Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 23, 2022, 2:50 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Each week I try to rerank every team based on their resume so far this season.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Tennessee is my #1 team, with a nice home win over Alabama (7-1) and a really impressive blowout victory over LSU (6-2) in Baton rouge. They also have wins over Florida and Pittsburgh. |
| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Clemson could make a strong case for #1. They have wins over Syracuse (6-1), Wake Forest (6-1), NC State (5-2) and Florida State (4-3) |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia has an impressive blowout victory over Oregon (6-1). They also have a nice win over South Carolina (5-2) who is looking better and better. |
| 4 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan is undefeated with their best wins being Penn State (6-1) and Maryland (6-2) |
| 5 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
TCU is undefeated and has nice wins over Oklahoma State (6-1), Kansas State (5-2) and Kansas (5-3). |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio State is undefeated but lacks quality wins. Their best win is probably over Notre Dame (4-3). They play Penn State next week. |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon got a really nice win this weekend over UCLA (6-1). They have the tough loss to Georgia to start the year but have looked good since then. They also have a decent win over Washington State (4-3) |
| 8 |
UCLA Bruins
|
UCLA is 6-1 with a loss to Oregon. They have a really nice win over Utah (5-2) and a win over Washington (6-2). |
| 9 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Oklahoma State is 6-1 with their only loss to TCU. They have wins over Texas (5-3), Texas Tech (4-3) and Baylor (4-3) |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama is 6-1 with a close loss to Tennessee. They have wins over Texas (5-3), Mississippi State (5-3) and Arkansas (4-3) |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
|
USC is 6-1 with a loss to Utah. They have a nice win over Oregon State (6-2) and a win over Washington State (4-3) |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
Utah is 5-2 with losses to Florida and UCLA. They have a very nice win over USC (6-1) and also a win over Oregon State (6-2). |
| 13 |
LSU Tigers
|
LSU is 6-2 with quality wins over Ole Miss (7-1), Mississippi State (4-3) and Florida (4-3) |
| 14 |
Syracuse Orange
|
Syracuse is 6-1 with a very close loss to Clemson. They have nice wins over NC State (5-2) and Purdue (5-3) |
| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss is 7-1 with a loss to LSU. They have a nice win over Kentucky (5-2). |
| 16 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
UNC is 6-1 with a loss to Notre Dame. Their best win is probably Duke (5-3). They also beat Appalachian State (4-3) |
| 17 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Tulane is 7-1 with wins over Kansas State (5-2), East Carolina (5-3) and Houston (4-3) |
| 18 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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Penn State is 6-1 with a loss to Michigan. Best wins are probably Purdue (5-3) and Minnesota (4-3). |
| 19 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
Wake Forest is 6-1 but lacking quality wins. best win is probably Florida State (4-3). They have louisville next week but then play NC state, UNC, and Syracuse. |
| 20 |
Oregon State Beavers
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Oregon State is 6-2 with wins over Boise State (5-2) and Washington state (4-3). They have a big game with Washington in a couple weeks. |
| 21 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
South Carolina is 5-2 with a nice win over Kentucky (5-2). |
| 22 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
Kentucky is 5-2 with a nice win over Mississippi state (5-3) |
| 23 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Illinois is 6-1 with wins over Minnesota (4-3) and Wisconsin (4-4) |
| 24 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Kansas state is 5-2 with wins over Texas Tech (4-3) and Oklahoma (4-3) |
| 25 |
Washington Huskies
|
Washington is 6-2 but lacking quality wins. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.30 |
| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.85 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-1.20 |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
UCLA Bruins
|
1.01 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-1.08 |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
0.36 |
| 13 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.82 |
| 14 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.84 |
| 17 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.31 |
| 18 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-0.95 |
| 19 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
-1.81 |
| 20 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
2.20 |
| 21 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
1.43 |
| 22 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
-1.19 |
| 24 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
-0.12 |
| 25 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.02 |