick hype after his freshman year; count me in on the\n hype for both of these players. The rest of the team has a collective one too\n many questions that I think are being overlooked. Darnold's sophomore year is\n going to have to rely on a new receiving group after losing his top-2\n receivers, including the fantastic Juju-Smith-Schuster; he's also going to\n have to do it after losing two 1st team and one 2nd team all-PAC12 linemen -\n unquestionably the 3 best linemen on the team last year. That's someonewhat\n alarming. I think for those reasons the Trojan offense will not quite be the\n powerhouse that some expect it to be, so here they sit." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "\n Oklahoma\n has a LOT going for them. Yes they replace basically their entire skill\n position depth chart, and I think that will set them back a hair, but\n returning one of the best OL's in the nation and a heisman caliber QB is\n going to be. The defense may not having many budding all-american types, but\n they'll be the most experienced they've been in a long while. Altogether I\n would have considered putting them 5th, above Okie St., but a coaching change\n scares me, especially for a coach that is this young. I know that everythin\n he's touched has turned to gold in his relatively short coaching career - but\n managing a major program is difficult to do, so I'm hedging by moving\n oklahoma down to here.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "\n Last\n year Louisville was ranked in the top-10 nationally for 9 straight weeks,\n until a late collapse with 3 straight losses against Houston, Kentucky, and\n LSU saw them plummet to #21. I think that final ranking had a lot of negative\n momentum, and Louisville's season, judged on the whole, was much better than\n a #21 ranked team. Jackson's top-3 receiving targets are all gone, as is\n talented RB Brandon Radcliff; but none of them were good enough that I think\n of this offense regressing with them gone. Bobby Petrino is an excellent\n coach, and with Lamar Jackson around I still expect this to be one of the\n 10-15 best offenses in the nation. Their defense might be even better, with\n Stacey Thomas, Jaire Alexander, and Chucky Williams leading one of the best\n secondaries in the ACC.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "Wisconsin has a *lot* of offensive improvement to do in 2017, and I think they can do most of it behind a line that returns 4 sophomores who are now juniors. I don't expect Alex Hornibrook to even be league average, and I don't expect that to matter much either. Wisconsin's defense is going to be fantastic, and their schedule is going to be easy enough that that's potentially all that they need.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "\n HO-boy\n clemson has some work to do this year. I don't know of another team with such\n a total offensive turnover to deal with. Starting with generational-QB\n Dehsaun Watson, 3 of his top-4 targets, and the starting running back. The\n offensive line should still be great, and the WR depth is undeniable; but\n this offense will not be the one Clemson fans have accustomed themselves to\n the last 2 years. The defense, while maintaining a much closer form to 2016\n than the offense, also has some questions to answer with 4 of the 7 elite\n starters on last year's team headed to the NFL (Boulware, Johnson,\n Tankersley, Watkins). I expect the defense to stay in the top-10, but with\n trips to Louisville & Virginia Tech, NC State as well as Auburn & FSU\n at home, I think the offensive reset will knock them down to a 9-3 type\n season.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "\n Texas\n was somehwere between a 7-5 and 8-4 quality team that was coached down to a\n 5-7 season; and a 7-5 team that returns 18 starters and has consistently\n recruited at a top-10 level feels fine at 14th. I think if you control for\n Strong's hapless coordinator-shuffling and on field coaching\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 you're looking at a team that very well\n should be ranked preseason. 8 returning starters on offense - sure one of\n them was D'onta Foreman, whose absence I think will make less of an impact\n than most people would think. Add in Tom Herman who just spent consecutive\n seasons coaching Houston to better records than their team was realistically\n capable of, and yeah - I think this is a very 9-3 looking Texas team." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Holy attrition batman. I think Jim Harbaugh is a clear T5 coach in college football, and I think the obvious trio of Hurst/Winovich/Gary retooling a defensive line that was absolutely absurd last year can be 85% as good as they were up front last year. Those two facts are the only two things keeping Michigan ranked in my mind. The offensive line, the receivers, and the secondary are completely gutted. Michigan is going to have some ugly, ugly growing pains this year, and a 9-3 season would be a big win for them.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "\n In the\n 13 years Miami has been in the ACC they've had 0 10-win season and 0 Coastal\n division championships. I sadly think both change this year as I predict the\n Hurricanes to go 10-4. Miami's front 7 will be one of the 5-10 best in the\n nation, but there are major questions in the run game and total\n unpredictability at QB, and the secondary has to start over from scratch.\n Those pieces should hold Miami back a bit, but they'll still be able to stop\n run games and pass-rush with ease, and the offensive line should take a step\n forward as well, and that alone will give them a major advantage over every\n other team in the coastal." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Ehhh. Ed Orgeron was a bad head coach. Maybe he's not anymore, but the last time he was a head coach he was a bad one - and I include his tenure at LSU in that statement. LSU has grabbed themselves an very good DC, an OC with perhaps more to prove than people would think, and a roster that lost a *lot* to the draft. I mean in terms of pure total talent heading out the door from last year, LSU trails only Michigan and maybe Alabama as far as losses go. LSU recruits like a national title contender, but for the aforementioned reasons, and because they play in a division where literally every game is a \"losable\" one, I'm going to mark this down as a 4-loss team.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 95, "handle": "wku", "name": "WKU Hilltoppers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "\n Last\n year I predicted Florida's offense would rise to the level of competent and\n the defense would take a step back from \"elite\" to \"very\n good\" and two should mostly offset each other. It turns out I was a year\n early on that prediction - as the offense was still very bad, and the defense\n didn't miss a step with Hargreaves, Neal, Bullard and Morrison gone. This\n year, the offense returns 9 starters and should see improvement from every\n single position group, while the defense loses 8 starters and may have too\n many issues with depth to maintain top-5 status. A 10-15th quality defense\n and an offense that moves from the 90's to the 50's seems reasonable, but\n that largely depends on competent QB play, something that has felt up in the\n air at UF since Tebow graduated." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 110, "handle": "coloradostate", "name": "Colorado State Rams" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "\n Matthew\n Dayes was good but not irreplacable. Other than that, NC State returns just\n about everyone who was important. A sometimes-lackluster offense should move\n forward as the passing game returns gobs of experience. This defensive line\n could also be one of the best in the nation, and the defense as a whole looks\n like it will be a top-10 unit." } ] }, { "id": 17780, "username": "mjacksongt", "ballot_type": "Hybrid", "submission_date": "2017-08-20T13:45:14.858000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "nan", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17781, 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In week 10, I'd give them the edge, but that's not what it is.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "Josh Rosen." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Wisconsin of the west coast.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Lamar Jackson baby.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "They should be pretty good. Then again, we say that every year.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "Well, they'll probably start off really good.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "I cannot, for the life of me, understand why everyone is so high on OkState. The defense was certifiably terrible last year, and they only improved it by losing their two top tacklers. Oh and that Taylor guy was pretty good, but he's gone now too! Sure, they'll put up points, but I think they'll have a good season with an even worse defense than last year, and will more than likely get rolled in bedlam. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Not too much to say about these guys other than I think that they'll be better than many and slept on by all.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Mark Richt round 2. The canes just might be on their way to consistent 10 win seasons of disappointment. Certainly not the worst problem to have.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "Similarly to Miami, I think the hokies will only improve in season 2 of Justin Fuente.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "Put down your lighters and move your couches back inside, I'VE GOT YOU RANKED BABY!!! The boys in Morgantown should be pretty good this year. Heck, you might go undefeated. I mean, Will Grier hasn't lost yet. Maybe he really does have some Jameis-esque magic. I'll miss you Willie! I ALREADY DO!!!" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Number 24 in my poll but number 1 in our hearts! I'm really low on UT. Not because I think they'll be a mobile dumpster fire this year. I mean, I hope they are, but they shouldn't be. I just think that they're schedule is really tough and that butch's seat is too hot for his sit-upon. If they start out 1-2 or even 3-2, then butch might be gone before his annual spanking (Al-Uh-Bama)." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 27, "handle": "iowa", "name": "Iowa Hawkeyes" }, "rationale": "I really want to channel my inner Colin Cowherd here, but instead I'll just say that I think the Hawkeyes will manage their very manageable schedule to a respectable record.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" } ] }, { "id": 17800, "username": "ReallyCreative", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-17T17:25:06.754000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17801, "username": "Red261", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-17T23:30:44.138000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "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": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": 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"rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 56, "handle": "kentucky", "name": "Kentucky Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17802, "username": "RegulatorRWF", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T13:28:10.881000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Waiting for tOSU to prove they made the right hire with Kevin Wilson, as they need Barrett to hit his targets and get a good passing game going. High overall on the B1G, but that can change quickly with some key early season match-ups. High on Texas as well with belief in Herman at the helm. Super early rankings based on projections, be gentle with criticism.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "They bring back their QB, and no reason to think they aren't the team to beat, since Clemson lost Watson." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Lost Watson, but Dabo has proven he can win games, defending champs deserve the number 2 spot." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Sam Darnold" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Bring back lots of talent, hard to imagine more than two losses, the early season will either cement a top 4 ranking, or send them tumbling. Kevin Wilsons worth will be tested early." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 75, "handle": "navy", "name": "Navy Midshipmen" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17803, "username": "relax_on_the_mat", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-20T02:18:42.740000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "A bit of a crapshoot, as is every preseason poll ever. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 It's very murky outside of the top ten, which, again, is to be expected in the preseason.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I don't believe in Oregon or Noter Dame until they play well enough to make me believe.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "I would like to have anyone other than Bama as #1, but they are such a proven program that I can't do it and I hate myself a little bit for that." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "I don't see these guys taking any steps back. They finished incredibly strong last year and Darnold is the real deal. Some new receivers, but they pretty much grow NFL caliber receivers on the campus palm trees. I think SC ends up going undefeated this year." }, { "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": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "They've got talent and they believe. Urban and tOSU are a little more of a \"proven\" product, but I really see these two programs being neck-and-neck with it coming down to another decisive head-to-head." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "I think Clemson takes several steps back because they are losing sooo many components of their offense. I definitely see them playing second fiddle to FSU until proven otherwise." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "I love Michigan but I #10 is the absolute limit. Too many mistakes in high stakes situations, which is rather unlike a Harbaugh-coached team. He's still relatively early into his tenure (hopefully), so the crucial mistakes may be on the decline. \u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Metric ton of talent, but can they offense? Players suspended for an indefinite period of time also muddy the waters." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Love LSU, but the QB situation has got to improve for them to sniff the top 10.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "I think the Cowboys are going to lose to both TCU and Texas, but it would be borderline criminal to not rank the mullet team in the preseason." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 46, "handle": "ucla", "name": "UCLA Bruins" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "The Cougs are not going to lose to an FCS school, and Falk is going to light it up again in his senior season. Although USC is my not so dark horse to go unbeaten this year, I think WSU upsets USC, Stanford or UW this year and ends the season with no more than 2 losses." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1I probably shouldn't have Texas ranked, but I really liked what I saw from Buechele last year and I think he and the rest of the team are going to improve under Herman.\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1" } ] }, { "id": 17804, "username": "retnuh101", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-17T16:20:16.374000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "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": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17805, "username": "ScarletFever333", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T03:26:11.108000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Based on results from last year, returning starters, and how I think they will do. My one rule was that I wouldn't pick a team that had a losing record last year, so sorry Notre Dame and Texas. Some of my matchups to watch are Bama vs FSU, WVU vs VT and UM vs UF. 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Strong emphasis on proven QB play. Some teams who are changing quarterbacks may be ranked somewhat under their potential based on uncertainty at the position (e.g. Clemson). A strong showing from their new signal-caller could provide an opportunity to jump upwards in the polls as the first few weeks unfold. Rankings cross-checked against pre-season FPI, which led to several slight adjustments. As the season unfolds, especially in the second half when the computers start to obtain significant levels of data, aggregate computer rankings will start to have more influence on mine.\u251c\u00e2\u252c\u00e9\u251c\u00e9\u252c\u00e1 ", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "The bowl game against Clemson was ample cause for concern. Without Kevin Wilson's arrival in Columbus, they may not have ranked #1 in my pre-season poll. However, I expect the offense to improve over their 25th-ranked finish in FPI last year. They are stacked with talent on both sides of the ball. And they have elite performers at the two most vital positions in college football: head coach and quarterback. " }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "I have only one concern with Alabama's championship-caliber roster: Jalen Hurt's ability to put up big passing numbers against elite defenses. If Hurts shows development in this area of his game, the Crimson Tide may be the best team in football this season. " }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Oklahoma flew under the radar last year due to early-season losses against Ohio State and a Houston team that was very good when healthy. They were fairly dominant throughout Big 12 play and against Auburn at the Sugar Bowl. QB Baker Mayfield has the potential to pull the Heisman/national-title-game-appearance double that Sooner great Sam Bradford did nine years ago. Ultimately, Oklahoma's defense will determine how far they go. The sky is the limit for this group. " }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Jimbo + Nasty D + Deondre Francois = Many happy 'Noles' fans this upcoming fall! FSU may have been the most under-the-radar elite team in the country this season if not for their Week 1 matchup with 'Bama and the ESPN Hype Machine. " }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Chris Petersen may be the third best coach in college football behind Urban Meyer and Nick Saban. The Huskies, Petersen's trademark defense, and a poised, physical offense dominated the Pac-12 last year. USC and The Darnold make headlines but all Washington does is make plays. Huskies will repeat as PAC champs playing in time slots that give a whole new meaning to the term \"sleeper team\". " }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Clemson may be underranked at #6 but their new QB will have to prove it. The Tigers have as much talent as anyone in the country but the five teams in front of them in my rankings all have bona fide stars taking the snaps on offense. Either Kelly Bryant or one of their young prospects will have to excel for Clemson to repeat as national champs...especially with a daunting trip to Louisville looming on September 16. " }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Saquon Barkley was built to play in the Big 10. This power back should garner Heisman interest in 2017 as a strong defense gives Penn State the field position it needs to score tons of rushing touchdowns. How the Nittany Lions handle a brutal October, and how James Franklin handles his newfound job security, will be the difference between a Tier 1 Bowl and a CFP spot. " }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "Skeptical of this pick? You're in great company! So am I. I don't always rank teams with McLennan transfer QBs in my top 10, but when I do, it's because I love Gus Malzahn. The spread guru should feast on SEC defenses with an Art Briles protege calling the signals, while FPI has bullishly placed the Tigers inside their Top 5. Can Kevin Steele's defense live up to the heady hype?" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "A beat up Louisville offense struggled down the stretch in 2016. However, the rejuvenated Cardinals will excel on both sides of the ball in 2017 and turn the ACC Atlantic division into a true three-team race. Louisville nearly went undefeated in conference play last year and get Clemson at home in September. The ACC may have a new sheriff this time next month. " }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "USC was one of the hottest teams in football after The Darnold took over. However, their schedule may have had something to do with that. The Trojans did post a truly impressive win over Washington and an explosive offense covered up some major defensive deficiencies in their Rose Bowl victory against Penn State. A tough September should give us some answers and the Trojans are capable of coasting through the rest of the season if they survive the first month unscathed. " }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "Wisconsin should be the same team it always is: smashmouth run game, elite defense, and an inconsistent passing game. The Badgers overpowered most teams on the ground last year but struggled when they encountered equally strong defenses. Alex Hornibrook will need to take a step or two forward this season if Wisconsin hopes to challenge for a CFP spot. " }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Kirby Smart is building a defensive juggernaut in Athens. He has weapons aplenty in the offensive backfield. Can the wide receivers play well enough to turn this offense into a consistent winner? The Bulldogs are talented but need to show that they'll be better than their 69th-ranked FPI offense from last season before they can rise any higher in my rankings. " }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "Stanford is a legitimate threat to win the Pac-12 this season. They get Washington at home and have a fairly dreamy schedule after their September 9th tilt with USC. Win those two games and they even have a shot at the CFP. The biggest problem is a common theme in the 11-15 portion of my ranking: does their offense have enough firepower to scratch out a win when their typically stout defense has an off day?" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "The Wolverines have a brutal schedule, starting the season with an OOC matchup against Florida, traveling to defending B1G champ Penn State, and ending the season with consecutive games against Wisconsin and Ohio State. Their defense will rough up everyone in-between, but can Wilton Speight be a big-game player this year? Perhaps the Richmond native can channel fellow Collegiate School alum Russell Wilson. " }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Under Les Miles, LSU were always loaded with talent but often seemed to underperform in the passing game despite an embarrassment of riches at the receiver position. Will Ed Orgeron be a welcome change in Baton Rouge or the beginning of a rebuilding period? They're too good to fail on paper but will need to prove it on the field before they jump any of the established winners ranked ahead of them. " }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Jim McElwain is a true star in the coaching profession. The man who brought us Mark Ingram, AJ McCarron, Trent Richardson, and Greg McElroy is building a real contender in Gainesville. If this were the 2018 rankings, I would likely have Florida much higher. But it's not." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "Gary Patterson's squad will be competitive as always but lacks the top-level playmakers on both sides of the ball to be elite. This is not a playoff team but it could win a surprise conference title if it discharges itself honorably in its Veterans' Day matchup with Oklahoma. " }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "Butch Jones is a 9-4 type of coach and I wouldn't expect 2017 to be any different. He'll probably steal one from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, or LSU but his inconsistent Volunteers won't win much more than a Tier 2 Bowl this season. " }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Mark Richt was a great coach at Georgia and will restore some pride to Miami's fallen football program. Year 2 of his tenure might be one year too early to make any major noise but a Coastal division title is in reach, as long as they can manage at least a split in back-to-back late-season games against UNC and VPI. " }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "X marks the endzone and Mike Leach gave Luke Falk the map. The Cougars' Arrrr Raid offense will score in bunches as they always do and an underrated defense returns nine starters. Washington State also get to play USC, Colorado, and Stanford at home this season. Their year likely hinges on a pivotal Week 1 matchup against Montana State. " }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Oklahoma State get both Oklahoma and TCU at home but their defensive deficiencies will likely keep them from winning a conference title. Mike Gundy's crew will always be able to put up points but they also need to prevent them like they did against WVU and Colorado last season. I'm not convinced the late surge will carry over. " }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "VPI loses a ton of talent from an offense that only ranked 49th nationally in FPI last season. That normally doesn't bode well for a Top 25 finish. However, Bud Foster's defense will always excel in Blacksburg and Justin Fuente has a young quarterback named Josh Jackson who is perfect for his dynamic offense. The Hokies may stumble against WVU, ECU, and Clemson in September but look for them to improve as the season progresses. " }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 153, "handle": "jamesmadison", "name": "James Madison Dukes" }, "rationale": "Over the past few years, the top of the FCS has consistently competed with FBS opponents, even mid-level P5 opponents. Iowa, Washington State, Kansas State, and Virginia Tech are a few of the biggest trophies collected since 2010. Meet the new kings of FCS. The 2016 NCAA Division 1 National Football Champion ended North Dakota State's reign of terror with a physical defense, a fearless QB in Bryan Schor, and a hellacious rushing attack. Khalid Abdullah may be gone but JMU has reloaded by attracting Georgia Tech's 2015 leading rusher, Marcus Marshall, to Harrisonburg. This disciplined, tenacious team is one which few FBS teams would care to encounter. " }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Texas was loaded with talent under Charlie Strong but could never put it together. The big question in Austin is whether new darling Tom Herman will crash and burn like his heralded predecessor. This year may be a rough transition for the former Houston coach. " }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 8, "handle": "northcarolina", "name": "North Carolina Tar Heels" }, "rationale": "LSU transfer Brandon Harris actually put up some decent numbers for the Tigers despite playing in an unfriendly environment for QBs. Larry Fedora's system looks to be a better situation for Harris and the Tar Heels hope he can run the offense as efficiently as Mitch Trubisky did. As always under Fedora, they will play offense well enough to hang around the Top 25 but will be too inconsistent on defense to do much more than that. " } ] }, { "id": 17821, "username": "sunburn_on_the_brain", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-18T17:12:00.533000+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": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 115, "handle": "sandiegostate", "name": "San Diego State Aztecs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 109, "handle": "boisestate", "name": "Boise State Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 66, "handle": "byu", "name": "BYU Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 107, "handle": "westernmichigan", "name": "Western Michigan Broncos" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 56, "handle": "kentucky", "name": "Kentucky Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17822, "username": "surreptitioussloth", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-19T15:52:58.340000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Largely based on s&p+, with some changes based on things that may not be factored into that. I don't think this will be that predictive overall, but I think preseason polls are underrated in their predictive capacity, where teams end up with wins and losses isn't always indicative of how good they are, especially 2-4 games into the season.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "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": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "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": 67, "handle": "notredame", "name": "Notre Dame Fighting Irish" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "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": 63, "handle": "texasam", "name": "Texas A&M Aggies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17823, "username": "TanzaniaMagic", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-17T05:34:19.924000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Saban is Saban." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "I'm a sucker for great lines. Ohio State's OL and DL gives it a slight edge over FSU." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Coaching and experience on the OL gives Washington a very slight edge over USC." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "Great backfield, concerning depth on defense." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Replaces nearly everyone. 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"" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 32, "handle": "nebraska", "name": "Nebraska Cornhuskers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 58, "handle": "mississippistate", "name": "Mississippi State Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17849, "username": "was_saying_boo_urns", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-16T14:36:35.360000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Best roster + best coach = 1" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "2nd best roster + 2nd best coach = 2" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Lost a lot of studs, but they are replacing them with studier studs. HARBAUGH!" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "Returning a ton of talent." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "Starting to think this Lamar Jackson fella is gonna be good." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Will the O-line be any better? My guess is that they will not. RIP in peace Frenchy." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Great d-line play will give them a chance to beat anyone." }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Gundy's 50!" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Chris Peterson is a top 5 coach." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "No idea what to do with these guys... so, 10?" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "No idea what to do with these guys... so, 11?" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Unfortunately the gators are going to be better this year." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "Lots of talent and a new coach." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "If they find a QB they will be top 10." }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "Taggart is way better than Helfrich. Ducks rebound." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "The defense will keep them in every game. Also they suck ass?" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 9, "handle": "ncstate", "name": "NC State Wolfpack" }, "rationale": "This defense is going to be so nasty." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Tons of skill talent. If Eason takes the next step they will challenge for the East." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "Wisky lost too much to challenge the B1G this year, but Paul Chryst is awesome." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "Lost a ton of players, but coach Whittingham is excellent." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 81, "handle": "usf", "name": "USF Bulls" }, "rationale": "Quinton Flowers." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "QB is a concern. If they find their guy they have enough talent to beat everyone but Bama." }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "The performance at QB should be enhanced this year." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 10, "handle": "pittsburgh", "name": "Pittsburgh Panthers" }, "rationale": "Narduzzi is the key." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "Fuck it. We're goin' deep." } ] }, { "id": 17850, "username": "Wescat", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-16T05:17:41.184000+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": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 24, "handle": "westvirginia", "name": "West Virginia Mountaineers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 62, "handle": "tennessee", "name": "Tennessee Volunteers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 42, "handle": "colorado", "name": "Colorado Buffaloes" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17851, "username": "WhiteBaseCoat", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-16T16:58:47.385000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "Fair warning, this is gonna be funky. It's a preseason poll, why not make it interesting? So my method for coming up with this poll was to basically look at each team's win-loss record from 2016, then work from there using 247 recruiting rankings (specifically, analyzing the 247 2016 talent composite + the 2017 composite recruiting rankings, since the 2017 talent composite hasn't been released yet), returning starters (with a specific focus on QB's), Bill Connelly's 2017 returning production calculations, and the previous records of HC's, as well as how long a coach has been at their school. I've then added a dose of hot takes/gut feelings, partially because like I said, it's the preseason poll so why not, and partially because I'm still getting a handle on how to compile my own rankings without doing anything majorly stupid. Basically, though, my overall philosophy was to distance myself, as much as I could, from media and fan narratives, trying to base as much as possible on the facts (as far as I can discern them) and not being too concerned with whether or not they fall in line with everybody else's thoughts.", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "Teams 1-4 are basically \"loaded and experienced teams with coaches I trust.\" I don't think this pick, at least, should be super controversial; you've got Jimbo Fisher coaching a very talented team with a very experienced defense and a fairly experienced offense that returns its (good) QB." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "Again, no major surprises here; this team isn't quite as experienced as FSU, but otherwise you can more or less plug in Urban Meyer to the description I gave them." }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Here's a twist (both because I'm really high on them and because I still haven't ranked Alabama yet). Penn State may not fully match up from a talent standpoint to the other teams I've ranked 1-5, but they're extremely experienced, especially on their already-awesome offense. James Franklin is a good coach with a good staff, and I think if anybody is poised to make a plausible run at the title without being completely loaded with blue-chip talent, it's Penn State (though note I'm still not projecting that they'll win it all)." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Why is Alabama ranked #4? Well, they're not as experienced as the teams above them on this list. You say that they have so much talent they don't need to worry about experience? Well nobody asked you, this is my preseason poll and I will hold on to my dream that Kiffin stole Saban's mojo and Alabama will finally lose more than one game in the regular season. At least until they inevitably destroy FSU in Week 1. " }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "I've got USC down at 5 because I'm just not sure if I trust Clay Helton yet. Their offense isn't as experienced as it could be, as well, even if Sam Darnold is awesome." }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "In my mind, Oklahoma's in a similar boat to USC. They're a little more experienced even if they don't match up talent wise, it's just that Lincoln Riley is an unknown commodity. He'll more than likely be good, but you never want to put too much trust in a year 1 coach. Or at least, I don't." }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "Washington's biggest ding to me - and they're probably the first team on this list where I have a serious, major concern - is that they lose a lot on defense, production-wise. I trust Chris Petersen quite a bit, enough to think that they'll still be top 10 and may have an outside shot at another playoff appearance, but I'm wary about their ability to replace their losses considering their recruiting hasn't been spectacular (again, I do trust Petersen to develop talent, but they've got some big shoes to fill). " }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "I know, I know, I know, this seems super ridiculously high. I just think people are writing Louisville off way too quickly. I see three factors that work really well in their favor: Lamar Jackson, obviously, but also a really experienced defense, and Bobby Petrino himself. You can say a lot about the man, but he has a relatively consistent track record of building upon success, and when I look at those other two factors I have a feeling he's about to put together a really strong season that people aren't expecting." }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "I'm also way higher on these guys than most people, but I think everybody is sleeping on Stanford this year because of their unspectacular (though by no means bad) season last year. I had a tough time deciding between Stanford and Wisconsin; Stanford should be a decent amount more talented and experienced, but Wisconsin does have an established quarterback. I went with Stanford for the overall quality of the team, but both should be very solid." }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "(see above)" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "And here we have returning national champ Clemson, knocked out of the top 10 because I sprung Louisville and Stanford above them like a madman. This is gonna be controversial too, but they lose a lot more than just Deshaun Watson on offense. They're easily the most inexperienced team on the list thus far, and while Dabo has done an amazing job running this program, they're not at Bama levels of reloading yet." }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "Same deal as Clemson; they're more talented but also way more inexperienced. Jim Harbaugh's an awesome coach with an established record of success, but he's facing a very uphill battle this year." }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "Oklahoma State's offense should be incredible; I just don't trust that defense very much at all, and there's not nearly as much talent on their side as teams #1-12 (Louisville and Wisconsin are the only ones that come close - I know, I know, you're gonna say again that I shouldn't have put Louisville so high, just work with me here). Obviously Gundy knows what he's doing when it comes to getting the most out of players, but he's not known for being a defensive mastermind, and I have a hard time seeing them make it through the regular season and past the Big 12 title game without at least a few losses." }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "I've got a weird run of SEC teams stuck in the middle, because they're all teams that could be really good or really disappointing. First up is LSU. I'm pretty worried about Ed Orgeron, and while they have a couple of great coordinators, they lost a lot on defense. They're extremely talented, so they beat out the next few SEC teams - I think they have a pretty high floor, if nothing else, and they do technically have the most experienced QB of the four - I'm just not ready to jump on the Coach O hype train yet. " }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "I'm basically punting on Auburn by sticking them in the middle of the rankings. They're really talented, they've got a hyped-up transfer QB, they have solid experience on both sides of the ball, and they've got a relatively consistent HC in Gus Malzahn (at least, the wheels haven't completely fallen off for him yet). But many of these are things you could say about previous Malzahn teams. They could be awesome, but if neither Stidham nor White can stay healthy, things could also fall apart quickly." }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "Same deal with Florida. Their defense has less experience than Auburn and less talent than Auburn or LSU, but it should still be very good, while their offense returns a bunch... except for any established QB. And it's starting to seem like they could also lose Callaway at some point. McElwain had a very good run at CSU and has done quite well in stopping post-Muschamp Florida from collapsing, so it's hard not to expect him to improve upon last year, but his team has quite a few questions to answer." }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "Same deal with Georgia. Regardless of how hyped I might be as a Georgia fan, they have some really major questions - Kirby Smart needs to show that he actually learned some things from Nick Saban, and the entire offense needs to improve drastically. That being said... pretty much every offensive position has a lot of talent or a lot of experience, and in many places they have both. Kirby is working with one of the best roster situations in the country. They return basically everybody significant and they're extraordinarily talented. And coaches tend to see a massive bump in year 2, including the last couple of guys at Georgia. But many would argue that if Kirby and co. were ever going to be any good, they would've had a much better season last year, and maybe they're right. In the hands of a more experienced coach, this team would be in the national title conversation... but until Kirby Smart proves that he can win big and his offense pulls itself together, it's hard to have anywhere near that much faith." }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "Teams 18-20 are basically \"teams whose coaches I trust a lot,\" and starts off a run of teams that many people will probably take issue with. Gary Patterson had some struggles last year, but I think he's a fantastic coach, and his team has a massive amount of experience. Honestly, the only reason I haven't put them even higher is because of their poor record last year - I think that all signs point to them having a really solid bounce back." }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 50, "handle": "washingtonstate", "name": "Washington State Cougars" }, "rationale": "Washington State is on this list because Mike Leach knows what he's doing, his team is experienced, and he returns Luke Falk; there's every reason to think he'll be successful again this year. I'm just not sure how much of a leap he can make with a relatively untalented roster." }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "There's not a ton of separation between the Cougars and Wildcats for me; Snyder and Leach are both great coaches, and basically it comes down to the fact that Kansas State has a little less talent, and I like Ertz a little bit less than Falk (not even an opinion I hold very strongly to be honest). Both should be good, high-floor teams." }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "Miami and VT are \"talented teams that lose a lot but have good second-year coaches.\" I kept waffling back and forth on which to put above the other; I think Fuente has higher upside, but Richt has more experience. Both teams will be inexperienced on offense. Fuente's defense should be pretty experienced, but Miami has a good bit more talent. I decided to go with the talent and the more experienced coach." }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "(see above)" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "Texas and Oregon are my \"talented teams with a ton of experience and great first-year coaches.\" They're down low because A. they had pretty bad records last year and B. again, these are first year coaches, but I'd be surprised if at least one doesn't make a nice leap forward (though I honestly think both will, that's why I ranked them). I went with Texas over Oregon because they have more talent and had a better record (so their returning experience should mean more)." }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "(see above)As a side note and an explanation of some of this poll's seeming weirdness, I realize I still don't have WVU/Tennessee/Utah/a slew of others who some would think are more deserving than teams like Oregon/TCU/Wazzu; when it comes down to it, I felt those other teams don't return enough of a combination of talent and production to be on the board. I have nothing against coaches like Holgersen and Whittingham and I honestly thing Butch is a better coach than the memes would have you believe, but their teams will be inexperienced and, to varying levels, won't have much talent going for them (not so much with Butch, but with many of the other bubble teams). I trust the likes of Patterson and Leach with an experienced team more, and while Taggart is certainly not on their level, I do think he's very good and has the pieces to quickly bring Oregon back into form. In general, this is also just sort of a fun pick to spice up a preseason poll. There is no need to be upset." }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 110, "handle": "coloradostate", "name": "Colorado State Rams" }, "rationale": "I'm gonna be honest, Mike Bobo's Colorado State is my completely emotional dark horse pick for the NY6 G5 bowl. USF is the popular choice for many good reasons, I've just got a good feeling about CSU this year and wanted to sneak them in." } ] }, { "id": 17852, "username": "Wurst_Law", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T13:11:19.732000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 49, "handle": "washington", "name": "Washington Huskies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 38, "handle": "wisconsin", "name": "Wisconsin Badgers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 7, "team": { "id": 19, "handle": "oklahoma", "name": "Oklahoma Sooners" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 8, "team": { "id": 20, "handle": "oklahomastate", "name": "Oklahoma State Cowboys" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 9, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 10, "team": { "id": 29, "handle": "michigan", "name": "Michigan Wolverines" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 11, "team": { "id": 6, "handle": "louisville", "name": "Louisville Cardinals" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 12, "team": { "id": 45, "handle": "stanford", "name": "Stanford Cardinal" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 13, "team": { "id": 7, "handle": "miami", "name": "Miami Hurricanes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 14, "team": { "id": 57, "handle": "lsu", "name": "LSU Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 15, "team": { "id": 18, "handle": "kansasstate", "name": "Kansas State Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 16, "team": { "id": 53, "handle": "auburn", "name": "Auburn Tigers" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 17, "team": { "id": 21, "handle": "tcu", "name": "TCU Horned Frogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 18, "team": { "id": 55, "handle": "georgia", "name": "Georgia Bulldogs" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 19, "team": { "id": 13, "handle": "virginiatech", "name": "Virginia Tech Hokies" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 20, "team": { "id": 22, "handle": "texas", "name": "Texas Longhorns" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 21, "team": { "id": 48, "handle": "utah", "name": "Utah Utes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 22, "team": { "id": 54, "handle": "florida", "name": "Florida Gators" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 23, "team": { "id": 33, "handle": "northwestern", "name": "Northwestern Wildcats" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 24, "team": { "id": 73, "handle": "houston", "name": "Houston Cougars" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 25, "team": { "id": 43, "handle": "oregon", "name": "Oregon Ducks" }, "rationale": "" } ] }, { "id": 17853, "username": "xelphin", "ballot_type": "Human", "submission_date": "2017-08-15T15:27:28.758000+00:00", "overall_rationale": "", "entries": [ { "rank": 1, "team": { "id": 51, "handle": "alabama", "name": "Alabama Crimson Tide" }, "rationale": "Far too much returning talent to consider another upset this early in the season." }, { "rank": 2, "team": { "id": 34, "handle": "ohiostate", "name": "Ohio State Buckeyes" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 3, "team": { "id": 2, "handle": "clemson", "name": "Clemson Tigers" }, "rationale": "Defending national champions sans a few key players, hence the drop from #1." }, { "rank": 4, "team": { "id": 47, "handle": "usc", "name": "USC Trojans" }, "rationale": "Their Rose Bowl appearance has me legitimately scared." }, { "rank": 5, "team": { "id": 4, "handle": "floridastate", "name": "Florida State Seminoles" }, "rationale": "" }, { "rank": 6, "team": { "id": 35, "handle": "pennstate", "name": "Penn State Nittany Lions" }, "rationale": "Rose. 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