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T-Thugs Ballot for 2023 Week 9

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.

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