Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 15, 2023, 12:15 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Expected wins/resume strength, leaning more heavily on the latter as the season progresses
| Rank | Team | Reason | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Bulldogs | |
| 2 |  Michigan Wolverines | |
| 3 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | |
| 4 |  Washington Huskies | Very impressive win puts them in the top 4 | 
| 5 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | |
| 6 |  Oklahoma Sooners | |
| 7 |  Florida State Seminoles | |
| 8 |  Oregon Ducks | Only a 3 point loss on the road, on a missed last second FG, to my #4 team shouldn't hurt them too much. Still an excellent team | 
| 9 |  Texas Longhorns | |
| 10 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | Still hanging on despite some unimpressive wins. | 
| 11 |  North Carolina Tar Heels | Win over Miami and Louisville loss puts them as the solid second best ACC team. | 
| 12 |  Ole Miss Rebels | |
| 13 |  Oregon State Beavers | |
| 14 |  Utah Utes | Hard team to rank, but a few good wins keeps them high. | 
| 15 |  Louisville Cardinals | Bad loss, but win over ND keeps them above the Irish. | 
| 16 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Huge win over USC. Should they win out they're not a playoff team but could figure into the NY6. | 
| 17 |  USC Trojans | |
| 18 |  Tennessee Volunteers | Loss to Florida hurts, but a win over Bama would move them up. | 
| 19 |  LSU Tigers | |
| 20 |  Missouri Tigers | Solid win over UK. If they handle South Carolina next week they get a bye before Georgia, who will be coming off playing Florida. Don't count them out in the SEC East. | 
| 21 |  Duke Blue Devils | |
| 22 |  Air Force Falcons | Solid win over a solid Wyoming team. Could easily go undefeated from here on out. | 
| 23 |  Iowa Hawkeyes | Defense continues to be smothering, despite the offensive issues. A ten win season is not hard to imagine. | 
| 24 |  James Madison Dukes | Felt like the lower tier G5 undefeated teams finally surpassed the bottom tier of P5 2 and 3 loss teams. | 
| 25 |  Liberty Flames | Ditto. | 
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 | 
| 2 |  Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 | 
| 3 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 | 
| 4 |  Washington Huskies | 0.00 | 
| 5 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 | 
| 6 |  Oklahoma Sooners | -0.07 | 
| 7 |  Florida State Seminoles | -0.23 | 
| 8 |  Oregon Ducks | 0.00 | 
| 9 |  Texas Longhorns | 0.00 | 
| 10 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 | 
| 11 |  North Carolina Tar Heels | -0.05 | 
| 12 |  Ole Miss Rebels | 0.02 | 
| 13 |  Oregon State Beavers | 0.00 | 
| 14 |  Utah Utes | 0.00 | 
| 15 |  Louisville Cardinals | 0.84 | 
| 16 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 | 
| 17 |  USC Trojans | 0.00 | 
| 18 |  Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 | 
| 19 |  LSU Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 20 |  Missouri Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 21 |  Duke Blue Devils | -0.66 | 
| 22 |  Air Force Falcons | 0.00 | 
| 23 |  Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.00 | 
| 24 |  James Madison Dukes | 0.00 | 
| 25 |  Liberty Flames | 0.00 |