Dawg-Bite Ballot for 2023 Week 8
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 16, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Resume, eye test, quality wins, margin of victory, head 2 head, common opponents
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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Dominant win, plus wins over #17 Notre Dame and good Maryland team |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
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No defining wins but have remained consistently dominant against every team they’ve played |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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Shakiest team in the top 7, and drop one spot from last week due to injury to Bowers and lackadaisical play against non ranked opponents. Plus, Kentucky win looks less impressive |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
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| 5 |
Washington Huskies
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In hindsight, one possession win over Arizona looks not as bad. Plus, decimated Michigan State and every other team they’ve played. They have a win over #9 now, but I still feel the defense is shaky |
| 6 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
LSU win keeps looking good, good win over Clemson, and decimated okay Syracuse team. They still have some not so great performances, but with a win over ranked Duke they may have an even stronger case of moving up. |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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Consistently dominant but someone has to be #7. Their win over now ranked Iowa looks even more impressive and are dominating teams they are supposed to |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
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| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
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Texas having a quality win over Bama separates them from Oregon and places Oregon at #9 without a resume defining win yet |
| 10 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
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Consistently dominant with a defense that looks continuously improved from recent years |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 12 |
Oregon State Beavers
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| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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| 14 |
Duke Blue Devils
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| 15 |
Utah Utes
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| 16 |
Louisville Cardinals
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Louisville likely should have dropped more, but their head 2 head win over Notre Dame provides a safety net |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Should’ve beaten Ohio State and maybe should’ve lost to Duke (won over Duke tho regardless) and now have destroyed USC and their heisman winning QB |
| 18 |
USC Trojans
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Booty defense and offense that can’t consistently score on good defense seemingly, but still have talent and only 1 loss |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
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| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
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| 21 |
Tennessee Volunteers
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| 22 |
Air Force Falcons
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| 23 |
UCLA Bruins
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UCLA remains over Tulane because I feel they’re win Wazzu is more impressive than Tulane’s Memphis victory |
| 24 |
Tulane Green Wave
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| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.98 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
-0.07 |
| 6 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.11 |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.55 |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Air Force Falcons
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.34 |
| 24 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
-0.09 |
James Madison Dukes