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T-Thugs Ballot for 2020 Week 111

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 19, 2020, 12:46 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I try to base my rankings each year on resumes and who teams have actually played/beat as opposed to general thoughts on how good they are. Due to this, my rankings usually look pretty weird early in the year as undefeated teams from small conferences that beat P5 teams get escalated over p5 teams that would prob beat them but just dont have the resume yet. It all starts to even out over the course of the year as schedules get more played out and I start to come back in line with everyone else. 

Rank Team Reason
1 Alabama Crimson Tide While I think Clemson is probably the best team in the country, Alabama has the best resume. 4-0 with impressive wins over Texas A&M and Georgia gets you the number 1 spot. 
2 Clemson Tigers Clemson is absolutely destroying people. They look like the best team in America. Right now I only have them behind Alabama because I think the teams Clemson has beaten are not as good as the teams Alabama has beaten. The Miami beatdown is a really impressive win, though. Also the Georgia Tech beatdown put the rest of the cfb world on notice. Feels like we are destined for a Clemson/Alabama title game.. .again 
3 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State is undefeated. Best wins are over West Virginia (3-1) and Tulsa (2-1) 
4 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina got a huge win over Louisiana Lafayette this weekend. The Ragin cajuns were high on my rankings last week due to their win over Iowa State. CC remains undefeated and now has a quality win. They also defeated Kansas. 
5 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinatti is undefeated. Their best win is over Army (5-1). There's a big matchup this week between Cincy and SMU that should keep the winner high in my rankings for the foreseeable future. 
6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame remains undefeated, but still is lacking quality wins. Florida State looks like they may turn the ship around after a quality win over UNC, but still that is a win over a 2-3 team and hardly something to hang your hat on. Should have some opportunities to move up. This week they play Pitt. 
7 SMU Mustangs SMU remains undefeated. Their best win is over Memphis (2-1). 
8 BYU Cougars BYU is 5-0. Their best wins are over Houston (1-1) and Navy (3-2)
9 Texas A&M Aggies My highest 1 loss team. They got a beating from Alabama but also have a really good win over Florida. 
10 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina suffered a bad loss to Florida State this weekend, but they're bolstered by a good win over Virginia Tech (3-1). They also have a win over Boston College (3-2).
11 Miami Hurricanes Miami is 4-1. Their only loss is to Clemson, which is understandable. Hard to rank exactly how good this team is based on their wins. They've beaten Pitt (3-3) and UAB (4-1).
12 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech has one of the best resumes for a one loss team. They are 3-1 but have nice wins over NC State (4-1) and Boston College (3-2) 
13 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia is 3-1, best wins are over Auburn (2-2) and Tennessee (2-2). They look like they are probably a better team, but their quality wins took a hurt with those teams both dropping games they were favored in. They have lots of chances to move back up as they keep winning in the SEC east. 
14 NC State Wolfpack NC State is 4-1. Their only loss is to Virginia Tech. Best win is over Pitt (3-3)
15 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall is 4-0. Their best win is over Appalachian State. 
16 Liberty Flames Liberty improved to 5-0 with a win over Syracuse this weekend.
17 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia is 3-1. Their only loss is to Oklahoma state. Could be higher but lacking great wins. Hard to know just how good WVU is. Best win right now is over Baylor (1-1). 
18 Florida Gators Florida is 2-1. Their only loss is to Texas A&M. Wins over South Carolina (2-2) and Ole Miss (1-3). They're probably going to move up quite a bit just dont have much on the resume yet. 
19 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Ragin Cajuns slipped a lot after losing to Coastal Carolina, but they still only have 1 loss and have a win over Iowa State (at Iowa State). If Coastal Carolina loses, that loss will look worse, but hard to fault them for losing to an undefeated team. 
20 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State is 3-1. Their best win is over Oklahoma (2-2). Their loss is to Louisiana. 
21 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State is 3-1 with a bad loss to Arkansas State. Their best win is over Oklahoma (2-2). 
22 Army West Point No really impressive wins, but their only loss is to Cincy and they are 5-1. 
23 Memphis Tigers Memphis is 2-1. They have wins over UCF and Arkansas State. Their only loss is to SMU. 
24 UAB Blazers This team probably shouldnt be ranked but without Big Ten and Pac teams we have a weird year. Theyre 4-1 with their only loss to Miami. 
25 Air Force Falcons 1-0 with a blowout win over Navy. 

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