Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 12, 2023, 8:53 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
|
(10-0) (no change) W: 52-17 vs #10 Ole Miss (8-2) Next Week: @ #27 Tennessee Projected Bowl: Sugar vs Ohio State |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(10-0) (no change) W: 24-15 @ #9 Penn State (8-2) Next Week: @ Maryland (6-4) Projected Bowl: Rose vs Washington |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(10-0) (no change) W: 38-3 vs Michigan State (3-7) Next Week: vs Minnesota (5-5) Projected Bowl: Sugar vs Georgia |
| 4 |
Washington Huskies
|
(10-0) (no change) W: 35-28 vs #18 Utah (7-3) Next Week: @ #9 Oregon State (8-2) Projected Bowl: Rose vs Georgia |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(10-0) (no change) W: 27-20 vs Miami (6-4) Next Week: vs North Alabama (3-7) Projected Bowl: Orange vs Alabama |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(9-1) (no change) W: 36-27 vs USC (6-4) Next Week: @ Arizona State (3-7) Projected Bowl: Fiesta vs Missouri |
| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(9-1) (up 1) W: 49-21 @ Kentucky (6-4) Next Week: vs Chattanooga (7-3) Projected Bowl: Orange vs Florida State |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(9-1) (down 1) W: 29-26 @ TCU (4-6) Next Week: @ Iowa State (6-4) Projected Bowl: Cotton vs Oregon State |
| 9 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
(8-2) (up 3) W: 62-17 vs Stanford (3-7) Next Week: vs #4 Washington (10-0) Projected Bowl: Cotton vs Texas |
| 10 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(9-1) (up 1) W: 31-24 vs Virginia (2-8) Next Week: @ Miami (6-4) Projected Bowl: Peach vs Tulane |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(8-2) (up 6) W: 36-7 vs #19 Tennessee (7-3) Next Week: vs Florida (5-5) Projected Bowl: Fiesta vs Oregon |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(8-2) (up 3) W: 59-20 vs West Virginia (6-4) Next Week: @ BYU (5-5) Projected Bowl: Alamo vs Utah |
| 13 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(8-2) (down 4) L: 15-24 vs #2 Michigan (10-0) Next Week: vs Rutgers (6-4) Projected Bowl: Citrus vs Ole Miss |
| 14 |
James Madison Dukes
|
(10-0) (up 2) W: 44-6 vs Connecticut (1-9) Next Week: vs Appalachian State (6-4) Projected Bowl: New Orleans vs Liberty (if eligible) |
| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(8-2) (down 5) L: 17-52 @ #1 Georgia (10-0) Next Week: vs Louisiana-Monroe (2-8) Projected Bowl: Citrus vs Penn State |
| 16 |
LSU Tigers
|
(7-3) (up 4) W: 52-35 vs Florida (5-5) Next Week: vs Georgia State (6-4) Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest vs Iowa |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(7-3) (up 5) Bye Next Week: vs Wake Forest (4-6) Projected Bowl: Holiday vs Arizona |
| 18 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
(9-1) (up 3) W: 24-22 vs Tulsa (3-7) Next Week: @ Florida Atlantic (4-6) Projected Bowl: Peach vs Louisville |
| 19 |
Liberty Flames
|
(10-0) (up 4) W: 38-10 vs Old Dominion (4-6) Next Week: vs Massachusetts (3-7) Projected Bowl: New Orleans vs JMU/Troy |
| 20 |
Utah Utes
|
(7-3) (down 2) L: 28-35 @ #4 Washington (10-0) Next Week: @ #24 Arizona (7-3) Projected Bowl: Alamo vs Oklahoma |
| 21 |
Toledo Rockets
|
(8-1) (up 5) W: 49-23 vs Eastern Michigan (4-6) Next Week: @ Bowling Green (6-4) Projected Bowl: Quick Lane vs Northwestern |
| 22 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
(8-2) (up 5) W: 47-45 vs Duke (6-4) Next Week: @ Clemson (6-4) Projected Bowl: Pop-Tart vs Kansas |
| 23 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
(7-3) (down 9) L: 13-16 vs Texas Tech (5-5) Next Week: vs #26 Kansas State Projected Bowl: Pop-Tart vs North Carolina |
| 24 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
(7-3) (up 4) W: 34-31 @ Colorado (4-6) Next Week: vs #20 Utah (7-3) Projected Bowl: Holiday vs Notre Dame Next 5: 26. Kansas State (7-3) (up 3) 27. Tennessee (7-3) (down 8) 28. Oklahoma State (7-3) (down 15) 29. SMU (8-2) (was unranked) 30. UNLV (8-2) (was unranked) |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
(8-2) (up 5) W: 22-0 vs Rutgers (6-4) Next Week: vs Illinois (5-5) Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest vs LSU Fell out of T30: Air Force (was 24) Fresno State (was 25) |
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 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.23 |
| 10 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.22 |
| 18 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Liberty Flames
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Toledo Rockets
|
0.51 |
| 22 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.62 |
| 24 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
-0.41 |
| 25 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |