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MADBuc49 Ballot for 2023 Week 5

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 25, 2023, 11:21 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Week 5 notes: Deservedness now factored in for all teams. In fact, 2-loss Clemson is naturally rated higher than some 0-loss teams at this point, but is kept behind them as long as the worst 0-loss team (Liberty) is undefeated. General notes: -1st layer (computer portion): SP+, opponents’ SP+, opponents’ opponents’ SP+, opponents’ win %, opponents’ opponents’ win % -2nd layer (human portion): home/field/away, key injuries, P5/G5 status, watched game factors (ex: offensive/defensive line domination, rush yards after contact, average point of first contact, defensive penetration on non-inside screens, missed tackles, quarterback throwing release speed, overall turnovers, average starting field position, etc) -3rd layer (human portion): wins/losses vs higher-/lower-/non-ranked teams, recency of those results -4th layer (computer portion): Deservedness = team cannot be ranked over another team with 2+ fewer losses (ex: 10-4 Utah can be ranked over 11-3 USC, but 10-4 Utah cannot be ranked over 12-2 Troy even if Utah beat Troy heads up, rankings have Utah over Troy, and/or I think Utah is better than Troy)

Rank Team Reason
1 Texas Longhorns If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Sugar Bowl
2 Ohio State Buckeyes If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Rose Bowl
3 Florida State Seminoles If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Rose Bowl
4 Georgia Bulldogs If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Sugar Bowl
5 Washington Huskies If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Fiesta Bowl
6 Oregon Ducks If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Cotton Bowl
7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Orange Bowl as the Big Ten/SEC/Notre Dame representative
8 Michigan Wolverines If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Peach Bowl
9 Oklahoma Sooners If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Cotton Bowl
10 USC Trojans If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Peach Bowl
11 Penn State Nittany Lions
12 Alabama Crimson Tide
13 LSU Tigers
14 Washington State Cougars
15 Miami Hurricanes If the season were to end right now: based on this poll, they’d go to Orange Bowl as the ACC representative
16 Oregon State Beavers
17 Utah Utes
18 Duke Blue Devils
19 Kansas Jayhawks
20 North Carolina Tar Heels
21 UCLA Bruins
22 Missouri Tigers
23 Ole Miss Rebels
24 Syracuse Orange Clemson (2-2) would be here if not for Deservedness
25 Maryland Terrapins Best G5 team: Fresno State (if the season were to end right now: based on this poll, Fresno State go to Fiesta Bowl as the G5 representative)

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