Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 4, 2023, 11:11 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(1-0) (no change) W: 48-7 vs. UT-Martin (0-1) Next Week: vs. Ball State (0-1) |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(1-0) (no change) W: 30-3 vs. East Carolina (0-1) Next Week: vs. UNLV (1-0) |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(1-0) (no change) W: 23-3 vs. Indiana (0-1) Next Week: vs. Youngstown State (1-0) |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(1-0) (up 3) W: 45-24 vs #6 LSU (0-1) (Orlando) Next Week: vs. Southern Miss (1-0) |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(1-0) (down 1) W: 56-7 vs. Middle Tennessee (0-1) Next Week: vs. #11 Texas (1-0) |
| 6 |
USC Trojans
|
(2-0) (down 1) W: 56-28 vs. San José State (0-2) W: 66-14 vs. Nevada (0-1) Next Week: vs. Stanford (1-0) |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(1-0) (up 1) W: 38-15 vs. West Virginia (0-1) Next Week: vs. Delaware (1-0) |
| 8 |
Washington Huskies
|
(1-0) (up 1) W: 56-19 vs. #29 Boise State (0-1) Next Week: vs. Tulsa (1-0$ |
| 9 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(1-0) (up 2) W: 49-13 vs. Virginia (0-1) Next Week: vs. Austin Peay (0-1) |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(1-0) (up 3) W: 42-3 vs. Navy (Dublin) (0-1) W: 56-3 vs. Tennessee State (0-1) Next Week: @ NC State (1-0) |
| 11 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(1-0) (up 1) W: 37-10 vs. Rice (0-1) Next Week: @ #5 Alabama (1-0) |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
(0-1) (down 6) L: 24-45 vs. #7 Florida State (1-0) (Orlando) Next Week: vs. Grambling State (0-1) |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
(1-0) (up 2) W: 24-11 vs. Florida (0-1) Next Week: @ Baylor (0-1) (lol) |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(1-0) (up 3) W: 81-7 vs. Portland State (0-1) Next Week: @ Texas Tech (0-1) (lol) |
| 15 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
(1-0) (up 1) W: 42-17 @ San José State (0-2) Next Week: vs. UC Davis (1-0) |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(1-0) (up 4) W: 73-0 vs. Arkansas State (0-1) Next Week: vs. SMU (1-0) |
| 17 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
(1-0) (no change) W: 31-17 vs. #27 South Carolina (0-1) Next Week: vs. Appalachian State (1-0) |
| 18 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
(1-0) (unranked) W: 28-7 vs. #9 Clemson (0-1) Next Week: vs. Lafayette (1-0) |
| 19 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
(1-0) (no change) W: 45-0 vs. Southeast Missouri (0-1) Next Week: vs. Troy (1-0) |
| 20 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(1-0) (up 2) W: 73-7 vs. Mercer (0-1) Next Week: @ #21 Tulane (1-0) |
| 21 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
(1-0) (no change) W: 37-17 vs. South Alabama (0-1) Next Week: vs. #20 Ole Miss (1-0) |
| 22 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
(1-0) (unranked) W: 45-42 @ #14 TCU (0-1) Next Week: vs. Nebraska (0-1) |
| 23 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
(1-0) (up 1) W: 38-17 vs. Buffalo (0-1) Next Week: @ Washington State (1-0) |
| 24 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
(1-0) (up 6) W: 52-10 vs. New Mexico (0-1) Next Week: Miami (1-0) Next 5: 26. UCLA (1-0) (up 2) 27. Iowa (1-0) (down 1) 28. TCU (0-1) (down 14) 29. Arkansas (1-0) (unranked) 30. Pittsburgh (1-0) (unranked) |
| 25 |
Clemson Tigers
|
(0-1) (down 16) L: 7-28 @ Duke (1-0) Next Week: vs. Charleston Southern (1-0) Fell out of T30: Texas Tech (0-1) (24) UTSA (0-1) (25) South Carolina (0-1) (27) Boise State (0-1) (29) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.15 |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.94 |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 1.09