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T-Thugs Ballot for 2024 Week 5

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2024, 11:12 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Each week, I re-rank teams based on resume so far this season.

Rank Team Reason
1 Texas Longhorns Texas is my top team with an impressive road win over Michigan. Looks even better this week after Michigan beat USC.
2 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia is my second team. Undefeated with a nice win over Clemson (2-1)
3 BYU Cougars BYU is 4-0 and picked up a nice win dominating Kansas State (3-1). Also have a nice win over SMU (3-1).
4 Washington State Cougars Washington State is 4-0 and has nice wins over Washington (3-1) and Texas Tech (3-1)
5 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee moved up in my poll after going on the road and defeating Oklahoma (3-1)
6 Utah Utes Utah is 4-0 and got a really nice win over Oklahoma State (3-1). Also have a win over Baylor (2-2)
7 Missouri Tigers Missouri is 4-0 with nice wins over Boston College (3-1) and Vanderbilt (2-2)
8 Oregon Ducks Oregon is 3-0 with a nice win over Oregon State (3-1)
9 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State is 3-0 with a nice win over Iowa (3-1)
10 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh is 4-0 with nice wins over Cincinnati (3-1) and West Virginia (2-2)
11 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois is 4-0 with a nice win over Nebraska (3-1)
12 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama is 3-0 with a nice win over Wisconsin (2-1). If they beat Georgia next week they'll probably jump to the top of my poll.
13 James Madison Dukes James Madison is 3-0 with a nice win over North Carolina (3-1)
14 Navy Midshipmen Navy is 3-0 with a nice win over Memphis (3-1)
15 Michigan Wolverines Michigan is 3-1 with a loss to Texas (not bad) and a very nice win over USC (2-1). They are my top 1 loss team.
16 USC Trojans USC is 2-1 after choking away a win at Michigan. Could have been sitting on the top if they finished out the win. They have the one loss (not bad) and still have a very nice win over LSU (3-1)
17 Miami Hurricanes Miami is 4-0 with a win over Florida (2-2) and South Florida (2-2)
18 Louisville Cardinals Louisville is 3-0 with a win over Georgia Tech (3-2)
19 Duke Blue Devils Duke is 4-0 with a win over Northwestern (2-2)
20 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State is 3-0, best win is over West Virginia (2-2)
21 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss is 4-0 but hasnt played anyone yet. Dominated so far, though. Best win is probably over Wake Forest (1-2)
22 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana is 4-0 and has won all their games in dominant fashion. best win so far is probably over UCLA though and they are 1-2. Will move up if they continue to win.
23 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State is 3-0 but hasn't played anyone yet.
24 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State is 3-1 and has a tough loss to Utah (not bad) but still has a nice win over Arkansas (3-1)
25 LSU Tigers LSU is 3-1 with a close loss to USC and a nice win over South Carolina (3-1). I also considered Nebraska (3-1, win over Colorado 3-1) and Notre Dame (3-1, win over Texas A&M 3-1)

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