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gohuskies Ballot for 2016 Week 10

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 1, 2016, 9:30 a.m.

Overall Rationale: nan

Rank Team Reason
1 Alabama Crimson Tide Most dominant looking team in the country.
2 Clemson Tigers Another impressive road win for the Tigers. They haven't looked dominant in every one of their wins, but they have played a terrific schedule and are still undefeated.
3 Michigan Wolverines MSU game wasn't as close as the final score made it look.
4 Washington Huskies Really impressed with how well we competed in a smashmouth game. Run defense is a bit of a concern, but getting Elijah Qualls back should help that out.
5 Texas A&M Aggies Wins over Auburn is better than any win that Lousiville has, and they have a bunch of solid wins over decent SEC teams to go along with it.
6 Louisville Cardinals FSU win is nice, and their Clemson game could have gone either way. Those are their two most impressive performances and I'm a little concerned with their play against Duke and Virginia.
7 Ohio State Buckeyes They lead the way in the pack of probably very good Big Ten teams that I'm not quite sure who is better than who. But OSU beat Wisconsin who beat Nebraska, so that seems like a good order for now.
8 Wisconsin Badgers Best two loss team in the country. Just above Nebraska seems like the right spot.
9 Nebraska Cornhuskers Sure they lost, but in OT on the road to a top 10 team? Nebraska is legit and has a big chance for a statement win against Ohio State this week.
10 Auburn Tigers Another solid win for Auburn @ Ole Miss. Feel better about them than any team below them.
11 Western Michigan Broncos That Northwestern win looks better as the year goes on. Still undefeated and that has to count for something.
12 Florida Gators Win over Georgia removes some of the uncertainty around how good Florida actually is. They're getting into the meat of their schedule now.
13 West Virginia Mountaineers I still think the Mountaineers are a very good team - losing at Oklahoma State isn't a bad loss.
14 Utah Utes Very impressed with Utah's performance against UW. Physical, fast defense, great O-line, and Joe Williams is incredible.
15 Boise State Broncos Losing @Wyoming isn't a bad loss - Wyoming is pretty good this year.
16 Baylor Bears Losing at Texas is kind of something to be ashamed of.
17 Penn State Nittany Lions Moving them significantly up because I don't feel good enough about anyone below them, and their win over Ohio State is better than anyone else's win.
18 North Carolina Tar Heels They've got a better win than anyone below them against Florida State besides Penn State.
19 LSU Tigers 2 loss team that nobody wants to play right now. Alabama, Florida, and A&M in the final stretch...we'll see how good they actually are.
20 Colorado Buffaloes Creeping up because they are good at football. Can't wait for Utah-Colorado for the South (unless USC goes on a run, which they might).
21 Florida State Seminoles They have a lot of quality losses and some decent wins. Beat the teams that are worse than them and lose to the better teams. A 5-3 team that I wouldn't want to face.
22 Oklahoma Sooners I don't really know where to slot Oklahoma. No good wins and their losses to Houston and Ohio State are understandable but those teams are looking worse.
23 Oklahoma State Cowboys Nice win over WV at home. This feels about right.
24 Troy Trojans Originally had SD State at 24, VT at 25, and Troy just outside. But Troy beat South Alabama, who's SD State's only loss. Plus they barely lost to Clemson and that's the Trojans' only loss, so I think they have earned a spot in the top 25.
25 San Diego State Aztecs Only one loss, some decent wins, and a good offense.

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