Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 1, 2023, 11:20 a.m.
Overall Rationale: My personal Top 25. Dropped: LSU, Kansas
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Texas Longhorns | Texas is back. That's all |
2 | Michigan Wolverines | Impressive win on the road vs Nebraska, but the Huskers are just mid. |
3 | Georgia Bulldogs | Honestly, anyone is #1 in the top 10. They all have weaknesses. Even Georgia after almost losing to Auburn, who seems to always be in contention vs #1 teams. |
4 | Florida State Seminoles | Bye week. Next three games are at home, so they should win all of them. |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Another team on a bye. Offense needs to be better. |
6 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Rough 1st half at Northwestern prevented them from being in the top 5. |
7 | Washington Huskies | Pulled a win on the road versus an underrated Arizona squad. |
8 | USC Trojans | I know you won but your defense is not great. |
9 | Oregon Ducks | These next three games are going to be pivotal if the Ducks are true Pac-12 contenders. |
10 | Oklahoma Sooners | The Red River Rivalry is going to be insane. |
11 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | A "Mickey Mouse" win over Duke because Duke failed to blitz on that 4th down. Sam Hartman is really good. |
12 | Washington State Cougars | On the road at UCLA will tell if the Cougars are contenders or pretenders. |
13 | North Carolina Tar Heels | On a bye but the Tar Heels may sneak in a spot in the ACC Championship Game. |
14 | Oregon State Beavers | A great win at home vs Utah. |
15 | Alabama Crimson Tide | A win on the road against Mississippi State. Still, the SEC West is gonna be chaotic. |
16 | Miami Hurricanes | We'll see if Miami is good or not heading into conference play. |
17 | Missouri Tigers | Missouri looks like a true dark horse contender to win the SEC. |
18 | Ole Miss Rebels | A great win at home vs LSU in a chaotic finish. |
19 | Air Force Falcons | Air Force might honestly be the best team in the Group of Five. Seriously. |
20 | Fresno State Bulldogs | I can't tell if the Bulldogs are contenders for a NY6 anymore... |
21 | Duke Blue Devils | I would put them higher if they didn't lose Riley Leonard for potentially the season. Hope it's not the worst case scenario. |
22 | Utah Utes | They need Cam Rising BAD. |
23 | Maryland Terrapins | Maryland as a repsectfully easy October, except for Ohio State, but they could still win on the road. |
24 | Kentucky Wildcats | Kentucky plays in an important road game vs Georgia after picking apart Florida. |
25 | Louisville Cardinals | Louisville. Time to do what Duke couldn't. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Texas Longhorns | 0.07 |
2 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
3 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
4 | Florida State Seminoles | 0.00 |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
6 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
7 | Washington Huskies | 0.00 |
8 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
9 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
10 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
11 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
12 | Washington State Cougars | 0.00 |
13 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 0.00 |
14 | Oregon State Beavers | 0.13 |
15 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
16 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
17 | Missouri Tigers | 0.00 |
18 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 |
19 | Air Force Falcons | 2.04 |
20 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 0.02 |
21 | Duke Blue Devils | 0.00 |
22 | Utah Utes | 0.00 |
23 | Maryland Terrapins | 0.00 |
24 | Kentucky Wildcats | -0.52 |
25 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 |