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MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2023 Week 15 & Bowls

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Dec. 3, 2023, 11:41 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 Michigan Wolverines (13-0) (up 1) W: 26-0 vs #18 Iowa (10-3) (B1G Champ; in Indianapolis) Bowl: Rose vs #4 Alabama (12-1) (in Pasadena)
2 Washington Huskies (13-0) (up 1) W: 34-31 vs #5 Oregon (11-2) (PAC Champ; in Las Vegas) Bowl: Sugar vs #3 Texas (12-1) (in New Orleans)
3 Texas Longhorns (12-1) (up 3) W: 49-21 vs #21 Oklahoma State (9-4) (B12 Champ; in Dallas) Bowl: Sugar vs #2 Washington (13-0) (in New Orleans)
4 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) (up 4) W: 27-24 vs #1 Georgia (12-1) (SEC Champ; in Atlanta) Bowl: Rose vs #1 Michigan (13-0) (in Pasadena)
5 Florida State Seminoles (13-0) (down 1) W: 16-6 vs #16 Louisville (10-3) (ACC Champ; in Charlotte) Bowl: Orange vs #6 Georgia (12-1) (in Miami)
6 Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) (down 5) L: 24-27 vs #8 Alabama (12-1) (SEC Champ; in Atlanta) Bowl: Orange vs #5 Florida State (13-0) (in Miami)
7 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) (no change) Bye Bowl: Cotton vs #10 Missouri (10-2) (in Dallas)
8 Oregon Ducks (11-2) (down 3) L: 31-34 vs #3 Washington (13-0) (PAC Champ; in Las Vegas Bowl: Fiesta vs #16 Liberty (13-0) (in Phoenix)
9 Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2) (no change) Bye Bowl: Peach vs #12 Ole Miss (10-2) (in Atlanta)
10 Missouri Tigers (10-2) (no change) Bye Bowl: Cotton vs #7 Ohio State (11-1) (in Dallas)
11 Oklahoma Sooners (10-2) (no change) Bye Bowl: Alamo vs #14 Arizona (9-3) (in San Antonio)
12 Ole Miss Rebels (10-2) (no change) Bye Bowl: Peach vs #9 Penn State (10-2) (in Atlanta)
13 LSU Tigers (9-3) (no change) Bye Bowl: ReliaQuest vs Wisconsin (7-5) (in Tampa)
14 Arizona Wildcats (9-3) (up 1) Bye Bowl: Alamo vs #11 Oklahoma (10-2) (in San Antonio)
15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) (up 2) Bye Bowl: Sun vs #22 Oregon State (8-4) (in El Paso)
16 Liberty Flames (13-0) (up 3) W: 49-35 vs New Mexico State (10-4) (CUSA Champ) Bowl: Fiesta vs #8 Oregon (11-2) (in Phoenix)
17 SMU Mustangs (11-2) (up 6) W: 26-14 @ #14 Tulane (11-2) (AAC Champ) Bowl: Fenway vs Boston College (6-6) (in Boston)
18 James Madison Dukes (11-1) (up 4) Bye Bowl: Armed Forces vs Air Force (8-4) (in Fort Worth)
19 Louisville Cardinals (10-3) (down 3) L: 6-16 vs #4 Florida State (13-0) (ACC Champ; in Charlotte) Bowl: Holiday vs USC (7-5) (in San Diego)
20 NC State Wolfpack (9-3) (up 4) Bye Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs #29 Kansas State (8-4) (in Orlando)
21 Troy Trojans (11-2) (up 6) W: 49-23 vs Appalachian State (8-5) (SBC Champ) Bowl: Birmingham vs Duke (7-5) (in Birmingham)
22 Oregon State Beavers (8-4) (up 3) Bye Bowl: Sun vs #15 Notre Dame (9-3) (in El Paso)
23 Tulane Green Wave (11-2) (down 9) L: 14-23 vs #23 SMU (11-2) (AAC Champ) Bowl: Military vs Virginia Tech (in Annapolis)
24 Iowa Hawkeyes (10-3) (down 6) L: 0-26 vs #2 Michigan (13-0) (B1G Champ; in Indianapolis) Bowl: Citrus vs #27 Tennessee (in Orlando) Next 5: 26. Miami (OH) (11-2) (was unranked) 27. Tennessee (8-4) (up 1) 28. Oklahoma State (9-4) (down 7) 29. Kansas State (8-4) (no change) 30. Toledo (11-2) (down 10)
25 Utah Utes (8-4) (up 1) Bye Bowl: Las Vegas vs Northwestern (7-5) (in Las Vegas) Fell out of T30: Clemson (8-4) (was 30)

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