Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 20, 2022, 4:53 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Each week I re-rank all the teams based on their resume so far this season.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia is undefeated, the reigning champs, and has really nice wins over Tennessee (9-2) and Oregon (9-2). |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio State is 11-0 and has nice wins over Penn State (9-2) and Notre Dame (8-3). |
| 3 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan is 11-0 and has nice wins over Penn State (9-2) and Illinois (7-4) |
| 4 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
TCU is undefeated at 11-0 and has nice wins over Kansas State (8-3), Texas (7-4) and Oklahoma State (7-4) |
| 5 |
USC Trojans
|
USC is 10-1 and has nice wins over UCLA (8-3) and Oregon State (8-3) |
| 6 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Clemson is 10-1 with nice wins over Florida State (8-3), Louisville (7-4), Wake (7-4) and NC State (7-4) |
| 7 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Tennessee is 9-2 after a devastating loss to South Carolina that probably kills their playoff dreams. They still have a nice record and really nice wins over LSU (9-2) and Alabama (9-2) |
| 8 |
LSU Tigers
|
LSU is 9-2 and has nice wins over Alabama (9-2) and Ole Miss (8-3) |
| 9 |
Washington Huskies
|
Washington is 9-2 and has nice wins over Oregon (9-2) and Oregon State (8-3) |
| 10 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon is 9-2 and has nice wins over Utah (8-3) and UCLA (8-3) |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama is 9-2 and has wins over Ole Miss (8-3), Miss State (7-4), and Texas (7-4) |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Notre Dame is 8-3 and has nice wins over Clemson (10-1) and North Carolina (9-2). |
| 13 |
UCLA Bruins
|
UCLA is 8-3. Best wins are over Utah (8-3) and Washington (9-2) |
| 14 |
Utah Utes
|
Utah is 8-3 and has nice wins over USC (10-1) and Washington State (7-4) |
| 15 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Florida State is 8-3 and has a really nice win over LSU (9-2) as well as a win over Louisville (7-4) |
| 16 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Penn state is 9-2 but lacks quality wins. Best wins are Purdue (7-4) and Minnesota (7-4) |
| 17 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
North Carolina is 9-2, but like Penn State struggles from lack of quality wins. Best wins are Pitt (7-4), Duke (7-4) and Wake (7-4) |
| 18 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Oregon State is 8-3 and has wins over Boise State (8-3) and Washington State (7-4) |
| 19 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Tulane is 9-2 and has a nice win over Kansas state (8-3). They also have a win over Houston (7-4) |
| 20 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Kansas State is 8-3 with a win over Oklahoma State (7-4) |
| 21 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Cincy is 9-2 but lacks quality wins. |
| 22 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Texas is 7-4 and has a nice win over Kansas State (8-3). |
| 23 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss is 8-3 but lacking quality wins. Best win is probably Kentucky at 6-5 |
| 24 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
South Carolina is 7-4 and has a really nice win over Tennessee (9-2) |
| 25 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
|
Coastal Carolina is 9-1. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.27 |
| 8 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.38 |
| 10 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.65 |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.51 |
| 13 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.76 |
| 14 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-2.01 |
| 17 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.69 |
| 19 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
-0.83 |
| 21 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.06 |
| 24 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
0.79 |
| 25 |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
|
-0.08 |