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70stang Ballot for 2023 Week 10

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 31, 2023, 1:28 a.m.

Overall Rationale: THIS IS A REPORT CARD. See previous weeks for detailed explanation.

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes Top of the poll once again, Ohio State. The Buckeyes sit at the top of Tier 1, the Playoff Tier, which is composed of undefeated teams with multiple P5 wins, and at least one ranked win. Ohio State is the only undefeated team in the country that has 2 ranked wins.
2 Florida State Seminoles FSU 2nd in Tier 1, with 1 ranked win over LSU and no FCS games played to be 8-0.
3 Washington Huskies Washington 3rd in Tier 1, with 1 ranked win over Oregon and no FCS games played to be 8-0
4 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 4th in Tier 1, with 1 ranked win over Florida and 1 FCS game played to be 8-0
5 Michigan Wolverines Michigan at the top of Tier 2, which is composed of undefeated teams with multiple P5 wins, and no ranked wins. They are the only team in the tier, at 8-0.
6 Texas Longhorns Texas tops Tier 3, which is teams with 1 loss, multiple wins over P5 teams, and at least one ranked win. Texas is the only team in this tier with multiple ranked wins, beating Alabama and Wyoming, with no FCS teams played.
7 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 2nd in Tier 3, with 1 Ranked win over Texas and no FCS teams played.
8 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 3rd in Tier 3, with 1 Ranked win over Ole Miss and no FCS teams played,
9 Oregon Ducks Oregon 4th in Tier 3, with 1 Ranked win over Utah and 1 FCS team played.
10 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 5th in Tier 3, with 1 Ranked win over Notre Dame and 1 FCS team played.
11 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 6th in Tier 3, with 1 Ranked win over LSU and 1 FCS team played.
12 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State tops Tier 4, which is 1 loss teams with multiple P5 wins and no ranked wins. Penn State has 5 P5 wins.
13 Missouri Tigers Mizzou has 4 P5 wins.
14 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno has 2 P5 wins.
15 Air Force Falcons Air Force tops Tier 5, the "G5 Contender Tier" which is composed of undefeated teams that have one or fewer P5 wins. AF has played no P5 opponents, but has one ranked win over Wyoming.
16 James Madison Dukes JMU 2nd in Tier 5 with P5 win and no ranked wins.
17 Liberty Flames Liberty 3rd in Tier 5 with no P5 wins and no ranked wins.
18 Utah Utes Utah tops Tier 6, which is teams with 2 losses, multiple P5 wins, and at least one ranked win. Utah has ranked wins over Florida and USC.
19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish ND 2nd in Tier 6, with a ranked win over USC.
20 Oregon State Beavers OSU 3rd in Tier 6, with a ranked win over Utah.
21 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas 4th in Tier 6, with a ranked win over Texas.
22 USC Trojans USC tops Tier 7, which is 2 loss teams with multiple P5 wins, no ranked wins, and both losses coming to ranked opponents. USC lost to Ranked Notre Dame away and Utah at home to be 7-2, and has played no FCS schools.
23 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 2nd in Tier 7, with 2 Ranked away losses to Florida and Alabama, 1 FCS team played, and 4 P5 teams beaten to be 6-2.
24 UCLA Bruins UCLA 3rd in Tier 7, with 2 Ranked away losses to Utah and Oregon State, 1 FCS team played, and 4 P5 teams beaten to be 6-2.
25 LSU Tigers LSU rounds out the poll, with 2 Ranked losses, one neutral to FSU and one away to Ole Miss, 1 FCS team played, and 4 P5 teams beaten to be 6-2.

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