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dusklord1 Ballot for 2022 Week 10

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 30, 2022, 7:53 a.m.

Rank Team Reason
1 Tennessee Volunteers
2 Ohio State Buckeyes
3 Georgia Bulldogs
4 Michigan Wolverines
5 Clemson Tigers If Clemson wins out (which they should, barring Notre Dame deciding that they will be good Notre Dame next weekend), they will be in the playoffs. This might be unfortunate, because I don't think they are particularly close to the top 4 teams on this list + Alabama. The offense just isn't consistent enough for me to think they have good chances against the other likely playoff teams.
6 TCU Horned Frogs I don't think TCU is a favorite on a neutral field vs Alabama or Oregon, but they are undefeated. However, their bevy of come from behind wins will eventually bite them, given how deep the Big 12 is.
7 Alabama Crimson Tide
8 Oregon Ducks
9 UCLA Bruins I have UCLA over USC due to much better best wins (Utah and Washington vs WSU and OSU).
10 USC Trojans
11 Ole Miss Rebels
12 Utah Utes
13 Illinois Fighting Illini Not fully convinced that Illinois is a top 15 team (I would imagine 3 or 4 of the five teams immediately behind them would win at a neutral site), but 1 loss is 1 loss
14 LSU Tigers The loss to Tennessee doesn't look as bad as it did a few weeks ago, and they have quality wins over the two Mississippi schools. They actually have a good chance at home vs a Bama team that has struggled on the road for the past 2 years (unless we get Big Game Brian Kelly)
15 Kansas State Wildcats
16 North Carolina Tar Heels Like Illinois, I'm even more unconvinced of UNC's legitimacy, but they keep finding ways to win.
17 Penn State Nittany Lions They were competitive with OSU for most of the game, but Sean Clifford and the defense couldn't get it done in the 4th quarter. I'd suspect Penn State is a 9-3 team this year that happens to play two of four best teams in the country. They should be favored for every game going forward and should go 10-2 with a chance at a NY6, pending Illinois' results, but we've gotten a James Franklin Special every year and I don't think that will change this year.
18 Syracuse Orange I don't get Notre Dame, so consequently, I don't get where to rank Syracuse after their loss to Notre Dame.
19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
20 Tulane Green Wave
21 Oregon State Beavers
22 Oklahoma State Cowboys Horrible loss, but they still have a couple of decent wins and are a power five team with < 3 losses.
23 Maryland Terrapins I don't think Maryland is a top 25 team with Taulia, but I couldn't find any other teams that are currently more deserving, so they're here for now, I guess.
24 Liberty Flames
25 NC State Wolfpack I couldn't find a team that was clearly more deserving than NC State for this spot. However, this is a bad football team without Devin Leary and they will almost certainly drop out sooner rather than later.

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