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atchemey Ballot for 2016 Week 3

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 11, 2016, 8:47 p.m.

Overall Rationale: At this point, I'm still heavily reliant on expectations of where teams will be. This is partially what I saw, partially what I expect, and partially a hybrid of the two based on a mental range of expectations. UGA was a perfect example of a team I expected more from.

Rank Team Reason
1 Alabama Crimson Tide No change (NC): At this point, they are still the best. They let their feet off the gas a bit, and it didn't affect them in the slightest.
2 Ohio State Buckeyes NC: Tulsa was a sneaky possible trap, and they slammed that trap door shut.
3 Houston Cougars NC: Keep it up, win out, and they are in the playoffs over 11-1 teams.
4 Stanford Cardinal +1 (improved 1): Bye bye bye (bye bye).
5 Washington Huskies +2: They don't have the cachet of Stanford yet, but are looking mighty good.
6 Florida State Seminoles NC: A disturbingly weak tailgate vs Charleston Southern doesn't adversely affect them.
7 Iowa Hawkeyes +2: Float, but with the consideration that they beat Iowa State.
8 Michigan Wolverines NC: Another shellacking of a terrible team. I believe they are for-real, but I'm not ready to crown them B1G Champions just yet.
9 Louisville Cardinals +3: Lamar Jackson is very good, but I feel like he's going to be Kenny Trill 2K16.
10 Clemson Tigers -6: They are off to a VERY slow start. Nobody believed me last week when I argued that they were underperforming expectations. They *should* rebound, but they are here until then.
11 Wisconsin Badgers +2: Alright, Akron isn't good, but the Badgers have offense again.
12 Tennessee Volunteers -1: Float - Unimpressive win over a transition-year VT, nothing special.
13 Nebraska Cornhuskers +3: I was high on them last week. I ranked the Huskers 16th, vs an /r/CFB ranking of 32nd. I'm just going to brag briefly about them getting a huge win over Wyoming, which, while not a world-beater, is no slouch. They can run over everybody.
14 Michigan State Spartans +1: Bye/float.
15 Texas A&M Aggies +2: Prairie View sucks.
16 Pittsburgh Panthers NR->16: Pitt wasn't even on my radar last week, out of my top 30. They showed real grit, and had flashes of brilliance.
17 Utah Utes +5: I want to brag again - I had them at 22 last week, 7 spots ahead of where /r/cfb put them. If you went by rankings, you had BYU as a 2-rank favorite, but I had Utah as a 3 rank favorite. It was the narrowest of margins, but I think I was ahead of the curve a touch.
18 Florida Gators NR->18: They have plenty of offense now, and Kentucky had no offense. Let's see if this rank sticks.
19 Texas Longhorns +2: UTEP is bad, but the Longhorns *might* be good.
20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish NC: Nevada doesn't give a good bead on them - I think they are right to be favorites against MSU next week, but I can't rank them higher yet.
21 Georgia Bulldogs -7: Okay, one more brag...I wasn't impressed by their cohesion against UNC, and this week's miserable showing against Nicholls is proof that we need to be skeptical. I had them 6 spots behind the /r/cfb average, and I think this shows why.
22 Oklahoma Sooners -4: Not a judgement on their performance, more deserving teams became 2-0.
23 Oregon Ducks +1: UVA isn't good.
24 Miami Hurricanes -5: See Oklahoma.
25 Western Michigan Broncos NR->25: I debated between them and Arkansas, but Arkansas didn't look good week 1. Besides, it's fun to get the Broncs in here!

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