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hurricaneatx Ballot for 2023 Week 13

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 19, 2023, 9:55 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Once is a mistake, twice is a coincidence, three times is a pattern." Like most human rankings, this is a blend of both a power ranking (reasoning whether higher ranked teams would beat lower ranked teams a majority of the time on a neutral field) and resume ranking (reasoning whether higher ranked teams have proven themselves against competition). The most recent head-to-head results are important, but lose influence the further removed they are from the present. Results against common competition are a useful gauge, but are often not reliable tools to gauge the gap between teams. I don't put much importance in the specific ranking of a team, so teams of similar strengths can be bit "liquid" and move around the poll a bit. Admittedly, I am quite busy, so I don't watch many individual games. I am a Texas Longhorns fan, which could influence my perception. I think analytics like ESPN's FPI efficiencies and strength of record can be useful aids to identify fringe teams whose records don't jump of the page, but have demonstrated success and deserve a shout in a top 25 poll. [Teams in the ranking suburbs (no particular order): Miami (OH), James Madison, Troy, Utah, Kansas] (Teams in the ranking exurbs (no particular order): NC State, Tennessee, UCLA, North Carolina, Memphis, New Mexico State, Fresno State, Ohio, Air Force)

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs (11-0) - Quality wins: Missouri, Ole Miss, @Tennessee
2 Michigan Wolverines (11-0) - Quality wins: UNLV, @Penn State
3 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-0) - Quality wins: @Notre Dame, Penn State
4 Washington Huskies (11-0) - Quality wins: @Arizona, Oregon, Utah, @Oregon State
5 Florida State Seminoles (11-0) - Quality wins: LSU
6 Oregon Ducks (10-1) - Quality wins: @Utah
7 Texas Longhorns (10-1) - Quality wins: @Alabama, Kansas, Kansas State
8 Alabama Crimson Tide (10-1) - Quality wins: Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU
9 Louisville Cardinals (10-1) - Quality wins: Notre Dame, NC State
10 Ole Miss Rebels (9-2) - Quality wins: Tulane, LSU
11 Penn State Nittany Lions (9-2) - Quality wins: Iowa
12 Oklahoma Sooners (9-2) - Quality wins: Texas
13 Arizona Wildcats (8-3) - Quality wins: Oregon State, UCLA, Utah
14 Oregon State Beavers (8-3) - Quality wins: Utah, UCLA
15 LSU Tigers (8-3) - Quality wins: @Missouri
16 Missouri Tigers (9-2) - Quality wins: Kansas State, Memphis, Tennessee
17 Tulane Green Wave (10-1) - Quality wins: @Memphis
18 Iowa Hawkeyes (9-2) - Quality wins: N/A
19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) - Quality wins: @NC State
20 Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-3) - Quality wins: Kansas State, Kansas, Oklahoma
21 Kansas State Wildcats (8-3) - Quality wins: Troy, Kansas
22 Liberty Flames (11-0) - Quality wins: New Mexico State
23 Toledo Rockets (10-1) - Quality wins: @Miami (OH)
24 SMU Mustangs (9-2) - Quality wins: @Memphis
25 UNLV Rebels (9-2) - Quality wins: @Air Force

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