Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 9, 2023, 10:58 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Letting the computer rip, since it's had Oklahoma #1 for weeks, however, my rule stands: if you've won back to back national titles you get to stay at #1 until someone beats you...
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Georgia Bulldogs | Tied for 2nd in the algorithm after a monster win, |
2 | Oklahoma Sooners | They were already the algorithm's #1 for a while based on performance against mediocre teams, but beating Texas sent them to the another level. |
3 | Michigan Wolverines | also tied for 2nd, great performances, but have to see how it holds up against real talent. |
4 | Oregon Ducks | serious national title contender |
5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | another serious contender, only behind in the algorithm because they've had their bye week. |
6 | Washington Huskies | computer had them behind Texas, but they are getting bumped for being unbeaten, winner of Oregon-Washington this weekend is a huge favorite to make the playoffs and win the PAC. |
7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | right back in it. my prediction pre-season was Saban's Last Ride, he wins the national championship and retires. After a bumpy start that looks possible again. |
8 | Ohio State Buckeyes | very good, but missing something, the algorithm agrees with the eye here |
9 | Texas Longhorns | probably too low tbh, plenty of time to recover and get a rematch with OU |
10 | Florida State Seminoles | have great moments, but have only put it all together against LSU, and that win is diminished now that we've seen more of LSU's defense. |
11 | Louisville Cardinals | well... they just keep winning. |
12 | North Carolina Tar Heels | still not sure what to think here. An interesting test this weekend. |
13 | USC Trojans | It's disrespectful to the game to have a defense this bad with their talent level. |
14 | Ole Miss Rebels | |
15 | Utah Utes | |
16 | Tennessee Volunteers | |
17 | Kansas Jayhawks | Pretty clear that they are good, but really rely on Daniels. |
18 | LSU Tigers | |
19 | Tulane Green Wave | still my top g5, lost a lot of hype by losing to Ole Miss, but I think they win it with a healthy Pratt. I maintain that game was much close than the final score indicates. |
20 | Oregon State Beavers | |
21 | Air Force Falcons | potential to fast track to the mountain west championship with a win this weekend. love what they have done. |
22 | Wyoming Cowboys | tough team, really difficult to beat at home, i give AF the edge this weekend, but this one could easily be run back for the MWC title. |
23 | Duke Blue Devils | |
24 | West Virginia Mountaineers | salty defense, really only one clear game that they will be a big underdog for left on the schedule, so anything could happen.... but its hard to keep winning consistently by one score... |
25 | James Madison Dukes | its crazy how quickly this program became a leader in the Sun Belt- IMO the #2 G5 conference. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
2 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.36 |
3 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
4 | Oregon Ducks | 0.49 |
5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
6 | Washington Huskies | 0.00 |
7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.99 |
8 | Ohio State Buckeyes | -0.97 |
9 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
10 | Florida State Seminoles | -0.73 |
11 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 |
12 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 0.00 |
13 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
14 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 |
15 | Utah Utes | 0.21 |
16 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.78 |
17 | Kansas Jayhawks | 1.57 |
18 | LSU Tigers | 1.07 |
19 | Tulane Green Wave | 6.02 |
20 | Oregon State Beavers | -0.97 |
21 | Air Force Falcons | 0.00 |
22 | Wyoming Cowboys | 0.30 |
23 | Duke Blue Devils | -0.36 |
24 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 0.66 |
25 | James Madison Dukes | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Washington State Cougars | 1.31 |
UCLA Bruins | 1.38 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.47 |
Kentucky Wildcats | 0.12 |
Total Score: 18.76