Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 18, 2023, 4:56 p.m.
Overall Rationale: SOS, margin of win.
Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgia Bulldogs | Defending champs. |
2 | Texas Longhorns | Undefeated, marquee win of season vs 'Bama. |
3 | Florida State Seminoles | Undefeated, excellent LSU win. |
4 | USC Trojans | Undefeated, but not tested. |
5 | Michigan Wolverines | Looking shaky, but undefeated. |
6 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Undefeated, but against bad competition. |
7 | Utah Utes | High floor, not sure the ceiling until rising is back. Two OOC P-5 wins give it credit. |
8 | North Carolina Tar Heels | Two P5 OOC wins. Quietly very good. |
9 | Colorado Buffaloes | Barely undefeated, but they are with two P5 OOC wins + rivalry win. |
10 | Washington Huskies | Shockingly dominant against a mediocre MSU team. Probably a top 5 team... once they play better teams. |
11 | Oregon Ducks | Looking dominant against poor competition. |
12 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Offense leaves a lot to be desired, but a P5 OOC win counts. |
13 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | BYE |
14 | Duke Blue Devils | An OOC P5 win, Notre Dame will be the biggest test. |
15 | Ole Miss Rebels | Tulane was ranked when played; beating GTech is a P5 ooc win. |
16 | Miami Hurricanes | SOFT schedule except for TAMU... which maybe a soft schedule. |
17 | BYU Cougars | Win over Arkansas was impressive. |
18 | Washington State Cougars | Beat a Colorado State team that took Colorado to the wire, and won over a (then) ranked Wisconsin. |
19 | Oregon State Beavers | Soft competition, but undefeated. Unconvincing margin of victory. |
20 | UCLA Bruins | Soft competition, but undefeated. |
21 | Oklahoma Sooners | Looking in form against Tulsa. |
22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | Quietly undefeated and uninspiring. Iowa football. |
23 | UCF Knights | Undefeated, maybe very good. |
24 | Missouri Tigers | Undefeated with a P5 OOC win. |
25 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Probably doesn't deserve to be ranked. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
2 | Texas Longhorns | 0.02 |
3 | Florida State Seminoles | 0.03 |
4 | USC Trojans | 0.04 |
5 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
6 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
7 | Utah Utes | 0.50 |
8 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 0.80 |
9 | Colorado Buffaloes | 1.46 |
10 | Washington Huskies | -0.44 |
11 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
12 | Penn State Nittany Lions | -0.79 |
13 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -0.61 |
14 | Duke Blue Devils | 0.00 |
15 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 |
16 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
17 | BYU Cougars | 3.21 |
18 | Washington State Cougars | 0.00 |
19 | Oregon State Beavers | -0.37 |
20 | UCLA Bruins | 0.00 |
21 | Oklahoma Sooners | -0.68 |
22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.00 |
23 | UCF Knights | 1.08 |
24 | Missouri Tigers | 0.00 |
25 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -0.65 |