Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 6, 2022, 4:20 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Eye test, previous rank, common opponents, injuries and overall collective performance.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Let’s see how Bama plays Texas before we start jumping #1 spots. LW: 1 |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Didn’t do enough against ND to be #1 LW: 2 |
3 | Georgia Bulldogs | Is Georgia that good or was Oregon that bad? We’ll see soon enough with Oregon playing BYU next week. Until then, nothing changes. LW: 3 |
4 | Texas A&M Aggies | LW: 4 |
5 | Michigan Wolverines | Moved up with ND loss. LW: 6 |
6 | Baylor Bears | LW: 9 |
7 | Clemson Tigers | Late scoring from porous offense that was stimulated by special teams plays that put them in great field position. LW: 8 |
8 | Oklahoma Sooners | LW: 10 |
9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Not a typical drop for a loss since their defense showed up against one of the most (projected) talented offenses in the nation. All around a good showing. LW: 5 |
10 | USC Trojans | USC looks like the team to beat in the PAC, a full year ahead of schedule. Not for their play, but due to the lack of great play from the other teams. LW: 12 |
11 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | LW: 14 |
12 | Arkansas Razorbacks | Arkansas put together an all around great performance against a team who should still finish the year around the top 15. LW: 18 |
13 | Miami Hurricanes | LW: 17 |
14 | NC State Wolfpack | By all rights, should have either put that game away with 2 late chances in the red zone, including 4 attempts on the goal line which allowed ECU to stay in the game and lose it themselves. LW: 11 |
15 | Michigan State Spartans | LW: 15 |
16 | Wisconsin Badgers | LW: 16 |
17 | Utah Utes | The favorite to win the PAC12 with a tough loss in Florida. Maybe I’m a bit harsh on them and this turns out to be a quality loss, but I’m not sold on Florida being back just yet. LW: 7 |
18 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 6.5 point underdogs at home against Tennessee tells me I’m not too far off thinking they still need a lot of work if they want to win the ACC. LW: 19 |
19 | Kentucky Wildcats | LW: 20 |
20 | Oregon Ducks | Is Georgia that good? Is Oregon that bad? A nice game this week to knock out some cobwebs and hangovers before a quality BYU game. LW: 11 |
21 | Texas Longhorns | Thought test for Ewers and Sarks 2nd season. If they can stay inside 1 score and make it a game, they have a chance to be a solid dark horse for BXII champs. LW: 23 |
22 | Ole Miss Rebels | LW: NR |
23 | BYU Cougars | Baylor this week followed by Oregon. A solid chance to shoot to the top 15 with that schedule. LW: 24 |
24 | Florida Gators | Hard not to put them here after that quality win, but let’s see it continue. Not just sold on them yet. LW: NR |
25 | Florida State Seminoles | Special Teams and a lot of miscues from LSU did help FSU out, but they made dynamic plays when they needed to. ACC play starts after this bye week. LW: NR |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.14 |
3 | Georgia Bulldogs | -0.63 |
4 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.33 |
5 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
6 | Baylor Bears | 0.07 |
7 | Clemson Tigers | 0.00 |
8 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
10 | USC Trojans | 0.15 |
11 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.00 |
12 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 0.00 |
13 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.23 |
14 | NC State Wolfpack | 0.56 |
15 | Michigan State Spartans | 0.00 |
16 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.00 |
17 | Utah Utes | 0.00 |
18 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 0.00 |
19 | Kentucky Wildcats | 0.00 |
20 | Oregon Ducks | 1.02 |
21 | Texas Longhorns | 0.14 |
22 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 |
23 | BYU Cougars | 0.00 |
24 | Florida Gators | -1.07 |
25 | Florida State Seminoles | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 0.25 |
Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.10 |
Tennessee Volunteers | 0.08 |
Total Score: 4.77