Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 1, 2023, 10:42 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Resume based ballot utilizing MoV, SoR, SoS primarily with small amounts of eye-test involved when comparing similar bodies of work. Some bias from last season's results remain to give a starting point for most teams since we have such small sample size of games this season.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Texas Longhorns | The line play from this team is godly, quinn ewers is very capable, they have an excellent receiving core;theres a lot pointing to UT being deserving of number 1 spot after UGA faltered this week. |
2 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Fantastic MoV. PSU, OSU, and Michigan all have claims to the number 2 spot and this is practically a 3 way tie. |
3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Notre Dame win looks better after ND beat a good Duke team; PSU, OSU, and Michigan all have claims to the number 2 spot and this is practically a 3 way tie. |
4 | Michigan Wolverines | Fantastic MoV, PSU, OSU, and Michigan all have claims to the number 2 spot and this is practically a 3 way tie. |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | This team looks completely mortal compared to last year; they still have a very good defense but its not unbeatable. Brock Bowers is fantastic though, and it may not be fair to drop them this far. The SEC looks a little worse than years past, and UGA could probably go undefeated and reclaim a top spot. |
6 | Oregon Ducks | Only blemish on the resume so far is the TT game, where they were extremely heavily penalized; they seem to have cleaned up a little bit, and both the offense and defense look stellar. The game against UW likely decides a new number 2 team on my poll, assuming texas beats OU this week. |
7 | Washington Huskies | Stellar offense and ok defense, the game against Arizona wasnt as impressive as expected but every other game theyve played lights out. The game against UO likely decides a new number 2 team on my poll, assuming texas beats OU this week. |
8 | Washington State Cougars | The win against OSU looks better now, and gives them a massive jump. On a power ranking poll, they probably arent this high, but on this resume poll, its hard to argue they dont deserve top 10. |
9 | Florida State Seminoles | The LSU win unfortunately means less now; FSU could be better than this ranking, but unfortunately theyll have to wait until the Duke game to prove it |
10 | Oklahoma Sooners | OU looks worlds better than last year. Defensive performance has been ticked up 3 notches and the offense looks good; they need to play good teams to prove it, which they will have a chance to do in the RRS against my number 1 team in Texas. |
11 | USC Trojans | Caleb Williams is nuts, and if USC had even an average defense theyd be a real threat; as it stands either Oregon has the best defense in the nation or USCs defense sucks, and i think its easy to tell which one is more correct. It seems unfair to drop USC this far in a win, but everyone above them is also undefeated and doesnt have Alex Grinch as a DC. |
12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Good win against a scrappy duke team; it hurts to wonder what might have happened if they had fielded 11 players on those two plays against OSU. Either way, this team is by far the most deserving 1 loss team, and on a power ranking poll would be much higher. |
13 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Offensive numbers arent trash, but it is a little one dimensional in running. The defense is excellent though, and losing to texas isnt that bad of a slight. Expect this team to rise in this poll in later weeks as teams above them have to play against each other. |
14 | North Carolina Tar Heels | Bye Week, who knows boyos |
15 | Miami Hurricanes | Bye week, but the Texas A&M win is looking better now. |
16 | Kentucky Wildcats | Strong performance, but unfortunately i had florida as a very average team before kentucky smacked them. Small rise for now. |
17 | Oregon State Beavers | Close loss to a good WSU team; the PNW teams are all really good this year, the highlight of a stronger than average Pac12. |
18 | Ole Miss Rebels | Crazy game against LSU, but i had LSU lower than most people. Small boost. |
19 | Duke Blue Devils | No shame in losing to ND, this team is fighting really really well this year. Mike Elko is doing something right. |
20 | Utah Utes | One day this team will have Cam Rising back. |
21 | Tennessee Volunteers | Florida loss is looking worse each week, but this team seems to be recovering decently and on a power ranking poll would probably be higher than this. |
22 | Missouri Tigers | undefeated |
23 | Fresno State Bulldogs | undefeated |
24 | Texas A&M Aggies | Looking better each week, the Auburn win looks a bit better and i think im a little higher on Miami than most. |
25 | Louisville Cardinals | Undefeated, but birds arent real. Not convinced this team is excellent. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Texas Longhorns | 0.07 |
2 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.87 |
3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
4 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
6 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
7 | Washington Huskies | 0.00 |
8 | Washington State Cougars | 0.27 |
9 | Florida State Seminoles | 0.00 |
10 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
11 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
13 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
14 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 0.00 |
15 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
16 | Kentucky Wildcats | 0.01 |
17 | Oregon State Beavers | 0.00 |
18 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 |
19 | Duke Blue Devils | 0.00 |
20 | Utah Utes | 0.00 |
21 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.06 |
22 | Missouri Tigers | -0.02 |
23 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 0.00 |
24 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.00 |
25 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 |