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moistats_ Ballot for 2018 Week 6

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 30, 2018, 4:36 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Dropped: North Texas, Duke, Buffalo, and California. Primarily based on results of previous weeks with rigor considered, talent and coaching experience, future schedule, projections of playoffs and conference champions, and standing of the previous polls. This include teams under a first-year head coach as well as with no limit on G5 teams. Notre Dame, the outliers, and my projected champion/runner-up get the top 10 spots at least.

Rank Team Reason
1 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama dominated Louisiana, but it was nothing extraordinary for this kind of level. They are obviously the best team right now nevertheless.
2 Ohio State Buckeyes Holy shit. Good job OSU! The team is getting closer to Alabama's level than the rest.
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish It was a solid win against Stanford, and these kind of performances will outlast them into the CFP. The schedule is pretty rigorous, there are a ton of talent, top coaching experience, etc. I repeat since week 0, Notre Dame has what it takes to the CFP, and now they are executing more of it.
4 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia's win against Texas Tech was amazing. It seems like they can comfortably win the Big 12 with Oklahoma not putting any convincing wins. Texas and Oklahoma State are the only other threats on their schedule.
5 Clemson Tigers >->
6 Washington Huskies Washington seems to be finally utilizing their talent. I think they have a convincing run in the Pac-12, with their toughest match-up being at Oregon. The Stanford loss against Notre Dame has me leaning towards to Washington winning against the Cardinal.
7 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia! :D The time against LSU is almost here!
8 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma dominated Baylor, but I still don't think they are better than West Virginia. Also, I think the match against Texas will be closer than what most people will expect.
9 Miami Hurricanes With Duke out of the ACC Coastal contention, I think Miami is the clear winner of the division. At this rate, I think they can beat Clemson in the ACC Championship Game. However, Virginia Tech may be a struggle, but I'll have to see more of the Hokies.
10 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado looked very strong against UCLA. They have the talent to win the Pac-12 South, with Montez leading the way. The back-to-back away matches with USC and Washington will be a test to see where they stand in this tier.
11 Wisconsin Badgers Bye, so nothing happened
12 UCF Knights Since it has been 6 weeks for some teams, I will finally make the exception for first-year head coaches. However, I don't think there are much G5 teams to rank other than the three listed. Pertaining to UCF, they have much more talent than the other two and it seems like Huepel is a legit coach.
13 LSU Tigers LSU ass-blasted Ole Miss. What a shocker! /s
14 Michigan Wolverines I genuinely thought Michigan would lose to Northwestern when I was watching the game. It seems like they got their shit together after halftime by utilizing their talent, so hopefully that is for the long-term.
15 Stanford Cardinal Stanford is still a very talented team that deserves more attention. However, a loss is a loss even though their schedule is really tough. I don't think they will make the NY6, but a high-tier bowl will be doable to get.
16 Auburn Tigers Auburn didn't look too strong against Southern Miss, but it is a win.
17 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky is for real my people, fuck. An undefeated match against Georgia is very much possible right now. College GameDay in Lexington? Let's see if they can pull it off against Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, and Missouri. That stretch will be tough, but if they can do it, Kentucky will have a historic season.
18 USF Bulls USF has a bye, but I'm going to assume that they are fixing their issue of dominating the game instead of struggling to win.
19 Penn State Nittany Lions It was a very close loss to Ohio State, but the fact that they couldn't seal the deal with that kind of home advantage is very concerning. I won't disqualify them completely like Stanford because it was against a very tough team.
20 NC State Wolfpack This NC State team is pretty good ya'll. Maybe they will be the team for #Clemson'd?
21 Texas Longhorns Wew lad I think Texas got it together from their recent performances! The match against Oklahoma will be something.
22 Syracuse Orange Even though it was a loss, it was a very close one against Clemson. I chose not to drop them out because they have the characteristics of being a top-25 team.
23 Oregon Ducks Welcome, Oregon! The Ducks are my last team in the top-25 that has a first-year head coach. Cristobal seems to be a solid choice. Also, Herbert is too overpowered. I'll just have to see their performance against Washington if they truly belong here.
24 Cincinnati Bearcats 5-0 is nothing to scoff at. Congrats, Bearcats!
25 Missouri Tigers I think Mizzou is the only one-loss team below those above with impressive wins and an understandable loss. Everyone else either lost to a team they should not have or just has no impressive wins. Welcome Tigers?

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