Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 5, 2023, 8:33 a.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
|
(9-0) (no change) W: 30-21 vs #16 Missouri (7-2) Next Week: vs #10 Ole Miss (8-1) Projected Bowl: Sugar (Playoff) vs Ohio State |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(9-0) (no change) W: 41-13 vs Purdue (2-7) Next Week: @ #9 Penn State (8-1) Projected Bowl: Rose (Playoff) vs Washington |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(9-0) (no change) W: 35-16 @ #30 Rutgers (6-3) Next Week: vs Michigan State (3-6) Projected Bowl: Sugar (Playoff) vs Georgia |
| 4 |
Washington Huskies
|
(9-0) (up 1) W: 52-42 @ #26 USC (7-3) Next Week: vs #18 Utah (7-2) Projected Bowl: Rose (Playoff) vs Michigan |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(9-0) (down 1) W: 24-7 @ Pittsburgh (2-7) Next Week: vs Miami (6-3) Projected Bowl: Orange vs Alabama |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(8-1) (no change) W: 63-19 vs California (3-6) Next Week: vs USC (7-3) Projected Bowl: Fiesta vs Louisville |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(8-1) (no change) W: 33-30 vs #24 Kansas State (6-3) Next Week: @ TCU (4-5) Projected Bowl: Cotton vs Ole Miss |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(8-1) (no change) W: 42-28 vs #13 LSU (6-3) Next Week: @ Kentucky (6-3) Projected Bowl: Orange vs Florida State |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(8-1) (up 3) W: 51-15 @ Maryland (5-4) Next Week: vs #2 Michigan (9-0) Projected Bowl: Peach vs Tulane |
| 10 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(8-1) (down 1) W: 38-35 vs Texas A&M (5-4) Next Week: @ #1 Georgia (9-0) Projected Bowl: Cotton vs Texas |
| 11 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(8-1) (up 3) W: 34-3 vs Virginia Tech (4-5) Next Week: vs Virginia (2-7) Projected Bowl: Fiesta vs Oregon |
| 12 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
(7-2) (up 5) W: 26-19 @ Colorado (4-5) Next Week: vs Stanford (3-6) Projected Bowl: Alamo vs Oklahoma State |
| 13 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
(7-2) (up 16) W: 27-24 vs #11 Oklahoma (7-2) Next Week: @ UCF (4-5) Projected Bowl: Alamo vs Oregon State |
| 14 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
(7-2) (up 4) W: 28-21 @ Iowa State (5-4) Next Week: vs Texas Tech (4-5) Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs North Carolina |
| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(7-2) (up 4) L: 24-21 @ #29 Oklahoma State (7-2) Next Week: vs West Virginia (6-3) Projected Bowl: Texas vs Tennessee |
| 16 |
James Madison Dukes
|
(9-0) (up 3) W: 42-14 @ Georgia State (6-3) Next Week: vs Connecticut (1-8) Projected Bowl: Ineligible |
| 17 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(7-2) (down 1) L: 21-30 @ #1 Georgia (9-0) Next Week: vs #19 Tennessee (7-2) Projected Bowl: Citrus vs Iowa |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
(7-2) (up 2) W: 55-3 vs Arizona State (2-7) Next Week: @ #4 Washington (9-0) Projected Bowl: Holiday vs Notre Dame |
| 19 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(7-2) (up 2) W: 59-3 vs Connecticut (1-8) Next Week: @ #17 Missouri (7-2) Projected Bowl: Texas vs Oklahoma |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
(6-3) (down 7) L: 28-42 @ #8 Alabama (8-1) Next Week: vs Florida (5-4) Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest vs Rutgers |
| 21 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
(8-1) (up 1) W: 13-10 @ East Carolina (1-8) Next Week: vs Tulsa (3-6) Projected Bowl: Peach vs Penn State |
| 22 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(7-3) (down 12) L: 23-31 @ Clemson (5-4) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Holiday vs Utah |
| 23 |
Liberty Flames
|
(9-0) (up 2) W: 56-30 vs Louisiana Tech (3-7) Next Week: vs Old Dominion (4-5) Projected Bowl: New Orleans vs Troy |
| 24 |
Air Force Falcons
|
(8-1) (down 9) L: 3-23 vs Army (3-6) (in Denver) Next Week: @ Hawai'i (3-7) Projected Bowl: LA vs UCLA Next 5: 26. Toledo (8-1) (up 2) 27. North Carolina (7-2) (was unranked) 28. Arizona (6-3) (was unranked) 29. Kansas State (6-3) (down 5) 30. Iowa (7-2) (was unranked) |
| 25 |
Fresno State Bulldogs
|
(8-1) (up 2) W: 37-30 vs Boise State (4-5) Next Week: @ San José State (4-5) Projected Bowl: Potato vs Toledo Fell out of T30: UCLA (6-3) (was 23) USC (7-3) (was 26) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.07 |
| 13 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.24 |
| 14 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.61 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Liberty Flames
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Air Force Falcons
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Fresno State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |