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T-Thugs Ballot for 2021 Week 6

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 3, 2021, 2:38 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I try my best to re-rank each week based on the accomplishment of each team so far this season. My ballot should stop changing wildly week to week around now as we have a base of games where one week probably won't cause nearly as much shakeup. also teams with losses should start climbing back to where you would expect to see them. 

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs This weekend, Georgia put an absolute whooping on Arkansas in what I would consider now the most impressive win of the year. 5-0. Best win is over Arkansas (4-1). Also have wins over Clemson (3-2) and South Carolina (3-2). Another big game next week against Auburn (4-1). 
2 Alabama Crimson Tide It's hard not to rank Alabama #1 just because they are Alabama and they haven't lost. I dont think their resume is the most impressive so far this year though. Florida losing to Kentucky puts a knock on that as well as Miami losing again. They'll stay at/around the top as they keep winning though. Bama is 5-0. Best win is Ole Miss (3-1). Other solid win is Florida (3-2).
3 Iowa Hawkeyes Hawkeyes are sitting really pretty right now. Best win is over Maryland (4-1). Also have a nice win over Iowa State (3-2). If they beat Penn State next week, I'd probably jump them up to #2 behind Georgia. 
4 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State stays high in my rankings after defeating Indiana. The real nice thing that happened for them though was Auburn beating LSU, keeping that as a really pretty win for Penn State.  Best win is Auburn (4-1). Next best win is Indiana? Slacking on that second win right now. Huge game next week vs. Iowa. 
5 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State picked up a nice win over Baylor (4-1). They also have a solid win over Kansas State (3-2). 
6 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati picked up a huge win this weekend defeating Notre Dame. They need ND to keep winning if this is going to be the win that carries them to the playoffs though. 4-0. Best win is Notre Dame (4-1). 
7 BYU Cougars BYU is 5-0. Best win is Arizona State (4-1). Also have a win over Utah (2-2).
8 Kentucky Wildcats Wildcats are 5-0. Best wins are over Florida (3-2) and South Carolina (3-2)
9 Michigan Wolverines Michigan is 5-0. They've been pretty dominant. The hard part about ranking them is their best win is probably Western Michigan. I laugh at first saying that, but then look and WMU is 4-1, with a win over 4-1 Pittsburgh. They also have a win over Rutgers (3-2). 
10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest is 5-0. Best wins are over Virginia (3-2) and Louisville (3-2)
11 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma is 5-0, and maybe getting better. Their resume currently is based on wins over Kansas state (3-2) and Nebraska (3-3)
12 Michigan State Spartans Like Michigan, they are currently 5-0 but without any wins really worth calling out. Best win is... Nebraska (3-3).
13 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas is my top 1 loss team and I struggled with putting them behind teams like Michigan State. Razorbacks have good wins over Texas (4-1) and Texas A&M (3-2). They'll keep moving up if they keep winning. Although that Texas A&M win may end up not meaning much. Those guys might stink. For now, 12th and my top 1 loss team is where they sit. only loss is to my Number 1, Georgia. 
14 Oregon Ducks Loss to Stanford hurts, as Stanford has 2 losses. However, Oregon is still 4-1 and has one of the best wins in the country, beating Ohio State in Columbus. Also have a decent win over 4-2 Fresno State. (unfortunately for Oregon, Fresno just got beat by Hawaii). You could make a strong argument for them as the best 1-loss team in the country, but I've given that to Arkansas currently. Should get an easy win next week against Cal. 
15 Texas Longhorns Texas is 4-1. Only loss is to Arkansas. Best win is over Texas Tech (4-1). Also beat Louisiana (4-1). Big game next week against Oklahoma. 
16 Ohio State Buckeyes Buckeyes are 4-1. Only loss is to Oregon. Best wins are over Minnesota (3-2) and Rutgers (3-2) 
17 Auburn Tigers Auburn is 4-1. Only loss is to Penn State. Best win is over LSU (3-2). Big game next week with Georgia. 
18 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State is 4-1. Only loss is to BYU. Best win is over UCLA (3-2)
19 Baylor Bears Baylor is 4-1. Only loss is to Oklahoma State. Best win is Kansas State (3-2)
20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame is 4-1. Only loss is to Cincinnati. Best win is over Purdue (3-2)
21 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA is 5-0. Best win is over Memphis (3-2) 
22 SMU Mustangs SMU is 5-0. Best win is TCU (2-2) 
23 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss is 3-1. Only loss is to Alabama. Best win is Louisville (3-2). Huge matchup next week with Arkansas. 
24 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech is 4-1. Only loss is to Texas. Best win is over Houston (4-1). 
25 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State is 4-1. Loss is to Purdue and that hurts. Best win is over USC (3-2)

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