bruhstevenson Ballot for 2023 Week 3
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 10, 2023, 3:47 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Eye test; teams playing cupcakes are moved as minimally as possible
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Beat up on a cupcake, can’t really move them up or down |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Beat up on a cupcake, can’t really move them up or down |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Beat up on a cupcake, can’t really move them up or down |
| 4 |
USC Trojans
|
Destroyed an in-conference P5 team, one of the more impressive victories of the week |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Defeat previously #3 (in the AP Poll) Bama. If the season ended today, Texas would be in the playoff. But USC has been so dominant in their three games so far that I can’t move them below Texas. (+5) |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Beat up on a cupcake, can’t really move them up or down, but in this case they moved down because of Texas’ impressive victory (-1) |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Beat up on a cupcake, can’t really move them up or down |
| 8 |
Washington Huskies
|
Beat up on a cupcake, can’t really move them up or down |
| 9 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Defeat a cupcake, can’t really say they beat up on them, but not a poor enough showing to move them down as of now. |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Defeat a P5 team (NC State) quite handedly. Not able to move up this week because Texas leapfrogs them. |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Lost to Texas this week. This is not a horrible loss for Bama, but they fall in the rankings. (-8) |
| 12 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Win a thriller on the road against Texas Tech, a team who I believe is better than their record. Not necessarily a super impressive victory, but Utah’s game moved Utah down. (+1) |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
Struggled mightily against Baylor and escaped with a win, albeit with backup QB’s. Moving down (-1). |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
Beat up on a cupcake, can’t really move them up or down. |
| 15 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Beat up on one of the best G5 teams from last year. |
| 16 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Beat up on a cupcake, can’t really move them up or down. |
| 17 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Fairly good win against a good G5 team in SMU |
| 18 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Beat up on a cupcake, can’t really move them up or down |
| 19 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
Won a nail-biter against Appalachian State |
| 20 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
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| 21 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
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| 22 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
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| 23 |
Clemson Tigers
|
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| 24 |
Washington State Cougars
|
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| 25 |
UCLA Bruins
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
USC Trojans
|
0.08 |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.13 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.49 |
| 15 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Clemson Tigers
|
1.09 |
| 24 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
Iowa Hawkeyes