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MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2023 Final

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 8, 2024, 10:45 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 (15-0) (no change) W: 27-20 vs #4 Alabama (12-2) (Rose; in Pasadena) W: 34-13 vs #2 Washington (14-1) (Natty; in Houston)
2 Washington Huskies (14-1) (no change) W: 37-31 vs #3 Texas (12-2) (Sugar; in New Orleans) L: 13-34 vs #1 Michigan (15-0) (Natty; in Houston)
3 Georgia Bulldogs (13-1) (up 3) W: 63-3 vs #5 Florida State (13-1) (Orange; in Miami)
4 Texas Longhorns (12-2) (down 1) L: 31-37 vs #2 Washington (14-1) (Sugar; in New Orleans)
5 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-2) (down 1) L: 20-27 vs #1 Michigan (15-0) (Rose; in Pasadena)
6 Oregon Ducks (12-2) (up 2) W: 45-6 vs #16 Liberty (13-1) (Fiesta; in Phoenix)
7 Missouri Tigers (11-2) (up 3) W: 14-3 vs #7 Ohio State (11-2) (Cotton; in Dallas)
8 Ole Miss Rebels (11-2) (up 4) W: 38-25 vs #9 Penn State (10-3) (Peach; in Atlanta)
9 Florida State Seminoles (13-1) (down 4) L: 3-63 vs #6 Georgia (13-1) (Orange; in Miami)
10 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2) (down 3) L: 3-14 vs #10 Missouri (11-2) (Cotton; in Dallas)
11 Arizona Wildcats (10-3) (up 3) W: 38-24 vs #11 Oklahoma (10-3) (Alamo; in San Antonio)
12 Penn State Nittany Lions (10-3) (down 3) L: 25-38 vs #12 Ole Miss (Peach; in Atlanta)
13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-3) (up 2) W: 40-8 vs #22 Oregon State (Sun; in El Paso)
14 LSU Tigers (10-3) (down 1) W: 35-31 vs Wisconsin (7-6) (ReliaQuest; in Tampa)
15 Oklahoma Sooners (10-3) (down 4) L: 24-38 vs #14 Arizona (10-3) (Alamo; in San Antonio)
16 Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-4) (up 12) W: 31-23 vs Texas A&M (7-6) (Texas; in Houston)
17 Tennessee Volunteers (9-4) (up 10) W: 35-0 vs #24 Iowa (10-4) (Citrus; in Orlando)
18 Kansas State Wildcats (9-4) (up 10) W: 28-19 vs #20 NC State (Pop-Tarts; in Orlando)
19 Clemson Tigers (9-4) (was unranked) W: 38-35 vs Kentucky (7-6) (Gator; in Jacksonville)
20 Kansas Jayhawks (9-4) (was unranked) W: 49-36 vs UNLV (9-5) (Guaranteed Rate; in Phoenix)
21 Louisville Cardinals (10-4) (down 2) L: 28-42 vs USC (8-5) (Holiday; in San Diego)
22 NC State Wolfpack (9-4) (down 2) L: 19-28 vs Kansas State (9-4) (Pop-Tarts; in Orlando)
23 Liberty Flames (13-1) (down 7) L: 6-45 vs #8 Oregon (12-2) (Fiesta; in Phoenix) Biggest Risers: Oklahoma State (28 -> 16), Clemson (UR -> 19) Biggest Faller: Troy (21 -> UR)
24 West Virginia Mountaineers (9-4) (was unranked) W: 30-10 vs North Carolina (8-5) (Mayo; in Charlotte) Next 5: 26. James Madison (11-2) (down 8) 27. USC (8-5) (was unranked) 28. Oregon State (8-5) (down 6) 29. Memphis (10-3) (was unranked) 30. Iowa (10-4) (down 6)
25 SMU Mustangs (11-3) (down 8) L: 14-23 vs Boston College (7-6) (Fenway; in Boston) Fell out of T30: Troy (11-3) (was 21) Tulane (11-3) (was 23) Utah (8-5) (was 25) Miami (OH) (11-3) (was 26) Toledo (11-3) (was 30)

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