Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 8, 2023, 2:23 p.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 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(6-0) (up 1) W: 51-13 vs #20 Kentucky (5-1) Next Week: @ Vanderbilt (2-5) Projected Bowl: Sugar (Playoff) |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(6-0) (down 1) W: 52-10 @ Minnesota (3-3) Next Week: vs Indiana (2-3) Projected Bowl: Rose (Playoff) |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(5-0) (up 1) W: 37-17 vs #25 Maryland (5-1) Next Week: @ Purdue (2-4) Projected Bowl: Sugar (Playoff) |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(5-0) (up 1) W: 39-17 vs Virginia Tech (2-4) Next Week: vs Syracuse (4-2) Projected Bowl: Rose (Playoff) |
| 5 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(6-0) (up 7) W: 34-30 vs #3 Texas (5-1) (Dallas) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Peach |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(5-0) (no change) Bye Next Week: vs Massachusetts (1-6) Projected Bowl: Orange |
| 7 |
Washington Huskies
|
(5-0) (no change) Bye Next Week: vs #8 Oregon (5-0) Projected Bowl: Fiesta |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(5-0) (no change) Bye Next Week: @ #7 Washington (5-0) Projected Bowl: Cotton |
| 9 |
USC Trojans
|
(5-0) (no change) W: 43-41 vs Arizona (3-3) Next Week: @ #22 Notre Dame (5-2) Projected Bowl: Peach |
| 10 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(5-1) (down 7) L: 30-34 vs #12 Oklahoma (6-0) (Dallas) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Cotton |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(5-1) (down 1) W: 26-20 @ #29 Texas A&M (4-2) Next Week: vs Arkansas (2-4) Projected Bowl: Citrus |
| 12 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
(5-0) (up 3) W: 40-7 vs Syracuse (4-2) Next Week: vs Miami (lol) (4-1) Projected Bowl: Orange |
| 13 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(6-0) (up 13) W: 33-20 vs #11 Notre Dame (5-2) Next Week: @ Pittsburgh (1-4) Projected Bowl: Pop Tart |
| 14 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(5-1) (up 2) W: 27-20 vs Arkansas (2-4) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest |
| 15 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
(5-1) (down 1) W: 52-40 @ California (3-3) Next Week: vs #18 UCLA (4-1) Projected Bowl: Alamo |
| 16 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(4-1) (up 2) Bye Next Week: vs Texas A&M (4-2) Projected Bowl: Gator |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
(4-1) (up 2) Bye Next Week: vs California (3-3) Projected Bowl: Las Vegas |
| 18 |
UCLA Bruins
|
(4-1) (up 10) W: 25-17 vs #13 Washington State (4-1) Next Week: @ #15 Oregon State (5-1) Projected Bowl: Holiday |
| 19 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
(4-1) (up 2) Bye Next Week: vs NC State (4-2) Projected Bowl: Gator |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
(4-2) (up 7) W: 49-39 @ #22 Missouri (5-1) Next Week: vs Auburn (3-2) Projected Bowl: Texas |
| 21 |
Washington State Cougars
|
(4-1) (down 8) L: 17-25 @ #28 UCLA (4-1) Next Week: vs Arizona (3-3) Projected Bowl: Sun |
| 22 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(5-2) (down 11) L: 20-33 @ #26 Louisville (6-0) Next Week: vs #9 USC (6-0) Projected Bowl: Holiday |
| 23 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
(5-1) (up 7) W: 51-22 vs UCF (3-3) Next Week: @ Oklahoma State (3-2) Projected Bowl: Alamo |
| 24 |
Air Force Falcons
|
(5-0) (unranked) Bye Next Week: vs #27 Wyoming (5-1) Projected Bowl: Fiesta Next 5: 26. James Madison (5-0) (unranked) 27. Wyoming (5-1) (unranked) 28. Maryland (5-1) (down 3) 29. Missouri (5-1) (down 7) 30. Kentucky (5-1) (down 10) |
| 25 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
(4-1) (unranked) W: 24-13 vs Rutgers (4-2) Next Week: vs Iowa (5-1) Projected Bowl: Citrus Fell out of T30: Miami (4-1) (Was #17) Kansas State (3-2) (Was #23) Fresno State (5-1) (Was #24) Texas A&M (4-2) (Was #29) when |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
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 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.78 |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.38 |
| 21 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Air Force Falcons
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |