big_thunder_man Ballot for 2023 Week 3
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 10, 2023, 3:44 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Strength of schedule and margin of victory. Hard to justify teams with 1 "good" loss (Alabama / LSU) at this point of the season.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Bad SOS, but defending champs. |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Had the best win of season vs Alabama. |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Big win vs LSU, great margin of victory against Southern Miss. |
| 4 |
USC Trojans
|
Soft schedule, but incredible margins of victory. |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Soft schedule, underwhelming margins of victory. |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Soft schedule, and struggled vs Indiana and Youngstown St. |
| 7 |
Utah Utes
|
Banged up, but had two tough non-conference wins. Probably can't sustain, but deserves credit for beating Florida (at home) and Baylor (on the road). |
| 8 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
Two massive non-con wins (although Nebraska is unlikely to be good this season). Lots of hype, but who (besides USC) will beat them? |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Two p5 wins. |
| 10 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
Great win against SC, but not sure the caliber of SC. |
| 11 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Great win against WVU, but WVU may not be good. Soft schedule ATM. |
| 12 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Fantastic margin of victory, looked tough against a Texas Tech team... that may not be good. |
| 13 |
Washington Huskies
|
Lots of talent, yet to be tested. |
| 14 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Lots of talent, yet to be tested. |
| 15 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Losing at home is bad (and rare for them), but judging Texas as very good at this point. Bumped down because I dislike having 1 win teams getting credit for a "quality loss". |
| 16 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
VERY easy wins. Defending B12 champs, but not sure the mettle of the team. |
| 17 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Lots of talent, but not blowing out inferior teams. |
| 18 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Great win vs TAMU, but am not convince TAMU deserved to be ranked. |
| 19 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Two good wins, but think Tulane maybe better than expected. |
| 20 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
Think this is a sneaky good team, slept on. |
| 21 |
LSU Tigers
|
Maybe a good team that played a great team (vs FSU). Bumped down because I dislike having 1 win teams getting credit for a "quality loss". |
| 22 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Not sure Clemson is a good win. |
| 23 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Tough, but Iowa State is unlikely to be a marquee win. |
| 24 |
UCLA Bruins
|
Two good wins, but struggled with Coastal and SDSU. |
| 25 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
The SMU win was tough. Not expecting a double digit win team. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
USC Trojans
|
0.08 |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Utah Utes
|
0.71 |
| 8 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
1.32 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
1.35 |
| 11 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-0.37 |
| 12 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Washington Huskies
|
-0.58 |
| 14 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
2.84 |
| 21 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
-0.07 |
| 23 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-0.84 |
Washington State Cougars