Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 17, 2019, 12:21 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Lots of changes this week. Wake, Navy, Kansas State, Texas, and Indiana all drop out of the poll. Newcomers are Iowa, Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, Pitt, and App State.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
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| 2 |
LSU Tigers
|
Defense is still too suspect to put above Clemson |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
|
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
|
| 5 |
Utah Utes
|
|
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
|
| 7 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Up 3 |
| 8 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
|
| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
|
|
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Up 4 |
| 11 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
Down 4 - Close loss to pretty good Iowa |
| 12 |
Baylor Bears
|
Up 1 - Blew a huge lead against Oklahoma but they got that quality loss now, other teams looking unimpressive let Baylor rise a spot |
| 13 |
Florida Gators
|
Down 2 - Other teams just did more this week |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Up 1 |
| 15 |
Auburn Tigers
|
Down 3 - Another loss to an elite team |
| 16 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
|
| 17 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
NR - Best win of the week gives a big rise in the poll |
| 18 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
NR - Blowout win shows this is a different team than the one from earlier in the season |
| 19 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
NR - Blowing out bad teams along with good losses means ranked |
| 20 |
Memphis Tigers
|
Down 3 - Navy getting blown out hurts Memphis as SMU is their only quality win, and SMU hasn't looked good lately |
| 21 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Up 2 |
| 22 |
SMU Mustangs
|
Down 3 - BYE week, other teams played games |
| 23 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Up 1 |
| 24 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
NR |
| 25 |
Appalachian State Mountaineers
|
NR |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
1.12 |
| 2 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.37 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Utah Utes
|
0.44 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-0.85 |
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.66 |
| 11 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Baylor Bears
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
-0.08 |
| 17 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
4.08 |
| 19 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
1.96 |
| 20 |
Memphis Tigers
|
-0.35 |
| 21 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
-1.19 |
| 24 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
1.16 |
| 25 |
Appalachian State Mountaineers
|
-0.28 |