Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 22, 2023, 2:32 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Each week, I re-rank all the teams based on their resume so far this year.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio State is my top team this week after a win over Penn State (6-1). They also have wins over Notre Dame (6-2) and Maryland (5-2) |
| 2 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Florida State is undefeated and has wins over LSU (6-2), Duke (5-2), and Clemson (4-3) |
| 3 |
Washington Huskies
|
Washington is undefeated with a very nice win over Oregon (6-1) and a win over Arizona (4-3) |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Oklahoma is undefeated with a very good win over Texas (6-1) |
| 5 |
Utah Utes
|
Utah is 6-1 with good wins over USC (6-2), UCLA (5-2), and Florida (5-2) |
| 6 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Texas is 6-1 with a loss to Oklahoma but they have a very good win over Alabama (7-1). They also have a win over Kansas (5-2) |
| 7 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Oregon State is 6-1 with wins over Utah (6-1) and UCLA (5-2) |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama is 7-1 with a loss to Texas but good wins over Ole Miss (6-1) and Tennessee (5-2) |
| 9 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia is undefeated but their schedule is pretty soft. Their best win is over Kentucky (5-2) |
| 10 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss is 6-1 with wins over LSU (6-2) and Tulane (6-1) |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Missouri is 7-1 with a loss to LSU but wins over Kentucky (5-2) and Kansas State (5-2) |
| 12 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan is undefeated but has played a very soft schedule. |
| 13 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Louisville is 6-1 with a very good win over Notre Dame (6-2) |
| 14 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Penn State is 6-1 with a loss to Ohio State, but has a win over Iowa (6-2) and a win over West Virginia (4-3) |
| 15 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Notre Dame is 6-2 with good wins over Duke (5-2) and USC (6-2) |
| 16 |
LSU Tigers
|
LSU is 6-2 a good win over Missouri (7-1) |
| 17 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon is 6-1 with a loss to Washington and wins over Colorado (4-3) and Washington State (4-3) |
| 18 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
North Carolina suffered its first loss to a pretty bad Virginia team. They're 6-1 with a win over Miami (5-2) |
| 19 |
Air Force Falcons
|
Air Force is undefeated but lacks a quality schedule. Best win is over Wyoming (5-2) |
| 20 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Duke is 5-2 with losses to Notre Dame and Florida State. They have wins over Clemson (4-3) and NC State (4-3). Big game next week vs Louisville. |
| 21 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Oklahoma State is 5-2 with wins over Kansas, Kansas State, and West Virginia (4-3). |
| 22 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
Kentucky is 5-2 with a win over Florida (5-2) |
| 23 |
Florida Gators
|
Florida is 5-2 with a win over Tennessee (5-2) |
| 24 |
James Madison Dukes
|
James Madison is 7-0 but lacking quality wins. |
| 25 |
Liberty Flames
|
Liberty is 7-0 but with an easy schedule. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.38 |
| 2 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.46 |
| 3 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.02 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Utah Utes
|
1.83 |
| 6 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.22 |
| 7 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
1.04 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.72 |
| 10 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.31 |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.96 |
| 12 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-3.63 |
| 13 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.92 |
| 14 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-0.62 |
| 15 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-1.81 |
| 18 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Air Force Falcons
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
4.03 |
| 22 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
3.08 |
| 23 |
Florida Gators
|
1.76 |
| 24 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Liberty Flames
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.79 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.27 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.40 |
Total Score: 23.25