Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 29, 2023, 1:31 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(8-0) (no change) W: 43-20 vs Florida (5-3) (in Jacksonville) Next Week: vs #16 Missouri (7-1) Projected Bowl: Sugar (Playoff) |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(8-0) (no change) Bye Next Week: vs Purdue (2-6) Projected Bowl: Rose (Playoff) |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(8-0) (no change) W: 24-10 @ Wisconsin (5-3) Next Week: @ #30 Rutgers (6-2) Projected Bowl: Sugar (Playoff) |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(8-0) (no change) W: 41-16 @ Wake Forest (4-4) Next Week: @ Pittsburgh (2-6) Projected Bowl: Rose (Playoff) |
| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
(8-0) (no change) W: 42-33 @ Stanford (2-6) Next Week: @ #26 USC (7-2) Projected Bowl: Fiesta |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(7-1) (up 1) W: 35-6 @ #11 Utah (6-2) Next Week: vs California (3-5) Projected Bowl: Cotton |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(7-1) (up 1) W: 35-6 vs BYU (5-3) Next Week: vs #24 Kansas State (6-2) Projected Bowl: Cotton |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(7-1) (up 1) Bye Next Week: vs #13 LSU (6-2) Projected Bowl: Orange |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(7-1) (up 3) W: 33-7 vs Vanderbilt (2-7) Next Week: vs Texas A&M (5-3) Projected Bowl: Peach |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(7-2) (up 4) W: 58-7 vs Pittsburgh (2-6) Next Week: @ Clemson (4-4) Projected Bowl: Peach |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(7-1) (down 5) L: 33-38 @ Kansas (6-2) (lol) Next Week: @ #29 Oklahoma State (6-2) Projected Bowl: Alamo |
| 12 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(7-1) (up 1) W: 33-24 vs Indiana (2-6) Next Week: @ Maryland (5-3) Projected Bowl: Citrus |
| 13 |
LSU Tigers
|
(6-2) (up 2) Bye Next Week: @ #8 Alabama (7-1) Projected Bowl: Citrus |
| 14 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(7-1) (up 2) W: 23-0 vs #22 Duke (5-3) Next Week: vs Virginia Tech (4-4) Projected Bowl: Orange |
| 15 |
Air Force Falcons
|
(8-0) (up 2) W: 30-13 @ Colorado State (3-5) Next Week: vs Army (2-6) (in Denver) Projected Bowl: Fiesta |
| 16 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(7-1) (up 2) Bye Next Week: @ #1 Georgia (8-0) Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest |
| 17 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
(6-2) (down 7) L: 24-27 @ Arizona (5-3) Next Week: @ Colorado (4-4) Projected Bowl: Holiday |
| 18 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
(6-2) (was unranked) W: 38-33 vs #6 Oklahoma (7-1) Next Week: @ Iowa State (5-3) Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts |
| 19 |
James Madison Dukes
|
(8-0) (no change) W: 30-27 vs Old Dominion (4-4) Next Week: @ Georgia State (6-2) Projected Bowl: Ineligible |
| 20 |
Utah Utes
|
(6-2) (down 9) L: 6-35 vs #7 Oregon (7-1) Next Week: vs Arizona State (2-6) Projected Bowl: Las Vegas |
| 21 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(6-2) (no change) W: 33-27 @ Kentucky (5-3) Next Week: vs Connecticut (1-7) Projected Bowl: Gator |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
(7-1) (down 2) W: 30-28 @ Rice (4-4) Next Week: @ East Carolina (1-7) Projected Bowl: Military |
| 23 |
UCLA Bruins
|
(6-2) (up 2) W: 28-16 vs Colorado (4-4) Next Week: @ Arizona (5-3) Projected Bowl: LA |
| 24 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
(6-2) (up 4) W: 41-0 vs Houston (3-5) Next Week: @ #7 Texas (7-1) Projected Bowl: Texas Next 5: 26. USC (7-2) (down 3) 27. Fresno State (7-1) (up 2) 28. Toledo (7-1) (was unranked) 29. Oklahoma State (6-2) (was unranked) 30. Rutgers (6-2) (was unranked) |
| 25 |
Liberty Flames
|
(8-0) (up 1) W: 42-29 @ Western Kentucky (4-4) Next Week: vs Louisiana Tech (3-6) Projected Bowl: New Orleans Fell out of T30: Duke (5-3) (was 22) North Carolina (6-2) (was 24) Florida (5-3) (was 27) Miami (6-2) (was 30) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.27 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.36 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-0.22 |
| 13 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Air Force Falcons
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.57 |
| 19 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Liberty Flames
|
0.00 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 1.41