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T-Thugs Ballot for 2017 Week 8

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 15, 2017, 1:27 p.m.

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs Undefeated Georgia has looked dominant in almost all of their wins. They have a great win over Notre Dame.
2 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama has completely dominated everyone. They lack a win over a really good team, though. I don't have them above Georgia because Florida State kinda stinks and they haven't played anyone good in the SEC yet. Their best win is probably over Texas A&M. 
3 TCU Horned Frogs TCU is undefeated with solid wins over Oklahoma State and West Virginia.
4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Only loss is to Georgia. Great win over Michigan State. Huge game against USC this week. 
5 Clemson Tigers I struggled with not making Clemson my top 1 loss team, since they still have a very good win over Virginia Tech and they have a decent win over Auburn but losing to Syracuse really hurts. Also, that Louisville win doesn't mean much anymore. Auburn is less impressive than I originally thought as well. 
6 Miami Hurricanes Miami is undefeated, but they haven't played anyone good yet. Wins over Florida State and Georgia Tech anchor their resume. 
7 Penn State Nittany Lions Undefeated. Haven't played anyone. I'll bump them up next week after they beat Michigan. I think they'll beat them soundly. 
8 Oklahoma Sooners Sooners have a pretty bad loss to Iowa State. They also have a very good win over Ohio State. I haven't weighed this as a truly great win because I'm waiting for Ohio State to play and beat a real opponent, which I think they will soon. Sooners have a couple weeks before a stretch against Texas Tech, Ok St, and TCU. 
9 USC Trojans Trojans survive a close call with Utah. They have good a solid win over Stanford and their only loss is to Washington State. Huge game against Notre Dame next week.
10 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State has a very good win at Michigan. Only loss is to Notre Dame. Beat Minnesota this weekend. 
11 Virginia Tech Hokies Hokies are 5-1. Only loss is to Clemson. They have a good win over West Virginia.
12 Washington State Cougars Washington State makes a big drop in my poll because they got beat down from Cal this weekend. They still have a really good win over USC, and that win keeps them high in my rankings. Maybe higher than they should be. I think other teams lack quality wins, though. 
13 UCF Knights Undefeated. They haven't played a great schedule, but they have an impressive blowout win over a solid Memphis team that got back in my rankings this week. 
14 Ohio State Buckeyes Only loss is to Oklahoma. Since that loss, they've been blowing out bad teams. Buckeyes have a week off before a huge showdown with Penn State. 
15 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State's only loss is to TCU. Their win over Texas Tech is less impressive this week after they lost to West Virginia. Next few games are against Texas, West Virginia, and Oklahoma. Can move big timein that stretch.
16 NC State Wolfpack Wolfpack is 5-1. They have a really bad loss to South Carolina. Their win over Louisville looks a lot less impressive this week. They also have a win over Florida State. Those wins are okay, but with 3 losses each, it doesn't boost NC State the way it could have. They have a week off before playing Notre Dame and Clemson. Winning those games would make NC State a playoff contender. 
17 USF Bulls Undefeated, haven't played anyone.
18 Wisconsin Badgers Badgers are undefeated but basically play USF's schedule. I also don't think this team is actually very good. They should be killing the teams they are playing. I think they'll go to the Big Ten championship and get beat by like 30 points by Penn State or Ohio State. They don't have to play either of those teams this year, or Michigan State either. Lame.
19 San Diego State Aztecs Aztecs are hard to rank. They have a loss now to Boise State and that's tough, but they do have wins over Arizona State and Stanford. 
20 Michigan Wolverines Michigan has a loss to Michigan State but no impressive wins. Will move them up next week if they beat Penn State. I think its more likely they get smoked and I don't rank them again this season. Their offense sucks. 
21 Washington Huskies Huskies have one loss and zero impressive wins. Loss is to Arizona State.
22 Stanford Cardinal Laid a beating on Oregon this weekend. They have an easy game against Oregon State this weekend before playing both Washington Schools.
23 West Virginia Mountaineers Losses to TCU and Virginia Tech. Got a solid win over Texas Tech this weekend.
24 Memphis Tigers Memphis got a solid win over Navy this weekend. Also have a win over UCLA. Only loss is to UCF. 
25 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State I don't think is very good but it came down to putting in them, Virginia (5-1), or one of the 2 loss SEC teams. I'm going with Iowa State because of their win over Oklahoma. 

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