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daredassdude Ballot for 2023 Week 3

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 11, 2023, 7:07 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Team Performance, Offensive & Defensive Production, Margin of Victory before garbage time

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs Reigning National Champions, Uncontested, Current 2023-24 Favorite to win NC
2 Michigan Wolverines Reigning Big Ten Champions, Uncontested, Yet to see a Michigan team under Jim Hargaugh this season
3 Texas Longhorns Defeated #3 Alabama in convincing fashion on the road. Most impressive win this season
4 Florida State Seminoles Defeated #5 LSU in convincing fashion at a neutral site. #2 most impressive win this season
5 Washington Huskies Most complete team in the Pac-12. Michael Penix Jr is my favorite to win the Heisman so far.
6 Penn State Nittany Lions Most impressive Big Ten team so far. Under Michigan until they beat Michigan.
7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish No team on Notre Dame's schedule has been more impressive than Notre Dame this season. Could finish 12-0 this season.
8 Tennessee Volunteers Only SEC team outside of Georgia that is worthy of a Top 10 ranking
9 Oregon State Beavers Everyone's new favorite Pac-12 team to make the Pac-12 Championship game. Played better vs San Jose St than USC did. Reigning Civil War trophy holders
10 Oregon Ducks Considered lowering them below my initial #10 ranking, but teams below haven't proven to be better than Oregon.
11 Ohio State Buckeyes Lackluster offense but solid defense. Yet to be contested against real competition, (vs Notre Dame, 9/23)
12 Alabama Crimson Tide Lost to #11 Texas. Might be experiencing the end of the Saban era.
13 Kansas State Wildcats Still #2 best Big 12 team. Won 3 of the last 4 encounters vs Oklahoma. Loss to Alabama last season makes it fair to place them in between Alabama and Oklahoma,
14 Oklahoma Sooners #3 Big 12 team. More improved offense so far.
15 Duke Blue Devils Defeated #9 Clemson in convincing fashion. Great coaching staff.
16 USC Trojans No signs of improvement from USC's defense. Caleb might have to drop 60 every game if the USC has any chance of winning the Pac-12
17 LSU Tigers Failed to meet expectations of a Top 10 team. Looking more like the LSU team that lost to 4-7 Texas A&M. Might be one of the teams to finish unranked after starting with a Preseason Top 10 ranking, along with Clemson and maybe Ohio State, Alabama and USC.
18 Colorado Buffaloes Most outstanding and fun-to-watch team in recent memory. THEY COMING!!
19 Miami Hurricanes Impressive win vs ranked Texas A&M
20 Ole Miss Rebels Impressive win vs ranked Tulane
21 Iowa Hawkeyes Arguably the best team in the Big Ten West
22 Kansas Jayhawks Great turnaround from the years of 10-loss Kansas. Might be #4 best Big 12 team right now.
23 UCLA Bruins Good enough to make Top 25
24 Utah Utes Disappointing performance vs 0-1 Baylor. Not playing like a Conf Champ contender.
25 North Carolina Tar Heels Disappointing performance vs App State. Mack Brown now fears App State. Not serious contender for the ACC Championship

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