Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 17, 2023, 4:44 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(3-0) (no change) W: 24-14 vs South Carolina (1-2) Next Week: vs UAB (1-2) |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(3-0) (no change) W: 31-6 vs Bowling Green (1-2) Next Week: vs Rutgers (3-0) |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(3-0) (up 1) W: 63-10 vs Western Kentucky (2-1) Next Week: @ #9 Notre Dame (4-0) |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(3-0) (up 1) W: 31-10 vs Wyoming (2-1) Next Week: @ Baylor (1-2) |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(3-0) (down 2) W: 31-29 @ Boston College (1-2) Next Week: @ #23 Clemson (2-1) |
| 6 |
USC Trojans
|
(3-0) (no change) Bye Next Week: @ Arizona State (1-2) |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(3-0) (no change) W: 30-13 @ Illinois (1-2) Next Week: vs #25 Iowa (3-0) |
| 8 |
Washington Huskies
|
(3-0) (no change) W: 41-7 @ Michigan State (2-1) Next Week: vs California (2-1) |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(4-0) (up 1) W: 41-17 vs Central Michigan (1-2) Next Week: vs #3 Ohio State (3-0) |
| 10 |
LSU Tigers
|
(2-1) (up 2) W: 41-14 @ Mississippi State (2-1) Next Week: vs Arkansas (2-1) |
| 11 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
(3-0) (up 2) W: 26-9 vs San Diego State (2-2) Next Week: @ #24 Washington State (3-0) |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
(3-0) (up 3) W: 31-7 vs Weber State (2-1) Next Week: vs #20 UCLA (3-0) |
| 13 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(3-0) (up 1) W: 55-10 vs Hawai’i (1-3) Next Week: vs #22 Colorado (3-0) |
| 14 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(2-1) (down 3) W: 17-3 @ South Florida (1-2) Next Week: vs #18 Ole Miss (3-0) |
| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(3-0) (up 1) W: 66-17 “@“ Tulsa (1-2) Next Week: @ Cincinnati (2-1) (lol) |
| 16 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
(3-0) (up 2) W: 38-14 vs Northwestern (1-2) Next Week: @ Connecticut (0-3) |
| 17 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
(3-0) (up 2) W: 31-13 vs Minnesota (2-1) Next Week: @ Pittsburgh (1-2) |
| 18 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(3-0) (up 2) W: 48-23 vs Georgia Tech (1-2) Next Week: @ #14 Alabama (2-1) |
| 19 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
(3-0) (up 3) W: 48-7 vs Bethune-Cookman (1-2) Next Week: @ Temple (2-1) |
| 20 |
UCLA Bruins
|
(3-0) (up 3) W: 59-7 vs NC Central (2-1) Next Week: @ #12 Utah (3-0) |
| 21 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(2-1) (down 12) L: 16-29 @ Florida (2-1) Next Week: vs UTSA (1-2) |
| 22 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
(3-0) (down 1) W: 43-35 vs Colorado State (0-2) Next Week: @ Oregon (3-0) |
| 23 |
Clemson Tigers
|
(2-1) (up 1) W: 48-14 vs Florida Atlantic (2-1) Next Week: vs #5 Florida State (3-0) |
| 24 |
Washington State Cougars
|
(3-0) (up 4) W: 64-21 vs Northern Colorado (0-3) Next Week: vs #11 Oregon State (3-0) Next 5: 26. Missouri (3-0) (unranked) 27. Florida (2-1) (unranked) 28. TCU (2-1) (down 2) 29. Kansas State (2-1) (down 12) 30. Kentucky (3-0) (down 1) |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
(3-0) (no change) W: 41-10 vs Western Michigan (1-2) Next Week: @ #7 Penn State (3-0) Fell out of T30: Arkansas (2-1) (27), Kansas (3-0) (30) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.20 |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.84 |
| 11 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.25 |
| 12 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.08 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.11 |
| 19 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
1.11 |
| 22 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.42 |
| 24 |
Washington State Cougars
|
-0.27 |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |