Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 30, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Eye test, perceived SOS, head to head above all. I feel VERY good about where the ballot is ending up, lots of consistency from last week's ballot.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
8-0. Finally met some real competition with a 5-3 (although disappointing) Florida. Dominated them. Champion is #1 until defeated. |
| 2 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
8-0. Dominated Wake Forest. LSU and Duke remain marquee wins. |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
8-0, beat a 5-3 Wisconsin handle. After that and the Penn State win, a clear #3 in the country. |
| 4 |
Washington Huskies
|
8-0. Struggled with Stanford (2-6), but jumping Michigan because the win over Oregon is more impressive than anything Michigan has done. |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
8-0. BYE. No marquee win. |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
7-1. Has the loss to Washington, but has a win over an impressive Utah. |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
7-1. Beat a hapless Indiana, but the game felt closer than it should have been. Lost their only tough game of the season against Ohio State. |
| 8 |
Missouri Tigers
|
7-1. BYE. Close loss to LSU is only blemish. |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
7-1. Lost to Kansas, which has been a bubble ranked team. Beat Texas... |
| 10 |
Texas Longhorns
|
7-1. Dominated a 5-3 BYU. Beat Alabama, and lost to Oklahoma. |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
7-1. Bye. Has beaten Tenessee and Ole Miss, but lost to Texas. |
| 12 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-1. Beat a great Duke and Notre Dame. The Pitt loss will sting. |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
7-1. Beat Vandy. Nothing to brag about. |
| 14 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
7-2. Lost to a 5-3 Arizona. Still has a win over Utah and Ucla. Best two loss team in the country. |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
7-2. Lost to Oregon. Has wins over USC, Florida, and Baylor. |
| 16 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
7-2. Beat a terrible Pitt team. |
| 17 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
6-2. Took a 5-3 Kentucky apart. |
| 18 |
LSU Tigers
|
6-2. BYE. Lost to Florida St and Ole Miss, but has a W over Missouri. Game over Alabama will determine a lot. |
| 19 |
UCLA Bruins
|
6-2. Beat a Colorado team, and then robbed their locker room after. |
| 20 |
USC Trojans
|
6-2. Barely snuck past Cal. |
| 21 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
6-2. Lost to Georgia Tech. Feels like they're falling apart. |
| 22 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
6-2. Amazing win over Oklahoma. Also a terrible loss to Texas (eh), and Ok State? |
| 23 |
Air Force Falcons
|
8-0. Weak competition, but still incredible impressive. |
| 24 |
James Madison Dukes
|
8-0. Weak competition, (I mean ODU? really?) but still incredible impressive. |
| 25 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
7-1, barely snuck past Rice in a game that shouldn't have been close. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.43 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-0.19 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.46 |
| 8 |
Missouri Tigers
|
1.56 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Texas Longhorns
|
-0.52 |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.58 |
| 12 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.06 |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.07 |
| 14 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.73 |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
0.66 |
| 16 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.18 |
| 17 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.36 |
| 18 |
LSU Tigers
|
-0.09 |
| 19 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.18 |
| 20 |
USC Trojans
|
0.63 |
| 21 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
3.63 |
| 22 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Air Force Falcons
|
-0.76 |
| 24 |
James Madison Dukes
|
-0.11 |
| 25 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
-0.39 |