Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 2, 2022, 2:18 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Expected results/Resume, leaning more heavily on the latter at the season progresses
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Not looking great, but a road conf win is never easy. |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Solid win over Arkansas. |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Still not playing at 100% but dominating lesser opponents |
| 4 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Wins over WF and NCSt look quite good now. |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
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| 6 |
USC Trojans
|
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| 7 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
First real test of the season was a quality road win. |
| 8 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Struggled a bit with Northwestern but game was never in doubt. |
| 9 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
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| 10 |
Utah Utes
|
Loss to Florida doesn't look great, but they've played very well since. Absolutely blew out a team USC barely beat. |
| 11 |
Oregon Ducks
|
UGA loss still stings, but victory over 4-1 BYU and WSU help their argument a lot. |
| 12 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
I felt they played Clemson a bit better, so get the edge over the Wolfpack, their best win is a notch above as well. |
| 13 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
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| 14 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
Destroying Oklahoma like that is impressive. It'll be interesting to see how they fare against Kansas next week. Speaking of... |
| 15 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
Still not a coward. |
| 16 |
UCLA Bruins
|
Their struggles with South Alabama looked bad at the time, but they've won every other game easily, and USA has won all four of their other games. This might be a very good team. |
| 17 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Didn't have them ranked until now. Solid win over a good UK team moves them up pretty high |
| 18 |
BYU Cougars
|
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| 19 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Tough loss but still looking pretty good. |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
This team is surprisingly 4-1 with only a 1 point loss to a ranked team. Might be better than thought. |
| 21 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
Slaughter of TAMU brings them here. |
| 22 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
None of their wins are looking particularly great in hindsight. |
| 23 |
Washington Huskies
|
Sparty win doesn't look as good now. |
| 24 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
Only loss is by one score to a top 5 Wolverines team. Beat Sparty in a similar fashion to Wash. Puts them here. |
| 25 |
Syracuse Orange
|
Purdue beating Minnesota not only knocks the Gophers out but also helps Cuse's argument. Haven't been dominant but 5-0 is 5-0. Have them just a nose above JMU for #25 |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.12 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Utah Utes
|
0.22 |
| 11 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.10 |
| 12 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
0.32 |
| 13 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.36 |
| 14 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-2.95 |
| 18 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
1.43 |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.24 |
| 21 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
-0.61 |
| 23 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Syracuse Orange
|
-0.46 |