Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 8, 2023, 8:37 a.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	Finally played like the back-to-back national champs. If they play this way for the rest of the year they'll be tough to stop. Finally played up to their brand.
2	Oklahoma Sooners	Tough to not rank them in the top 3 after the solid victory from this week
3	Michigan Wolverines
4	Washington Huskies
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	Down 1 because of the bit of trouble they got into with a very overmatched Maryland
6	Oregon Ducks
7	Penn State Nittany Lions
8	North Carolina Tar Heels
9	Florida State Seminoles	In no way has this team convinced me that they are worthy of a top spot. Regardless of the results, the continual struggling against middling to bad teams is not a good sign for the future.
10	Louisville Cardinals	A convincing win over Notre Dame lands Louisville at 10. It is very likely that they would not be this high if not for the ranks of 10-20 self-destructing this weekend.
11	Oregon State Beavers
12	Texas Longhorns	Texas took a tough loss, but they are definitely not out of the playoff. The rematch in the Big-12 Championship should be a good game.
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	It pleases me to say that in no way does this team look like a playoff team. Texas A&M is close every year, but against a backup quarterback, they should have won by more than a score. Alabama has a day of reckoning coming soon, as they can't keep winning games that they look like the worse team in.
14	USC Trojans	Similar to Alabama, USC does not look like a playoff team at all. Consistent struggles against middling teams is not a sign of success, and USC continues to make that their brand. They did not deserve to win this weekend, and against a brutal PAC-12 schedule I don't expect them to go far.
15	Duke Blue Devils
16	Utah Utes
17	Ole Miss Rebels	Among other teams falling ass-backward into higher rankings, Ole Miss is not convincing anyone with the win over Arkansas.
18	Kansas Jayhawks
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
20	UCLA Bruins
21	Washington State Cougars
22	LSU Tigers
23	Wisconsin Badgers	It seems like Wisconsin is going to be the de-facto punching bag for whoever wins the East
24	Tennessee Volunteers
25	Clemson Tigers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Oklahoma Sooners	0.36
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	Washington Huskies	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	0.00
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
8	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.57
9	Florida State Seminoles	-0.38
10	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
11	Oregon State Beavers	0.98
12	Texas Longhorns	-0.09
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
14	USC Trojans	-0.08
15	Duke Blue Devils	0.50
16	Utah Utes	0.00
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
18	Kansas Jayhawks	1.18
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
20	UCLA Bruins	0.00
21	Washington State Cougars	0.00
22	LSU Tigers	0.00
23	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
24	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
25	Clemson Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Air Force Falcons	0.04
Kentucky Wildcats	0.12

Total Score: 4.28