Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 1, 2023, 10:55 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(5-0) (up 1) W: 45-7 @ Nebraska (2-3) Next Week: @ Minnesota (3-2) |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(5-0) (down 1) W: 27-20 @ Auburn (3-2) Next Week: vs #20 Kentucky (5-0) |
| 3 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(5-0) (up 1) W: 40-14 vs #23 Kansas Next Week: vs #12 Oklahoma (5-0) (Dallas) |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(4-0) (down 1) Bye Next Week: vs #25 Maryland (5-0) |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(4-0) (no change) Bye Next Week: vs Virginia Tech (2-3) |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(5-0) (no change) W: 41-13 @ Northwestern (2-3) Next Week: Bye |
| 7 |
Washington Huskies
|
(5-0) (no change) W: 31-24 @ Arizona (3-2) Next Week: Bye |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(5-0) (up 1) W: 42-6 @ Stanford (1-4) Next Week: Bye |
| 9 |
USC Trojans
|
(5-0) (down 1) W: 48-41 @ Colorado (3-2) Next Week: vs Arizona (3-2) |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(4-1) (up 2) W: 40-17 @ Mississippi State (2-3) Next Week: vs #29 Texas A&M (4-1) |
| 11 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(5-1) (up 3) W: 21-14 @ #16 Duke (4-1) Next Week: vs #26 Louisville (5-0) |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(5-0) (up 3) W: 50-20 vs Iowa State (2-3) Next Week: vs #3 Texas (5-0) (Dallas) |
| 13 |
Washington State Cougars
|
(4-0) (no change) Bye Next Week: vs #28 UCLA (3-1) |
| 14 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
(4-1) (up 6) W: 21-7 vs #10 Utah (4-1) Next Week: @ California (3-2) |
| 15 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
(4-0) (up 2) Bye Next Week: vs Syracuse (4-1) |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(4-1) (up 8) W: 55-49 vs #11 LSU (3-2) Next Week: vs Arkansas (2-3) |
| 17 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
(4-0) (up 1) Bye Next Week: vs Georgia Tech (2-3) |
| 18 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(4-1) (up 1) W: 41-20 vs South Carolina (2-3) Next Week: Bye |
| 19 |
Utah Utes
|
(4-1) (down 9) L: 7-21 @ #20 Oregon State (4-1) Next Week: Bye |
| 20 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
(5-0) (up 6) W: 33-14 vs #23 Florida (3-2) Next Week: @ #2 Georgia (5-0) |
| 21 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
(4-1) (down 5) L: 14-21 vs #14 Notre Dame (5-1) Next Week: Bye |
| 22 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(5-0) (no change) W: 38-21 @ Vanderbilt (2-4) Next Week: vs #27 LSU (3-2) |
| 23 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
(3-1) (up 2) Bye Next Week: @ Oklahoma State (2-2) |
| 24 |
Fresno State Bulldogs
|
(5-0) (up 4) W: 27-9 vs Nevada (0-5) Next Week: @ Wyoming (4-1) Next 5: 26. Louisville (5-0) (unranked) 27. LSU (3-2) (down 16) 28. UCLA (3-1) (down 1) 29. Texas A&M (4-1) (unranked) 30. Kansas (4-1) (down 7) |
| 25 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
(5-0) (up 5) W: 44-17 vs Indiana (2-3) Next Week: @ #4 Ohio State (5-0) Fell out of T30: Florida (3-2) (21) TCU (3-2) (29) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.30 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.04 |
| 11 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.13 |
| 15 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.04 |
| 17 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
1.10 |
| 19 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.02 |
| 23 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Fresno State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
-0.07 |