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CallingUagoatUgoat Ballot for 2023 Week 5

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 25, 2023, 8:46 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Wins earn a team points. Losses lose points. How many points earned/lost is dependent on the quality of a team's opponent (both at the time you played them and currently).

Rank Team Reason
1 Florida State Seminoles 2 SP+ T-25 wins.
2 Texas Longhorns 1 SP+ T-10 win.
3 Utah Utes 1 SP+ T-25 win.
4 Missouri Tigers T-4. 1 SP+ T-25 win.
5 Washington State Cougars T-4. 1 SP+ T-25 win. Win over Wisconsin > Ohio State's win over WKU.
6 Ohio State Buckeyes T-6. 1 SP+ T-25 win.
7 Duke Blue Devils T-6. 1 SP+ T-25 win.
8 North Carolina Tar Heels 0 SP+ T-25 wins.
9 Oklahoma Sooners T-9. 0 SP+ T-25 wins.
10 Miami Hurricanes T-9. Between Miami and OU, Miami has the best win (Texas A&M), but they also played and beat an FCS team (Bethune-Cookman) which earns no points in my rankings.
11 Washington Huskies 0 SP+ T-25 wins. If eye test was included in this poll, UW would be much higher. The Huskies will have their chance to prove they're as good as advertised when they play Oregon in a few weeks.
12 Alabama Crimson Tide Highest ranked 1-loss team. 1 SP+ T-25 win. 1 SP+ T-10 loss.
13 Georgia Bulldogs T-13. The next 7 teams are 4-0 and have very weak schedules at this point in the season.
14 Michigan Wolverines T-13.
15 USC Trojans T-13.
16 Penn State Nittany Lions T-13.
17 Oregon Ducks T-13.
18 Kansas Jayhawks T-13.
19 Liberty Flames T-13.
20 Colorado Buffaloes T-13. 0 SP+ T25 wins. 1 SP+ T-10 loss.
21 LSU Tigers T-21. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ T-25 loss.
22 Texas A&M Aggies T-21. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ T-25 loss. Win over Auburn is the difference when compared to Iowa's win over Iowa State.
23 Iowa Hawkeyes T-23. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ T-10 loss.
24 Florida Gators T-23 1 SP+ T-25 win. 1 SP+ T-25 loss. Florida played and beat an FCS team (no points awarded) - this is why they aren't above Iowa.
25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 0 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ Top-10 loss. Great quality loss to Ohio State, but outside of that, ND's schedule is pretty weak. They'll have a chance to bounce back this week at Duke.

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