PlactusTX Ballot for 2023 Week 3
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Sept. 10, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
Overall Rationale: 1. Generate computer ratings, which look at wins, losses, and teams played. (Early season only: Have projected wins and losses for unplayed game through Week 9, the higher-rated team winning each game.) 2. Take the top 40 and use head-to-head comparisons (looking at records, ratings, overall strength of schedule, overall strength of victory, and side-by-side lists of opponents) to choose the top 25 teams.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(9) W Texas Tech |
| 2 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
(6) W California-Davis |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(1) W Youngstown State |
| 4 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
(8) W Troy |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(5) W Southern Mississippi |
| 6 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
(2) L Cincinnati |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(—) W Alabama |
| 8 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
(—) W Pittsburgh |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(4) L Texas |
| 10 |
UCLA Bruins
|
(14) W San Diego State |
| 11 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
(3) L Mississippi |
| 12 |
Fresno State Bulldogs
|
(11) W Eastern Washington |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(—) W Tulane |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
(17) W Grambling |
| 15 |
Washington Huskies
|
(7) W Tulsa |
| 16 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(10) W Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 17 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
(13) W Appalachian State |
| 18 |
USC Trojans
|
(12) W Stanford |
| 19 |
South Alabama Jaguars
|
(18) W Southeastern Louisiana |
| 20 |
UCF Knights
|
(—) W Boise State |
| 21 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
(16) W Eastern Michigan |
| 22 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(20) W North Carolina State |
| 23 |
Troy Trojans
|
(24) L Kansas State |
| 24 |
Boise State Broncos
|
(15) L Central Florida; Dropped out: 19 Penn State, 21 Illinois, 22 Maryland, 23 Liberty |
| 25 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(25) W Ball State; Next five out: Tennessee, Penn State, Purdue, Liberty, Southern Methodist |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Ducks
|
2.58 |
| 2 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
2.89 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.31 |
| 4 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
2.21 |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
-0.06 |
| 6 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
19.23 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
-0.40 |
| 8 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
12.69 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.35 |
| 10 |
UCLA Bruins
|
2.12 |
| 11 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
13.92 |
| 12 |
Fresno State Bulldogs
|
12.82 |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.14 |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.49 |
| 15 |
Washington Huskies
|
-1.18 |
| 16 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-2.19 |
| 17 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
USC Trojans
|
-3.39 |
| 19 |
South Alabama Jaguars
|
6.25 |
| 20 |
UCF Knights
|
4.72 |
| 21 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
3.83 |
| 22 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-3.21 |
| 23 |
Troy Trojans
|
2.24 |
| 24 |
Boise State Broncos
|
1.25 |
| 25 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-4.76 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
5.17 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
2.32 |
Utah Utes
|
2.48 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
1.05 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.87 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.97 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.32 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.22 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.05 |
Total Score: 116.68