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Tornadohunter24 Ballot for 2023 Week 13

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 21, 2023, 4:45 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I’ve discussed my methodology in depth over the past two weeks, so I’m just gonna link those two polls here: Week 11 (normal copypasta): https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/53503/ and Week 12 (further explanation): https://poll.redditcfb.com/ballot/54304/. I admittedly got tired of me posting the same long mess of an intro without elaborating deeper, but considering I’m a moron who forgot to make a sufficient post for last week’s ballot, I’m going to cheap out and reference them again. Not much has changed aside from just updating records - my methodology is still the same. Feel free to yell at me about it (or anything regarding these rankings, really) regardless! Moving on to the important stuff… | Teams Dropping Out: #19 Utah Utes [7-4] | Honorable Mentions: Oklahoma State Cowboys [8-3], Troy Trojans [9-2], NC State Wolfpack [8-3], Miami (OH) RedHawks [9-2], UTSA Roadrunners [8-3], New Mexico State Aggies [9-3], Clemson Tigers [7-4], Kansas Jayhawks [7-4], North Carolina Tar Heels [8-3]

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs (-) [11-0] Credentials: Back-to-back National Champions, Final 2022 AP Rank: #1 [15-0] | 2023 Results So Far: 48-7 vs UT-Martin [FCS, 8-3], 45-3 vs Ball State [4-7], 24-14 vs South Carolina [5-6], 49-21 vs UAB [4-7], 27-20 @ Auburn [6-5], 51-13 vs Kentucky [6-5], 37-20 @ Vanderbilt [2-9], 43-20 vs Florida [5-6] (Jacksonville), 30-21 vs Missouri [9-2], 52-17 vs Ole Miss [9-2], 38-10 @ Tennessee [7-4]
2 Washington Huskies (+2) [11-0] Credentials: 2022 Alamo Bowl Champs, Final AP Rank: #8 [11-2] | 2023 Results So Far: 56-19 vs Boise State [6-5], 43-10 vs Tulsa [3-8], 41-7 @ Michigan State [4-7], 59-32 vs California [5-6], 31-24 @ Arizona [8-3], 36-33 vs Oregon [10-1], 15-7 vs Arizona State [3-8], 42-33 @ Stanford [3-8], 52-42 @ USC [7-5], 35-28 vs Utah [7-4], 22-20 @ Oregon State [8-3]
3 Ohio State Buckeyes (-1) [11-0] Credentials: 2022 B1G East Runners-Up, CFP Participant, Final AP Rank: #4 [11-2] | 2023 Results So Far: 23-3 @ Indiana [3-8], 35-7 vs Youngstown State [FCS, 7-4], 63-10 vs WKU [6-5], 17-14 @ Notre Dame [8-3], 37-17 vs Maryland [6-5], 41-7 @ Purdue [3-8], 20-12 vs Penn State [9-2], 24-10 @ Wisconsin [5-6], 35-16 @ Rutgers [6-5], 38-3 vs Michigan State [4-7], 37-3 vs Minnesota [5-6]
4 Michigan Wolverines (-1) [11-0] Credentials: 2022 B1G Champs, CFP Participant, Final AP Rank: #3 [13-1] | 2023 Results So Far: 30-3 vs East Carolina [2-9], 35-7 vs UNLV [9-2], 31-6 vs Bowling Green [6-5], 31-7 vs Rutgers [6-5], 45-7 @ Nebraska [5-6], 52-10 @ Minnesota [5-6], 52-7 vs Indiana [3-8], 49-0 @ Michigan State [4-7], 41-13 vs Purdue [3-8], 24-15 @ Penn State [9-2], 31-24 @ Maryland [6-5]
5 Florida State Seminoles (-) [11-0] Credentials: 2022 ACC Atlantic Runners-Up, Final AP Rank: #11 [10-3] | 2023 Results So Far: 45-24 vs LSU [8-3] (Orlando), 66-13 vs Southern Miss [3-8], 31-29 @ Boston College [6-5], 31-24 @ Clemson [7-4], 39-17 vs Virginia Tech [5-6], 41-3 vs Syracuse [5-6], 38-20 vs Duke [6-5], 41-16 @ Wake Forest [4-7], 24-7 @ Pittsburgh [3-8], 27-20 vs Miami (FL) [6-5], 58-13 vs North Alabama [FCS, 3-8]
6 Oregon Ducks (-) [10-1] Credentials: 2022 Holiday Bowl Champs, PAC-12 Joint Third Place, Final AP Rank: #15 [10-3] | 2023 Results So Far: 81-7 vs Portland State [FCS, 5-6], 38-30 @ Texas Tech [6-5], 55-10 vs Hawaii [4-8], 42-6 vs Colorado [4-7], 42-6 @ Stanford [3-8], 33-36 @ Washington [11-0], 38-24 vs Washington State [5-6], 42-6 @ Utah [7-4], 63-19 vs California [5-6], 36-27 vs USC [7-5], 49-13 @ Arizona State [3-8]
7 Texas Longhorns (-) [10-1] Credentials: 2022 Big XII Third Place, Alamo Bowl Runners-Up, Final AP Rank: #25 [8-5] | 2023 Results So Far: 37-10 vs Rice [5-6], 34-24 @ Alabama [10-1], 31-10 vs Wyoming [7-4], 38-6 @ Baylor [3-8], 40-14 vs Kansas [7-4], 30-34 vs Oklahoma [9-2] (Dallas), 31-24 @ Houston [4-7], 35-6 vs BYU [5-6], 33-30(OT) vs Kansas State [8-3], 29-26 @ TCU [5-6], 26-16 @ Iowa State [6-5]
8 Alabama Crimson Tide (-) [10-1] Credentials: 2022 SEC West Joint-Champ, Sugar Bowl Champs, Final AP Rank: #5 [11-2] | 2023 Results So Far: 56-7 vs Middle Tennessee [4-7], 24-34 vs Texas [10-1], 17-3 @ South Florida [5-6], 24-10 vs Ole Miss [9-2], 40-17 @ Mississippi State [5-6], 26-20 @ Texas A&M [7-4], 24-21 vs Arkansas [4-7], 34-20 vs Tennessee [7-4], 42-28 vs LSU [8-3], 49-21 vs Kentucky [6-5], 66-10 vs Chattanooga [FCS, 7-4]
9 Louisville Cardinals (-) [10-1] Credentials: 2022 ACC Atlantic Joint 3rd Place, Final Record: 8-5 | 2023 Results So Far: 39-34 @ Georgia Tech [6-5], 56-0 vs Murray State [FCS, 2-9], 21-14 @ Indiana [3-8], 56-28 vs Boston College [6-5], 13-10 @ NC State [8-3], 33-20 vs Notre Dame [8-3], 21-38 @ Pittsburgh [3-8], 23-0 vs Duke [6-5], 34-3 vs Virginia Tech [5-6], 31-24 vs Virginia [3-8], 38-31 @ Miami (FL) [6-5]
10 Penn State Nittany Lions (+5) [9-2] Credentials: 2022 B1G East 3rd Place, Rose Bowl Champs, Final AP Rank: #7 [11-2] | 2023 Results So Far: 38-15 vs West Virginia [7-4], 63-7 vs Delaware [FCS, 8-3], 30-13 @ Illinois [5-6], 31-0 vs Iowa [9-2], 41-13 @ Northwestern [6-5], 63-0 vs UMass [3-8], 12-20 @ Ohio State [11-0], 33-24 vs Indiana [3-8], 51-15 @ Maryland [6-5], 15-24 vs Michigan [11-0], 27-6 vs Rutgers [6-5]
11 Missouri Tigers (+2) [9-2] Credentials: 2022 SEC East Joint 4th Place, Final Record: 6-7 | 2023 Results So Far: 35-10 vs South Dakota [FCS, 9-2], 23-19 vs Middle Tennessee [4-7], 30-27 vs Kansas State [8-3], 34-27 vs Memphis [8-3], 38-21 @ Vanderbilt [2-9], 39-49 vs LSU [8-3], 38-21 @ Kentucky [6-5], 34-12 vs South Carolina [5-6], 21-30 @ Georgia [11-0], 36-7 vs Tennessee [7-4], 33-31 vs Florida [5-6]
12 Oklahoma Sooners (-) [9-2] Credentials: 2022 Final Record: 6-7 | 2023 Results So Far: 73-0 vs Arkansas State [6-5], 28-11 vs SMU [9-2], 66-17 @ Tulsa [3-8], 20-6 @ Cincinnati [3-8], 50-20 vs Iowa State [6-5], 34-30 vs Texas [10-1] (Dallas), 31-29 vs UCF [5-6], 33-38 @ Kansas [7-4], 24-27 @ Oklahoma State [8-3], 59-20 vs West Virginia [7-4], 31-24 @ BYU [5-6]
13 Ole Miss Rebels (+3) [9-2] Credentials: 2022 SEC West Joint 3rd Place, Final Record: 8-5 | 2023 Results So Far: 73-7 vs Mercer [FCS, 8-3], 37-20 @ Tulane [10-1], 48-23 vs Georgia Tech [6-5], 10-24 @ Alabama [10-1], 55-49 vs LSU [8-3], 27-20 vs Arkansas [4-7], 28-21 @ Auburn [6-5], 33-7 vs Vanderbilt [2-9], 38-35 vs Texas A&M [7-4], 17-52 @ Georgia [11-0], 35-3 vs LA-Monroe [2-9]
14 Liberty Flames (-) [11-0] Credentials: 2022 Boca Raton Bowl Runners-Up, Final Record: 8-5 | 2023 Results So Far: 34-24 vs Bowling Green [6-5], 33-17 vs New Mexico State [9-3], 55-27 @ Buffalo [3-8], 38-6 @ FIU [4-7], 21-16 vs Sam Houston [2-9], 31-13 @ Jacksonville State [8-3], 42-35 vs Middle Tennessee [4-7], 42-29 @ WKU [6-5], 56-30 vs LA Tech [3-9], 38-10 vs Old Dominion [5-6], 49-25 vs UMass [3-8]
15 Tulane Green Wave (+2) [10-1] Credentials: 2022 American Champs, Cotton Bowl Champs, Final AP Rank: #9 [12-2] | 2023 Results So Far: 37-17 vs South Alabama [6-5], 20-37 vs Ole Miss [9-2], 21-3 @ Southern Miss [3-8], 36-7 vs Nicholls State [FCS, 6-4], 35-23 vs UAB [4-7], 31-21 @ Memphis [8-3], 35-28 vs North Texas [4-7], 30-28 @ Rice [5-6], 13-10 @ East Carolina [2-9], 24-22 vs Tulsa [3-8], 24-8 @ FAU [4-7]
16 Arizona Wildcats (+4) [8-3] Credentials: 2022 Final Record: 5-7 | 2023 Results So Far: 38-3 vs Northern Arizona [FCS, 5-6], 24-31 @ Mississippi State [5-6], 31-10 vs UTEP [3-8], 21-20 @ Stanford [3-8], 24-31 vs Washington [11-0], 41-43(3OT) vs USC [7-5], 44-6 @ Washington State [5-6], 27-24 vs Oregon State [8-3], 27-10 vs UCLA [7-4], 34-31 @ Colorado [4-7], 42-18 vs Utah [7-4]
17 Oregon State Beavers (-6) [8-3] Credentials: 2022 PAC-12 5th Place, Las Vegas Bowl Champs, Final AP Rank: #17 [10-3] | 2023 Results So Far: 42-17 @ San Jose State [6-5], 55-7 vs UC Davis [FCS, 7-4], 26-9 vs San Diego State [3-8], 35-38 @ Washington State [5-6], 21-7 vs Utah [7-4], 52-40 @ California [5-6], 36-24 vs UCLA [7-4], 24-27 @ Arizona [8-3], 26-19 @ Colorado [4-7], 62-17 vs Stanford [3-8], 20-22 vs Washington [11-0]
18 Toledo Rockets (-) [10-1] Credentials: 2022 MAC Champions, Boca Raton Bowl Champs, Final AP Rank: Unranked [9-5] | 2023 Results So Far: 28-30 @ Illinois [5-6], 71-3 Texas Southern [FCS, 3-8], 21-17 vs San Jose State [6-5], 49-31 vs Western Michigan [4-7], 35-33 vs Northern Illinois [5-6], 41-24 @ UMass [3-8], 13-6 @ Ball State [4-7], 21-17 @ Miami (OH) [9-2], 31-13 vs Buffalo [3-8], 49-23 vs Eastern Michigan [5-6], 32-31 @ Bowling Green [6-5]
19 James Madison Dukes (-10) [10-1] Credentials: 2022 Sun Belt East Joint Champs, Final Record: 8-3 | 2023 Results So Far: 38-3 vs Bucknell [FCS, 4-7], 36-35 @ Virginia [3-8], 16-14 @ Troy [9-2], 45-38 @ Utah State [5-6], 31-23 vs South Alabama [6-5], 41-13 vs Georgia Southern [6-5], 20-9 @ Marshall [5-6], 30-27 vs Old Dominion [5-6], 42-14 @ Georgia State [6-5], 44-6 vs UConn [2-9], 23-26(OT) vs App State [7-4]
20 LSU Tigers (+2) [8-3] Credentials: 2022 SEC West Joint Champs, Citrus Bowl Champs, Final AP Rank: #16 [10-4] | 2023 Results So Far: 24-45 @ Florida State [11-0], 72-10 Grambling State [FCS, 5-5], 41-14 @ Mississippi State [5-6], 34-31 vs Arkansas [4-7], 49-55 @ Ole Miss [9-2], 49-39 @ Missouri [9-2], 48-18 vs Auburn [6-5], 62-0 vs Army [5-6], 28-42 @ Alabama [10-1], 52-35 vs Florida [5-6], 56-14 vs Georgia State [6-5]
21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-) [8-3] Credentials: 2022 Gator Bowl Champs, Final AP Rank: #18 [9-4] | 2023 Results So Far: 42-3 vs Navy [5-5] (Dublin), 56-3 vs Tennessee State [FCS, 6-5], 45-24 @ NC State [8-3], 41-17 vs Central Michigan [5-6], 14-17 vs Ohio State [11-0], 21-14 @ Duke [6-5], 20-33 @ Louisville [10-1], 48-20 vs USC [7-5], 58-7 vs Pittsburgh [3-8], 23-31 @ Clemson [7-4], 45-7 vs Wake Forest [4-7]
22 Kansas State Wildcats (+1) [8-3] Credentials: 2022 Big 12 Champ, Sugar Bowl Runners-Up, Final AP Rank: #14 [10-4] | 2023 Results So Far: 45-0 vs SEMO [FCS, 4-7], 42-13 vs Troy [9-2], 27-30 @ Missouri [9-2], 44-31 vs UCF [5-6], 21-29 @ Oklahoma State [8-3], 38-21 @ Texas Tech [6-5], 41-3 vs TCU [5-6], 41-0 vs Houston [4-7], 30-33(OT) @ Texas [10-1], 59-25 vs Baylor [3-8], 31-27 @ Kansas [7-4]
23 Iowa Hawkeyes (+1) [9-2] Credentials: 2022 B1G West Joint Runners-Up, Music Bowl Champs, Final AP Rank: Unranked [8-5] | 2023 Results So Far: 24-14 vs Utah State [5-6], 20-13 @ Iowa State [6-5], 41-10 vs Western Michigan [4-7], 0-31 @ Penn State [9-2], 26-16 vs Michigan State [4-7], 20-14 vs Purdue [3-8], 15-6 @ Wisconsin [5-6], 10-12 vs Minnesota [5-6], 10-7 @ Northwestern [6-5] (Wrigley Field), 22-0 vs Rutgers [6-5], 15-13 vs Illinois [5-6]
24 SMU Mustangs (+1) [9-2] Credentials: 2022 Final Record: 7-6 | 2023 Results So Far: 38-14 vs LA Tech [3-9], 11-28 @ Oklahoma [9-2], 69-0 vs Prairie View [FCS, 6-5], 17-34 @ TCU [5-6], 34-16 vs Charlotte [3-8], 31-10 @ East Carolina [2-9], 55-0 @ Temple [3-8], 69-10 vs Tulsa [3-8], 36-31 @ Rice [5-6], 45-10 vs North Texas [4-7], 38-34 @ Memphis [8-3]
25 UNLV Rebels (NEW) [9-2] Credentials: 2022 Final Record: 5-7 | 2023 Results So Far: 44-14 vs Bryant [FCS, 6-5], 7-35 @ Michigan [11-0], 40-37 vs Vanderbilt [2-9], 45-28 @ UTEP [3-8], 44-20 vs Hawaii [4-8], 45-27 @ Nevada [2-9], 25-23 vs Colorado State [5-6], 24-31 @ Fresno State [8-3], 56-14 @ New Mexico [4-7], 34-14 vs Wyoming [7-4], 31-27 @ Air Force [8-3]

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