Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 6, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio State is undefeated with quality wins over Penn State (8-1) and Notre Dame (7-3) |
| 2 |
Washington Huskies
|
Washington is undefeated with quality wins over Oregon (8-1) and USC (7-3) |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Georgia is undefeated with wins over Missouri (7-2), Kentucky (6-3) and Florida (5-4) |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Florida State is undefeated with wins over LSU (6-3), Duke (6-3) and Clemson (5-4) |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Texas has a loss to Oklahoma but has wins over Alabama (8-1), Kansas (7-2), and Kansas State (6-3) |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama, despite their one loss to Texas, has put together a heck of a resume. They have wins over Ole Miss (8-1), Tennessee (7-2), and LSU (6-3). |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon has just one loss to Washington, but has a nice win over Utah (7-2) |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss is 8-1 with a loss to Alabama and quality wins over LSU (6-3) and Tulane (8-1) |
| 9 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Louisville is 8-1 with a perplexing loss to Pitt. they have nice wins over Notre Dame (7-3), Duke (6-3) and North Carolina State (6-3) |
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Michigan is undefeated but hasn't played anyone at all. Also holding off on dropping them from my poll completely as we wait for results of their cheating. |
| 11 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Penn State is 8-1 with a win over Iowa (7-2) |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Oklahoma State has two awful losses but seemed to figure something out partway through their season. They have some really nice wins over Oklahoma (7-2), Kansas (7-2) and Kansas State (6-3) |
| 13 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Missouri is 7-2 but has a couple nice wins over Kansas State (6-3) and Kentucky (6-3) |
| 14 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Oklahoma now has 2 losses but has a nice win over Texas (8-1) |
| 15 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Oregon State is 7-2 with nice wins over Utah (7-2) and UCLA (6-3) |
| 16 |
Utah Utes
|
Utah has 2 losses but has solid wins over UCLA (6-3) and USC (7-3) |
| 17 |
LSU Tigers
|
LSU has 3 losses and has a nice win over Missouri (7-2) |
| 18 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
Kansas has 2 losses and has a nice win over Oklahoma (7-2) |
| 19 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Tennessee is 7-2 with wins over Kentucky (6-3) and Texas A&M (5-4) |
| 20 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
Arizona has 3 losses but has good wins over Oregon State and UCLA |
| 21 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Notre Dame has 3 losses but has wins over Duke (6-3), USC (7-3), and North Carolina State (6-3) |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Tulane is 8-1 with only a close loss to Ole Miss. |
| 23 |
James Madison Dukes
|
James Madison is undefeated |
| 24 |
Liberty Flames
|
Liberty is undefeated |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Iowa is 7-2 but lacks quality wins. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.34 |
| 2 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.33 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.38 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.38 |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.44 |
| 9 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.49 |
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-2.44 |
| 11 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-0.49 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.54 |
| 13 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.40 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.18 |
| 15 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.09 |
| 18 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.55 |
| 21 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
James Madison Dukes
|
-0.23 |
| 24 |
Liberty Flames
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 7.30