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ColombianInIowa24 Ballot for 2023 Final

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Jan. 11, 2024, 4:25 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Ranking followed by challenge. I stand by it.

Rank Team Reason
1 Michigan Wolverines Defeats #2 Washington (NC) and #10 Alabama (Rose Bowl) en route to an undefeated season and the national championship. B1G Champion Notable wins: #2 Washington (Pac-12 champion), #6 Ohio State, #10 Alabama (SEC champ), #19 Penn State, MW Runner Up (UNLV)
2 Washington Huskies Defeats #9 Texas (Sugar Bowl) but loses to #1 Michigan (NC) to earn runner up rights. Pac-12 Champion Notable Wins: #3 Oregon (Pac-12 runner-up) (x2), #8 Arizona, #9 Texas (Big XII champ), MW Champion (Boise State) Only Loss: #1 Michigan
3 Oregon Ducks Defeats #12 Liberty (Fiesta Bowl) Pac-12 Runner-Up Notable wins: #12 Liberty (C-USA champ) Only Loss: #2 Washington (x2)
4 Georgia Bulldogs Defeats #7 FSU (Orange Bowl) SEC Runner-Up Notable Wins: #5 Mizzou, #11 Ole Miss Only Loss: #10 Alabama
5 Missouri Tigers Defeats #6 Ohio State (Cotton Bowl) Notable Wins: #6 Ohio State, #21 Memphis Key Losses: #4 Georgia (SEC Runner-up), #17 LSU
6 Ohio State Buckeyes Loses Cotton Bowl to #5 Mizzou Notable wins: #16 Notre Dame, #19 Penn State Notable Losses: #1 Michigan, #5 Mizzou
7 Florida State Seminoles Loses Orange Bowl to #4 Georgia ACC Champion Notable wins: #17 LSU Only Loss: #4 Georgia
8 Arizona Wildcats Defeats #18 Oklahoma (Alamo Bowl) Notable wins: #18 Oklahoma Losses: MSST, USC, #2 Washington (Pac-12 Champ)
9 Texas Longhorns Loses Sugar Bowl to #2 Washington Big XII Champ Notable Wins: #10 Alabama (SEC Champ), #25 Oklahoma State Losses: #2 Washington (Pac-12 Champ), #18 Oklahoma
10 Alabama Crimson Tide Loses Rose Bowl to #1 Michigan SEC Champ Notable Wins: #4 Georgia, #11 Ole Miss, #17 LSU Losses: #1 Michigan (B1G Champ), #9 Texas (Big XII champ)
11 Ole Miss Rebels Defeats #19 Penn State (Peach Bowl) Notable Wins: #19 Penn State, #20 Tulane (AAC Runner-Up) Losses: #4 Georgia (SEC Runner-up), #10 Alabama (SEC Champ)
12 Liberty Flames Lost Fiesta Bowl to #3 Oregon C-USA Champ No notable wins or extra losses... Kept here by W-L, cause schedule is just bad.
13 James Madison Dukes Loses Armed Forces Bowl to Air Force (#39) Pseudo SBC Champ Notable Wins: #14 Troy (SBC-champ) Losses: App. St. (SBC Runner-Up), Air Force Bad end of season.
14 Troy Trojans Loses Birmingham Bowl to Duke (#30) SBC Champ Losses: #13 JMU, Kansas State (#26), Duke (#30)
15 SMU Mustangs Lost Fenway Bowl to Boston College (#62) AAC Champ Notable Wins: #20 Tulane Losses: #18 Oklahoma, Boston College (#62), TCU (#81) What a choke.
16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Defeats Oregon State (#45) in Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Interestingly rated slightly below SMU. Losses: #6 Ohio State, Louisville (#27), Clemson (#33)
17 LSU Tigers Defeats Wisconsin (#73) in the ReliaQuest Bowl Notable Wins: #5 Mizzou Losses: #7 FSU, #10 Alabama (SEC Champ), #11 Ole Miss
18 Oklahoma Sooners Lost Alamo Bowl to #8 Arizona Notable Wins: #9 Texas (Big XII Champ), #15 SMU (AAC Champ) Losses: #8 Arizona, #25 Oklahoma State (Big XII Runner-Up), Kansas (#29)
19 Penn State Nittany Lions Lost Peach Bowl to #11 Ole Miss Notable wins: Iowa (B1G Runner-Up) (#36) Losses: #1 Michigan (B1G, National Champ), #6 Ohio State, #11 Ole Miss
20 Tulane Green Wave Lost Military Bowl to Virginia Tech (#61) AAC Runner-Up Losses: #11 Ole Miss, #15 SMU (AAC Champ), Virginia Tech (#61) How.
21 Memphis Tigers Defeats Iowa State (#37) in Birmingham Bowl Notable Wins: Boise State (MW Champ) (#52) Losses: #5 Mizzou, #15 SMU (AAC Champ), #20 Tulane (AAC Runner-Up) Underrated team imo.
22 Miami (OH) RedHawks Lost Cure Bowl to App. St. (#41) (SBC Runner-Up) MAC Champ Notable Wins: #23 Toledo Losses: #23 Toledo, App. St. (#41), Miami (FL) (#60)
23 Toledo Rockets Lost Arizona Bowl to Wyoming (#40) MAC Runner-Up Notable Wins: #22 Miami (OH) Losses: #22 Miami (OH), Wyoming (#40), Illinois (#74)
24 Ohio Bobcats Defeats Georgia Southern (#88) in Myrtle Beach Bowl Losses: #22 Miami (OH) (MAC Champ), NIU (#72), SDSU (#93). See below for why Ohio makes it in and explanations for the sorry MAC zone here.
25 Oklahoma State Cowboys Defeats Texas A&M (#57) in Texas Bowl Notable Wins: #18 Oklahoma Losses: #9 Texas (Big XII Champ), Iowa State (#37), South Alabama (#66), UCF (#69) Explaining Omissions: Tennessee: This team sucks. Their best win is Iowa (#36) (B1G runner-up) which has no offense. Got exposed by every good SEC team and even bad ones too. Kansas State: Just out of the poll due to being below Ok. St. Ohio's win over Iowa State leads the system to believe the top of the MAC is better than the mid-high of the Big XII. Louisville: A team of frauds, at the end. Good win with #16 Notre Dame, but incredibly fluky as ND was exhausted from difficult road games. Lost to USC to close out abysmal end of year. Clemson: This team is not better than Duke or the mid->mid-high of the Big XII. NCSU: See Kansas State. Kansas: See Kansas State. Iowa: I love defense, but this teams lack of any offense is too much.

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