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_Brazenhead_ Ballot for 2019 Week 15

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 2, 2019, 8:30 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Binary sort began with last week's top 25 plus fringe teams Virginia Tech, USC, Texas A&M, Iowa State, Indiana, and Virginia. USC is the only fringe team to make the cut.

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes 12 - 0. Blew out most opponents. Quality wins over Wisconsin, Penn State, and Michigan. Has looked like the most balanced team between offense and defense all season. Edges out LSU for the top spot for this reason.
2 LSU Tigers 12 - 0. Blew out most opponents. Quality wins over Florida, Auburn, and Alabama. Has looked unstoppable on offense all season but only good on defense. Edged out by Ohio State for the top spot for this reason.
3 Clemson Tigers 12 - 0. Blew out most opponents. No quality wins, but have looked good on both offense and defense all season.
4 Utah Utes 11 - 1. Blew out most opponents. One blemish is a road loss to USC which is now ranked this week, so not too terrible. Has looked excellent on defense all season and good on offense. One loss is not as bad as Georgia's, so they edge them out for this spot for this reason.
5 Georgia Bulldogs 11 - 1. Have blown out non-conference opponents, and has had an excellent defense all season but has only been average on offense. One loss is to unranked South Carolina. Edged out by Utah for this reason.
6 Oklahoma Sooners 11 - 1. Blew out several opponents. Have looked very good offensively but only average defensively. One loss is to unranked Kansas State. Has struggled against a couple of good defenses. Edged out by Georgia for this reason.
7 Baylor Bears 11 - 1. No real quality wins but has looked good defensively all season, and average offensively. One loss is to Oklahoma in which they blew a large lead at home. Edged out by Oklahoma for this reason.
8 Florida Gators 10 - 2. Quality win against Auburn. Losses are to LSU and Georgia, which they're ranked behind.
9 Auburn Tigers 9 - 3. Excellent defense all season and good offense. Quality win over Alabama. Losses to LSU, Georgia, and Florida, which they're ranked behind.
10 Alabama Crimson Tide 10 - 2. No quality wins. Looked excellent offensively all season but only average defensively. Losses to LSU and Auburn, which they're ranked behind.
11 Wisconsin Badgers 10 - 2. Wins over Michigan, Iowa, and Minnesota. Loss to Ohio State on the road and a very bad loss on the road at Illinois. The exceptionally bad loss is the reason Alabama edges them out, despite having quality wins.
12 Memphis Tigers 11 - 1. Have performed very well offensively all season and average defensively. Good wins over Navy, SMU, and Cincinnati. Bad loss on the road at Temple. Equally bad loss as Wisconsin but wins weren't as good as Wisconsin's. They are edged out by Wisconsin as a result.
13 Minnesota Golden Gophers 10 - 2. Great offense all season. Quality win over Penn State. Losses to Wisconsin and Iowa. Good but not great team worthy of a mid-ranking. Ranked just ahead of Penn State as a result of their head-to-head.
14 Penn State Nittany Lions 10 - 2. Have looked good but not great on both offense and defense all season. Wins over Michigan and Iowa. Losses against Ohio State on the road and Minnesota on the road. Good but not great team worthy of a mid-ranking. Ranked just behind Minnesota as a result of their head-to-head.
15 Oregon Ducks 10 - 2. Have looked good on both offense and defense all season. No great wins; best were over USC and Washington. Loss to Auburn and bad loss on the road at Arizona State. Good but not great team worthy of a mid-ranking. Bad loss is the reason they're behind Minnesota and Penn State.
16 Michigan Wolverines 9 - 3. Inconsistent but good both offensively and defensively all season. Quality wins over Notre Dame and Iowa. Losses to Wisconsin, Penn State, and Ohio State. Good team worthy of a mid-ranking. Three losses is the reason they're behind Minnesota, Penn State, and Oregon.
17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10 - 2. Blew out several opponents this season. Looked great offensively most of the season. Best wins over Navy and USC. Loss to Georgia and a huge loss at Michigan. Head-to-head with Michigan is the reason for their ranking in this spot.
18 Boise State Broncos 11 - 1. Best win is against Air Force. One very bad loss against BYU.
19 Iowa Hawkeyes 9 - 3. Good win over Minnesota. Losses to Wisconsin, Penn State, and Michigan, which is the reason for their rank behind them.
20 Appalachian State Mountaineers 11 - 1. No quality wins and a bad loss to Georgia Southern. Best wins are Louisiana Lafayette and South Carolina.
21 Navy Midshipmen 9 - 2. Wins over Air Force and SMU, both of whom they're ranked in front of. Losses to Notre Dame and Memphis.
22 SMU Mustangs 10 - 2. No quality wins. Losses to Memphis and Navy.
23 Cincinnati Bearcats 10 - 2. No quality wins. Losses to Ohio State and Memphis.
24 Air Force Falcons 10 - 2. No quality wins. Losses to Navy and Boise State.
25 USC Trojans 8 - 4. Some bad losses but big win over Utah.

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