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 |
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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 |
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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 |