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big_thunder_man Ballot for 2023 Week 12

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 12, 2023, 10:35 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Head to Head, perceived strength, overall record. Champion #1 until defeated.

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs 10-0, stomped a very good Ole Miss. Overall pathetic schedule, but has dominated Ole Miss and Missouri. QB play is clinical, over-reliant on the TE. Going to get shut down against a Washington or Michigan.
2 Washington Huskies 10-0. Beat a tough Utah, has wins vs USC< Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Mich State, and Boise St. Probably the best resume in the country. Hard to find the weak part of this team.
3 Florida State Seminoles 10-0. Tied with Miami at half, not looking particularly impressive. Also, the LSU / Duke wins are fading in quality.
4 Ohio State Buckeyes 10-0. Curb stomped Mich State. Only notable win is Penn State, maybe Rutgers. The best player is a WR, method is speed. I do wonder if their defense can stop Michigan's run game.
5 Michigan Wolverines 10-0. Beat their first real test of the season.
6 Texas Longhorns 9-1. Should not have been so close vs TCU, although it was a personal game for the Frogs. Bama and K-State wins are aging VERY well.
7 Alabama Crimson Tide 9-1. Kentucky game was easy. They look like one of the best teams in the country. Had a tougher schedule than Georgia; will be interesting in the SECCG.
8 Oregon Ducks 9-1. Score was not as close as it looked at the end. A field goal away from 10-0.
9 Missouri Tigers 8-2. Decimated Tennessee. The LSU loss really stings now.
10 Oregon State Beavers 8-2. Stanford was easy. Their two loses are by 6 points. Has a chance to punch Washington and Oregon and into the P12CG, and possibly the CFB with those three wins.
11 Louisville Cardinals 9-1. Was in trouble vs Virginia. How did they lose to Pitt?
12 Penn State Nittany Lions 8-2. They've had two tough games of the season and lost both. Not a top 10 team, but certainly a top 20? Tough to judge. Had Michigan at home without their HC and couldn't close it.
13 Ole Miss Rebels 8-2. No marquee wins, but the loss against Georgia shouldn't bring them down. On par with Penn State.
14 Oklahoma Sooners 8-2. WVU was better than expected this season, and OU handled them in every part of the game, putting them away in the second. OU played like a great team. Beat a great Texas team. Losses were close.
15 North Carolina Tar Heels 8-2. Survived a shootout versus a collapsing Duke that didn't have their starting QB. Not as good as their record indicates.
16 Kansas State Wildcats 7-3. As a Baylor alum, would rather not talk about it. Narrow losses, just nasty, nasty, lines and disciplined play. A great team.
17 LSU Tigers 7-3. The team is just filled with fireworks, against a brutal schedule. Jayden Daniels SHOULD win the Heisman, insane.
18 Utah Utes 7-3. The second half shutout is embarrassing.
19 Iowa Hawkeyes 8-2. No offense. Disgusting to watch. But a tough, bullying line, and a secondary that plays tough.
20 Arizona Wildcats 7-3, snuck past Colorado, thinking back to the USC game, it feels like they're overperforming on emotion and training over talent.
21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish BYE.
22 James Madison Dukes 10-0. They play like a p5 team in the Funbelt. Excited to see them get some playoff bids in the future.
23 Kansas Jayhawks 7-3. When the team shows up, they're great. When they don't, they're not.
24 Tulane Green Wave 9-1. Luckiest team in the country. No standout unit.
25 Liberty Flames 10-0. Their schedule is pathetic, but wins are wins.

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