Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 30, 2023, 10:29 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I try to make my ballot based on resumes so far this year.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio State is undefeated with good wins over Penn State (7-1) and Notre Dame (7-2) |
| 2 |
Washington Huskies
|
Washington is undefeated with a very good win over Oregon (7-1). They also have a decent win over Arizona (5-3) |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Florida State is undefeated with a good win over LSU (6-2). Also have a decent win over Duke (5-3) |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia is undefeated with solid wins over Florida (5-3) and Kentucky (5-3) |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Texas is 7-1 with a loss to Oklahoma. They have a great win over Alabama (7-1) and a good win over Kansas (6-2). |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Texas has 1 loss to Texas and has good wins over Ole Miss (7-1) and Tennessee (6-2) |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon has 1 loss to Washington and has a good win over Utah (6-2) |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Oklahoma is 7-1 with a loss to Kansas. They have a very good win over Texas (7-1) |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss is 7-1 with a loss to Alabama but has a good win over LSU (6-2) |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Missouri is 7-1 with a loss to LSU. Best wins are over Kansas State (6-2) and Kentucky (5-3). They have a game vs Georgia this weekend and can shoot up high into my rankings with a win. |
| 11 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan is undefeated but has played a MAC level schedule. |
| 12 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Louisville is 7-1 with a very good win over Notre Dame (7-2) and a dominant win over Duke (5-3) |
| 13 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Penn State is 7-1 with a loss to Ohio State. Best win is over Iowa (6-2) |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
LSU is 6-2. They have a very good win over Missouri (7-1) |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
Utah is 6-2 with good wins over USC (6-2), UCLA (6-2) and Florida (5-3) |
| 16 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Oregon State is 6-2 with wins over UCLA (6-2) and Utah (6-2) |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Notre Dame is 7-2 with no bad losses. Best wins are over USC (6-2) and Duke (5-3) |
| 18 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Oklahoma State is weird. They had a head scratching loss to South Alabama and are 6-2. They have nice wins over Kansas (6-2) and Kansas State (6-2) and a decent win over West Virginia (5-3) |
| 19 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
Kansas is 6-2 with a great win over Oklahoma (7-1). |
| 20 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Tennessee is 6-2 with solid wins over Texas A&M (5-3) and Kentucky (5-3) |
| 21 |
USC Trojans
|
USC is 6-2. Best win is probably over Arizona (5-3) |
| 22 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
North Carolina is 6-2 with a win over Miami (6-2). Have lost two in a row to a couple bad teams and seem like they may be slipping. |
| 23 |
UCLA Bruins
|
UCLA is 6-2 but their best wins are not super impressive. They beat Washington State and Colorado who are both 4-4. |
| 24 |
Air Force Falcons
|
Air force is undefeated. |
| 25 |
James Madison Dukes
|
undefeated. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.29 |
| 2 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.49 |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.41 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.59 |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.27 |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.86 |
| 11 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-3.20 |
| 12 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.06 |
| 13 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-0.65 |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
0.66 |
| 16 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.09 |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.51 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
2.75 |
| 19 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.22 |
| 20 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
USC Trojans
|
0.27 |
| 22 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
2.63 |
| 23 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Air Force Falcons
|
-0.99 |
| 25 |
James Madison Dukes
|
-0.29 |