Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 10, 2022, 1:55 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Watching games, flipping between channels, watching highlights, checking stat lines
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Buckeye's take the #1 spot, not so much on virtue of how good they looked the past two weeks, but because of how vulnerable Alabama and Georgia looked. |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Almost lost to a mediocre Texas A&M team at home, dropping them off the #1 spot. |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Beating Auburn isn't enough to get them to jump Bama for me. |
| 4 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Clemson continues to be Clemson. |
| 5 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Embarrassed LSU in Baton Rouge. Are the Vols back? |
| 6 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Solid win against Texas Tech, but jumped by the Tennessee due to their demolition of LSU. |
| 7 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
Beat a good Kansas Team. Could be higher, but Kansas was playing a backup QB most of the game. |
| 8 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Jumped by TCU and the Vols, both of whom had better wins. Michigan's cupcake start to the season finally ends next week against the Nittany Lions. |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Started slow against Vandy, jumped by TCU and the Vols, both of whom had better wins. |
| 10 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Bye week, jumped by TCU. |
| 11 |
UCLA Bruins
|
Nice win against Utah is enough to jump them up the rankings. |
| 12 |
USC Trojans
|
USC continues to not impress, despite being 6-0. Utah will be their first real test against quality opposition. |
| 13 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
Destroyed Army, but got jumped by UCLA after they beat Utah. |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Beat Arizona, but big game against UCLA coming up. |
| 15 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
Didn't look great against FSU, but top 25 matchup with Syracuse next week. We'll see which team is for real. |
| 16 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Ugly win against Iowa State. Showdown against TCU coming up. |
| 17 |
Syracuse Orange
|
Bye week, with three tough games in a row after. |
| 18 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
Close loss to TCU with their backup QB playing most of the game. Did not deserve to drop. |
| 19 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
Beatdown Arkansas. Will Rogers leads the SEC in passing yards. Mike Leach has his Air Raid offense rolling. |
| 20 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Wasn't pretty, but it was a win. Will be interesting to see if they maintain their lead in the B1G West. |
| 21 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
The Marshall game is looking like more of a fluke. Dominated two good teams (BYU and UNC) even though the scoreboard didn't reflect it. |
| 22 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
5-1 with loss to ND and a relatively easy schedule going forward. Will most likely be playing in the ACC Championship game this year. |
| 23 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Continues to be the best G5 team. Thought there'd be more of a drop off after losing a ton of players to the draft, but the Bearcats have been really good. |
| 24 |
James Madison Dukes
|
Probably don't deserve to be ranked over Coastal Carolina, but I really like their Cinderella story. |
| 25 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
|
Grayson McCall is looking good. First three out: BYU, Baylor, Tulane |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.04 |
| 7 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.66 |
| 8 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-0.21 |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.73 |
| 13 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
3.41 |
| 22 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.85 |
| 23 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
|
0.00 |