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 |
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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 |
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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 |