jibberishdhyukl Ballot for 2023 Week 2
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 5, 2023, 11:42 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Big upsets and big changes with some unranked teams jumping up.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
No reason to drop them from #1 yet |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Beat a bad team big |
| 3 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Didn't cover the spread in week 1, but no reason to drop them down |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Big win against a decent SEC team |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Underperformed offensively against Indiana |
| 6 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Dominated a bad Virginia team |
| 7 |
Utah Utes
|
Destroyed Florida with their 3rd string QB |
| 8 |
Washington Huskies
|
Big win over Boise State, more impressed with them |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Drew Allar looked really good against WVU |
| 10 |
USC Trojans
|
Offense is all its hyped up to be, but defense look bad against San Jose State |
| 11 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Hung 81 on Portland State |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Looked good, but hasn't played anyone yet |
| 13 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Huge upset over Clemson |
| 14 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
No reason to drop |
| 15 |
LSU Tigers
|
Blown out and exposed by FSU |
| 16 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
Big win over a solid USC team, defense looks legit |
| 17 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
DJU makes Oregon State a fringe playoff contender |
| 18 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Best G5 team |
| 19 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Solid win over Rice |
| 20 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
Shedeur Sanders is a great QB, Sanders and Travis Hunter could be Heisman contenders if they keep up this level of play |
| 21 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Huge blowout win |
| 22 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Bad loss to an underrated Duke team, but much closer than the score indicated |
| 23 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Huge blowout win |
| 24 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
Good win over Buffalo |
| 25 |
UCLA Bruins
|
First three out: Texas A&M, Minnesota, Kentucky |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.07 |
| 3 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.54 |
| 7 |
Utah Utes
|
0.34 |
| 8 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.36 |
| 14 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.31 |
| 16 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Texas Longhorns
|
-0.42 |
| 20 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.96 |
| 23 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
Texas A&M Aggies