hendarvich Ballot for 2023 Week 4
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 18, 2023, 3:50 p.m.
Overall Rationale: My poll started with a predictive/power ranking and will shift gradually through the course of the season to end with a resume based ranking. Dropped: #13 Tennessee: Steep drop, but it's still early in the season and I don't buy that Florida is very good yet. In retrospect I shouldn't have had them even as high as I did after losing Hooker and Hyatt. I can see them coming back in a few weeks, but they have some things to prove first.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
- | Lot's of top teams struggling with weaker opponents this week, but with not many losses not a lot movement for right now |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
- | Go blue |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
- |
| 4 |
Washington Huskies
|
+1 |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
-1 |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
- |
| 7 |
USC Trojans
|
- |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
|
- |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
+1 |
| 10 |
Utah Utes
|
+1 |
| 11 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
+1 |
| 12 |
Oregon Ducks
|
+3 |
| 13 |
LSU Tigers
|
+4 | Less of a jump by LSU more of a fall by teams above them. I guess they're my favorite to win the SEC west? |
| 14 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
+2 | Moving up but still didn't love their look against GT. I like Dart enough to pick them over Bama |
| 15 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-1 | DEFCON 3 in Tuscaloosa, if they can't get right against Ole Miss then the Tide may be in a lot of trouble |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
+6 | I'm sold on the defense, getting there on the offense. Not seeing many losses on their schedule with the state of the rest of the B12 |
| 17 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
+1 |
| 18 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
+1 |
| 19 |
Washington State Cougars
|
+4 | That CSU win is looking better now |
| 20 |
UCLA Bruins
|
- | Pretty sure my poll can't fit this many PAC teams by the end of the season, but for now they stay |
| 21 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
+3 |
| 22 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
-1 | CSU definitely exposed some issues here, first big test this weekend |
| 23 |
Missouri Tigers
|
NEW | Wasn't expecting to see them here, but right now I like them more than most of their division |
| 24 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
+1 | |
| 25 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
-16 | Keeping them in this week, the Big 12 looks weak enough that I expect they'll end up looking good by the end of the year |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.20 |
| 4 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
|
-0.52 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.25 |
| 12 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.22 |
| 14 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.93 |
| 25 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
Iowa Hawkeyes