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journey1986 Ballot for 2023 Week 5

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 25, 2023, 12:55 p.m.

Overall Rationale: This week told us a lot about many teams, with so many ranked vs. ranked matchups. Top 5 is mostly the same, as each team has given me a reason to prove why they should be there (playoff success/experience for the first 2, signature win for the following 3). After that, the 6-10 range is another group of teams that have plenty of games ahead of them to catapult themselves into the top 5 with big wins of their own.

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs
2 Michigan Wolverines
3 Ohio State Buckeyes Big win on the road against a top 10 team justifies keeping them at #3 for the past few weeks.
4 Texas Longhorns
5 Florida State Seminoles Move down a spot for a couple weeks of shaky play, including being a missed 25-yarder away from a loss at Clemson this week.
6 Washington Huskies This team has a very good argument for top 5, maybe even top 3 in the country. Their matchup against Oregon in a couple weeks will be their first true test that could get them there.
7 Penn State Nittany Lions I would normally say this was a stellar shutout win at home, but Iowa's offense hasn't given me any reason to call that impressive. Ohio State on 10/21 will show us if this team is for real or not.
8 USC Trojans Dropped a couple spots due to the questionable nature of their victory this week against Arizona State. They have a gauntlet of a schedule coming up soon, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're on upset alert at Colorado due to their defensive woes.
9 Oregon Ducks Arguably could be higher, but very impressive win to shut down the Deion hype for now. Three ranked games in a row to close out October will be the defining stretch of this team's season.
10 Utah Utes Hard to evaluate this team's current level, but they keep finding ways to win without Cam Rising. Beavers up next will be a massive test for them.
11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fire DJ Brown into the sun.
12 LSU Tigers
13 Alabama Crimson Tide
14 Duke Blue Devils
15 Washington State Cougars
16 Oregon State Beavers
17 Oklahoma Sooners
18 Miami Hurricanes
19 North Carolina Tar Heels
20 Kansas Jayhawks
21 Ole Miss Rebels It's the same story every year with this team. "Can they contend for the SEC West?" No. They can't.
22 Florida Gators Will be ranked above Tennessee until they lose again.
23 Tennessee Volunteers
24 Fresno State Bulldogs
25 Kentucky Wildcats

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