noodlethebear Ballot for 2016 Week 5
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 25, 2016, 5:31 p.m.
Overall Rationale: For the most part, I try to not shift things around too much from week to week. With the season still young, I use a lot of transitive property to determine strength of teams. That being said, once you get beyond 2 degrees of separation I don't really apply it anymore and go based off where I see them at the end of the year. 4-10 and 20-25 are all up in the air but should sort themselves out soon enough.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 3 |
Louisville Cardinals
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| 4 |
Houston Cougars
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| 5 |
Wisconsin Badgers
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They're here after a big win over Michigan State. It's a bigger win and better looking performance than Michigan and Clemson have had so far. In all honesty though between 4 and 10 , it's all pretty close in my mind. We'll get some more clarity about how they line up this weekend with UW-UM and Stanford-UW. |
| 6 |
Clemson Tigers
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Haven't lived up to expectations but defense looked solid on Thursday. Going to figure out how good they truly are when they match-up against Louisville this weekend. Anything more than a 2 point win, and I'll move them above Houston and Wisconsin.  |
| 7 |
Michigan Wolverines
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Actually looking good for the most part, just haven't had an opportunity to really prove themselves yet. Finally have a chance this weekend to see how far they've come in Harbaugh year 2. |
| 8 |
Stanford Cardinal
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| 9 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 10 |
Washington Huskies
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| 11 |
Baylor Bears
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| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
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| 13 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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| 14 |
Florida State Seminoles
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| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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| 16 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 17 |
San Diego State Aztecs
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| 18 |
Utah Utes
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| 19 |
Michigan State Spartans
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Big drop because they looked dreadful against Wisconsin. Could be that Bucky is for real this year. Like Texas, Notre Dame win looking less impressive.  |
| 20 |
TCU Horned Frogs
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| 21 |
Florida Gators
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| 22 |
Boise State Broncos
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| 23 |
Colorado Buffaloes
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Looked solid against Michigan despite losing, and Autzen is by no means an easy place to win.  |
| 24 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
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They've got a good shot to win the Big 12 this year and haven't dropped a game yet. |
| 25 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
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Win over a Cal team that beat Texas earns them the spot above the Longhorns. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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0.00 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.09 |
| 5 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.49 |
| 6 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-0.09 |
| 8 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Baylor Bears
|
0.26 |
| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.40 |
| 16 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
0.27 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.29 |
| 21 |
Florida Gators
|
0.22 |
| 22 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
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0.00 |
Arkansas Razorbacks