"eye-test" is just another way to say "I like this team better even though they aren't performing like it so it's my excuse to rank them higher even though they don't deserve it".
LOL. I mean, I understand what they mean, but c'mon, how do you "pass the eye test"? What entails "passing" it? A good fundamental team that plays great defense and average offense, would they pass the "eye test"? A high flying team that scores 85 points a game, but also gives up 84 points a game, would they pass it more? I just think people throw it around because they can't find actual tangible reasons to declare a team better, so they just say they look better, even if they don't get much better results.