realclean Ballot for 2023 Week 3
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 10, 2023, 11:21 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Mostly Resume, still a bit leftover from preseason
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Still the champs |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Win over Alabama |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Win over LSU |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Road win over Tulane by 3 scores |
| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
Win over BSU + huge margins |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Blowouts + solid win over NC St |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Blowout wins |
| 8 |
USC Trojans
|
Blowout wins (defense shakier early season) |
| 9 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
Big wins over P5 teams |
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Playoffs + wins (offense only ok) |
| 11 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Playoffs + wins (also not fantastic offense yet) |
| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Easy wins (APSU closer than I'd like) |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
Two wins over P5 |
| 14 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
Win vs SC (tough win against App didn't move the needle either way) |
| 15 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Win over Troy |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Win over SMU |
| 17 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Win over Clemson (a little flukey in circumstances) |
| 18 |
Washington State Cougars
|
Win over Wisconsin |
| 19 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Still Alabama. But resume is pretty unremarkable right now |
| 20 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Win at Texas Tech |
| 21 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Win vs A&M |
| 22 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Big wins (but bad opponents) |
| 23 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Win over ISU |
| 24 |
Wyoming Cowboys
|
Win vs Texas Tech |
| 25 |
UCLA Bruins
|
Wins over Coastal and SDSU, usually pretty tough G5 |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
2.22 |
| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.34 |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.14 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
1.11 |
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-0.64 |
| 11 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.20 |
| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.40 |
| 15 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.28 |
| 19 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.17 |
| 20 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-1.10 |
| 21 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
-0.91 |
| 23 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Wyoming Cowboys
|
0.93 |
| 25 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
LSU Tigers