Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 2, 2022, 3:50 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Each week I try my best to rank the teams based on what they have accomplished so far this season.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Clemson moves into my top spot after taking down previously undefeated North Carolina State (4-1). They also have a nice win over Wake Forest, which looks even better with Wake's win over FSU. |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia is undefeated and has a very good win over Oregon (4-1), who they blew out. that may be the single best win any team has this year. I gave the nod to Clemson over them because Clemson has multiple big wins to Georgia's one. |
| 3 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss is 5-0 with a big win over Kentucky (4-1) |
| 4 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
Kansas is 5-0 with wins over Duke (4-1), Iowa State (3-2) and West Virginia (2-3) |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan is 5-0 with wins over Maryland (4-1) and Iowa (3-2). |
| 6 |
UCLA Bruins
|
UCLA is 5-0. They took a big jump in my poll with a good win over Washington (4-1) |
| 7 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Tennessee is 5-0 with wins over Pitt (3-2) and Florida (3-2). |
| 8 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Penn State is 5-0 after defeating Northwestern. Their best wins are over Auburn (3-2) and Purdue (3-2). |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama is 5-0. Their best wins are over Arkansas (3-2) and Vanderbilt (3-2). |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Oho State is 5-0 with wins over Notre Dame (2-2) and Rutgers (3-2). |
| 11 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
TCU is 4-0 after absolutely dominating Oklahoma (3-2) this weekend. |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Oklahoma State is 4-0 and picked up a nice win this week over Baylor (3-2) |
| 13 |
Syracuse Orange
|
Syracuse is 5-0 with their best win over Purdue (3-2). Also defeated Louisville (2-3) and Virginia (2-3) |
| 14 |
USC Trojans
|
USC is 5-0. Their best win is over Oregon State (3-2). |
| 15 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon is my top 1 loss team. They have a good wins over Washington State (4-1) and BYU (4-1) |
| 16 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
Wake Forest is 4-1 with a loss in overtime to Clemson. They have a nice win over Florida State (4-1). |
| 17 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Florida State is 4-1. Their only loss is to Wake Forest and they have a very nice win over LSU (4-1). |
| 18 |
LSU Tigers
|
LSU is 4-1 with a loss to Florida State. They have a nice win over Mississippi State (4-1) |
| 19 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
Mississippi State is 4-1 with wins over Memphis (4-1) and Texas A&M (3-2). Their only loss is to LSU. |
| 20 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Kansas State is 4-1 with an odd loss to Tulane but good wins over Oklahoma (3-2) and Texas Tech (3-2) |
| 21 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
Kentucky is 4-1. They have a nice win over Florida (3-2) |
| 22 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
North Carolina state is 4-1 with a win over Texas Tech (3-2) and a loss to Clemson. |
| 23 |
BYU Cougars
|
BYU is 4-1 with a solid win over Baylor (3-2). Only loss is to Oregon. |
| 24 |
Utah Utes
|
Utah is 4-1 with a loss to Florida but a nice win over Oregon State (3-2) |
| 25 |
James Madison Dukes
|
James Madison is hard to rank. They are 5-0 with wins over Middle Tennessee (3-2) and Appalachian State (3-2) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
1.04 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
1.73 |
| 4 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
1.72 |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
UCLA Bruins
|
1.28 |
| 7 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-3.15 |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-3.60 |
| 11 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.19 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
-0.24 |
| 13 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.62 |
| 14 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.89 |
| 15 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
2.24 |
| 18 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.82 |
| 19 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.09 |
| 20 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
-0.37 |
| 22 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
-0.32 |
| 23 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.02 |
| 24 |
Utah Utes
|
-1.06 |
| 25 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |