Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Nov. 25, 2023, 11:59 p.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
|
(12-0) (no change) W: 31-23 @ Georgia Tech (6-6) Next Week: vs #8 Alabama (11-1) (SEC Champ; in Atlanta) Projected Bowl: Sugar vs Florida State |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(12-0) (up 1) W: 30-24 vs #2 Ohio State (11-1) Next Week: vs #18 Iowa (10-2) (B1G Champ; in Indianapolis) Projected Bowl: Rose vs Washington |
| 3 |
Washington Huskies
|
(12-0) (up 1) W: 24-21 vs Washington State (5-7) Next Week: vs #5 Oregon (11-1) (PAC Champ; in Las Vegas) Projected Bowl: Rose vs Michigan |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
(12-0) (up 1) W: 24-15 @ Florida (5-7) Next Week: vs #16 Louisville (10-2) (ACC Champ; in Charlotte) Projected Bowl: Sugar vs Georgia |
| 5 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(11-1) (up 1) W: 31-7 vs #15 Oregon State (8-4) Next Week: vs #3 Washington (PAC Champ; in Las Vegas) Projected Bowl: Fiesta vs Alabama |
| 6 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(11-1) (up 2) W: 57-7 vs Texas Tech (6-6) Next Week: vs #21 Oklahoma State (9-3) (B12 Champ; in Dallas) Projected Bowl: Cotton vs Penn State |
| 7 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(11-1) (down 5) L: 24-30 @ #3 Michigan (12-0) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Orange vs Louisville |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(11-1) (down 1) W: 27-24 @ Auburn (6-6) Next Week: vs #1 Georgia (12-0) (SEC Champ; in Atlanta) Projected Bowl: Fiesta vs Oregon |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(10-2) (up 1) W: 42-0 vs Michigan State (4-8) (in Detroit) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Cotton vs Texas |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(10-2) (up 1) W: 48-14 vs Arkansas (4-8) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Peach vs Tulane |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(10-2) (up 1) W: 69-45 vs TCU (5-7) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Alamo vs Arizona |
| 12 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(10-2) (up 1) W: 17-7 @ Mississippi State (5-7) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Cotton vs Iowa |
| 13 |
LSU Tigers
|
(9-3) (up 1) W: 42-30 vs Texas A&M (7-5) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Gator vs NC State |
| 14 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
(11-1) (up 3) W: 29-16 vs UTSA (8-4) Next Week: vs #23 SMU (10-2) (AAC Champ) Projected Bowl: Peach vs Missouri |
| 15 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
(9-3) (up 3) W: 59-23 @ Arizona State (3-9) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Alamo vs Oklahoma |
| 16 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(10-2) (down 7) L: 31-38 vs Kentucky (7-5) Next Week: vs #4 Florida State (12-0) (ACC Champ; in Charlotte) Projected Bowl: Orange vs Ohio State |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(9-3) (down 1) W: 56-23 @ Stanford (3-9) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs Oklahoma State |
| 18 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
(10-2) (up 2) W: 13-10 @ Nebraska (5-7) Next Week: vs #2 Michigan (12-0) (B1G Champ; in Indianapolis) Projected Bowl: Citrus vs Ole Miss |
| 19 |
Liberty Flames
|
(12-0) (no change) W: 42-28 @ UTEP (3-9) Next Week: vs New Mexico State (10-3) (CUSA Champ) Projected Bowl: New Orleans vs James Madison |
| 20 |
Toledo Rockets
|
(11-1) (up 2) W: 32-17 @ Central Michigan (5-7) Next Week: vs Miami (OH) (10-2) (MAC Champ; in Detroit) Projected Bowl: Quick Lane vs Rutgers |
| 21 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
(9-3) (up 3) W: 40-34 vs BYU (5-7) Next Week: vs #6 Texas (11-0) (B12 Champ; in Dallas) Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs Notre Dame |
| 22 |
James Madison Dukes
|
(11-1) (up 1) W: 56-14 @ Coastal Carolina (7-5) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: New Orleans vs Liberty |
| 23 |
SMU Mustangs
|
(10-2) (up 2) W: 56-14 vs Navy (5-6) Next Week: @ #14 Tulane (11-1) (AAC Champ) Projected Bowl: Fenway vs Boston College |
| 24 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
(9-3) (up 3) W: 39-20 vs #28 North Carolina (8-4) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Gator vs LSU Next 5: 26. Utah (8-4) (up 3) 27. Troy (10-2) (up 3) 28. Tennessee (8-4) (was unranked) 29. Kansas State (8-4) (down 8) 30. Clemson (8-4) (was unranked) |
| 25 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
(8-4) (down 10) L: 7-31 @ #6 Oregon (11-1) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Holiday vs Clemson Fell out of T30: UNLV (9-3) (was 26) North Carolina (8-4) (was 28) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.14 |
| 15 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Liberty Flames
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Toledo Rockets
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
-0.08 |
| 25 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
-0.11 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 0.33