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2023 Week 3 Colorado Buffaloes Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
HarbingerOfFun	2
tallg8tor	2
70stang	3	Colorado is 2-0 having beaten 2 P5 teams, one home and one away. They are ranked over Utah here due to human adjustment, as I think the teams Colorado beat and the way in which they beat them shines a little brighter for CU than for the Utes.
AudiieVerbum	4
soonersthebetter	4
AlphaH4wk	5
ACCBiggz	6
T-Thugs	6	The Buffs dominated a hapless Nebraska (0-2) team this weekend to move to 2-0. CU also has a nice win on the road over TCU.
tks231	7
cfbguy	8
HHcougar	8	CU is going bowling. I never doubted they're win 3-4 games, but I didn't expect them to be looking like a Pac12 champion contender.
digdat0	9
e8odie	9
realclean	9	Big wins over P5 teams
dabul-master	10
DisraeliEers	10
JaxofAllTrades13	10
joebob431	10
DaewooLanosMFerrr	11
fo13	11
RiffRamBahZoo	11
udubdavid	11
IceColdDrPepper_Here	12
jjjoebox	12	(+8) I think Deon knows what he's doing here.
Lex_Ludorum	12
A_Rolling_Baneling	13
Corporal_Hicks	13
eclectic_tastes	13
frumious88	13
hypercube42342	13
Jakesnake42	13	66.34 Last Week: #15
nburt13	13
owlalwaysloveyew	13
PalmettoFace	13
ScarletFever333	13
Acm0028	14
Archaic_1	14
BUSean	14
Due_Connection179	14	Last Week #17 vs Nebraska : Won 36 - 14. Another good showing from Coach Prime's team has them making another decent jump. I'm liking a lot of these PAC-12 schools early in their final season together. Next Week vs Colorado State (Prediction : Cruise Control)
HelioOne	14
Hugefootballfan44	14	LW: 13
jalexjsmithj	14	11.3
Knightro2011	14
olmsted	14
RegionalBias	14
RheagarTargaryen	14
strikersteve60	14
thomasosu	14
BigBoutros	15
Branzilla91	15
buckeyegold	15
Daigotsu	15
ewolfy13	15	Are the buffs for real? I don’t believe in nebraska either, but they are playing with something to prove this year
Feral_Squirrel	15
JustAManAndHisLaptop	15
Nathanael-Greene	15
PrimalCookie	15	Yeah, I’ll admit it. I was a doubter preseason and I was still a doubter after week 1. “It’s just a fluke” I said, like an idiot. I’m bought in now. Two P5 games, two wins. Colorado looks damn good, and despite the tough schedule the rest of the way I’m confident they can at least make a bowl, if not more.
Ruhrgebietheld	15
tdoger	15
ToeInDigDeep	15
CambodianDrywall	16
ChargerFan2121	16	285.66
cornholesurfer	16
dan4223	16
DarkLegend64	16
DarthYoda2594	16
EpicSchwinn	16
GilBrandt	16
Hackasizlak	16
jthomas694	16
mellolizard	16
Mr_Brews	16
notyogrannysgrandkid	16
plannedsickdays	16
PumpSmash	16
Red261	16
scronko	16
tdeff19	16
TheJeemTeam	16
TheReformedBadger	16
VerySeriousBanana	16
wameron	16
washington_jefferson	16
311polo	17
BabyBladder	17
Cars-and-Coffee	17
Ch-i-ef	17
Drexlore	17
fredmerc111	17	Never in my life did I think Colorado would win 8 games, but here we are.
hascogrande	17
icklebush	17
KirbyDumber88	17
MahjongDaily	17
monkeymatt1836	17
outthawazoo	17
RavenclawWiz816	17
ReallyCreative	17
RollWarTideEagle	17
romulusjsp	17	(+4) I never thought Nebraska was going to be good, but that doesn't erase the symbolic importance of the Buffs' win on Saturday.
sasmith2015	17
SkiFlashing	17
soonerfreak	17
Terminal_BAS	17
tmothy07	17
vanburen1845	17
w8w8	17
wesman212	17
Blazeth	18
bties	18
DrKennethJNoisewater	18
HUSKEROYAL	18
jeedf	18
jmac_21	18
Joester09	18
Longvols	18
magnumweiner	18
MoneyManeVick	18
nemoran	18
NyquillusDillwad20	18
SCsprinter13	18
Staind075	18
SteemieRayVaughn	18
TheZachster	18
WarEagle9	18
ya111101	18
_fastball	19
AlexanderComet	19
arrowfan624	19
BallSoHerd	19
Cecil_Hardboner	19
CockADoodleBOOM	19
D1N2Y	19
dogwoodmaple	19
ikindalikelemons	19
lillipup03	19
oghawks18	19
practicallybert	19
RegulatorRWF	19
seaotter2	19
SlaminSammons	19
Sometimeswelose	19
SpadeRyker	19
WolverineDDS	19
Xtremeloco	19
12panther	20
aggiebruin27	20
ALStark69	20	+2
bannista7	20
Blooblod	20
boxman151515	20
captain_sasquatch	20
ChaseTheFalcon	20
coletheredditer	20	Could be 4-0 playing USC
fourpinz8	20
GeauxTri	20
jrluhn	20
peachios	20
PHubbs	20
pileatedloon	20
TDenverFan	20
the_neverdoctor	20
tjstanley	20
woakley	20
Zloggt	20
Bank_Gothic	21
BearsAreGreat1	21
BRNXB0MBERS	21
Cassiyus	21
Dropbackandpunt	21
G-Aardvark	21
galacticdude7	21
halldaylong	21
hendarvich	21	NEW | Not much to add right now, lot's has already been said about the Colorodeions, wait and see here
Johnnycockseed	21
JohnWickStuntDouble	21
Muffinnnnnnn	21
one98d	21
PromEmperorHarbaugh	21
rain_parkour	21
roaddogg	21
texas2089	21	This Colorado team is really tough to rank for me. On one hand, they have 2 big non-conference wins, but on the other hand how good are the teams that they actually beat? Nebraska handed the Buffs fumbles like he was Oprah. Most of those fumbles were self inflicted, not forced by Colorado's defense. An equally bad interception thrown directly to a Buff's defender by Jeff Sims didn't help either. Despite a 13-0 lead at the half, the game felt much closer than the score indicated as the Huskers gifted Colorado an easy 10 points. The Colorado offense made the presence known in the second half though and the Buffs rolled behind Shedeur Sander's 393 yards. Xavier Weaver appears to have solidified himself as Sanders' top target, hauling in 10 passes for 170 yards and a TD. There are still questions on how good Colorado really is though. They're clearly worlds better than they were a season ago, but are the actually legit, or are they just looking good because they're playing bad teams? College GameDay comes to Boulder next week for a matchup with Colorado State, but we're really gonna find out if the Buffs are for real when they travel to Eugene the following week.
TopGoose	21
bretticus33	22	Colorado has been THE story of the CFB season for good reason. Superstar HC, an unprecedented roster transformation, the HC’s son being the star QB, and the best player in CFB in Travis Hunter. Granted, none of the teams they beat probably won’t be great, but CU is likely starting 3-0 regardless (barring a massive upset against CSU)
CharlemagneOfTheUSA	22	Movement: (NR) - I mean, at this point it's hard not to rank them.
CommodoreN7	22
Corgi_Koala	22
corundum9	22
crownebeach	22
djowen68	22
malowry0124	22
MrTheSpork	22
noahthearc	22	The Buffs may have put a nice score up on Nebraska, but showed some weaknesses. Conference play should show their mettle.
T-nawtical	22
Texasagsman	22
thexraptor	22
DampFrijoles	23
falconlover79	23
Helifino	23
Hobbes_121	23
JCiLee	23
kflinderman	23
Pikachu1989	23
Polarbear1914	23
Rakarei	23
Striker743	23	N/A
ucieaters33	23
Casaiir	24
GoBlueScrewOSU7	24
TaylorLeprechaun	24	NR
CFBHurts	25
CptCheese	25
kamiller2020	25
MADBuc49	25
Megalomanizac	25
puffadda	25
Pure_Protein_Machine	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
ColombianInIowa24	1	Colorado keeps winning big, against little but P5 teams, which keeps them here.
visor841	1
JetoGrov	3	Two P5 wins (though one of them is Nebraska...which....yeah, making fun of Nebraska just feels mean now...at least they had the 90s). Like the rest of the nation, I'm just excited to see how this plays out.
squibby	3
boomersooner222	4
owl-bears	4
judolphin	6
Key_Spinach	6
big_thunder_man	8	Two massive non-con wins (although Nebraska is unlikely to be good this season). Lots of hype, but who (besides USC) will beat them?
KrispyKangaroo96	8
thehornedlamb	8
59brad	9
Dontworryaboutit1	10
Phoenix0114	10
Pylon-Cam	10
samtaylor92	10	Prime time!
BobSapp	11
JamoRedhead	11
manbeardawg	11	My gut tells me that Prime is going to have these guys in my top 5 before too long. I know it's just TCU and Nebraska so far, but they're playing some fun football!
Midnight-Mustang	11	- I was a huge Deion hater before the season, but he's got me drinking black and gold kool-aid right now I'll admit. No, Nebraska and TCU aren't elite teams, but those are two very strong P-5 wins to start the year. TCU on the road and Nebraska by a lot make me feel very good about them.
redrhino777	11
CaptainScuttlebottom	12	Really debated moving them up above the rest of the PAC-12 just because I feel like they've had more opportunities to prove themselves. However, I'm considering their two opponents to be pretty unimpressive ATM, so the jury is still out on them.
Elegant_Extreme3268	12
FloridaBoy317	12
nebsA1	12
StannisGrammarMannis	12
strakerak	12
throwaway_6786	12	First half was ok, second half was domination. They're one of only two teams to have a win over a ranked opponent on the road so far this season (Texas is the other), so I do think they deserve to be this high. I'm still a little wary of their OL/DL, but their skill positions are loaded with talent and Shedeur Sanders is looking like a superstar QB so far.
diehardcubforever	13
GhostDosa	13	Two wins. Quality win versus TCU. Second win against Power 5 Nebraska
grtgbln	13
jaybigs	13
PJTC_BLANK	13
SharkMovies	13
skinnyjosh	13
soneill06	13
thejawa	13
Jay682002	14
just-regular-I-guess	14
spaceblev11	14	The Hottest Team in College Football.(Because of the heat from the all the cameras FOX has at their stadium.)
aewest	15
chillmagic420	15
ChoirTeacherRog	15
ehoefler	15	82.10 | -10
IDropFatLogs	15
JoeFreshwata	15
lowcontrol	15
mauliknshah	15
MyCatsNameIsMilton	15	i feel it in my plums
Piano_Fingerbanger	15
redrumsoxLoL	15
RJEP22	15	(2-0) - 44.563pts
rocco2246	15
Starwarsewok	15
Steelthornn	15
TheNSAAgent777	15
UnkelEarl	15
Dan20698	16
Doogitywoogity	16
frone	16
GIZZYLOLLYPOPS	16
IMissMW2Lobbies	16
JBonkies	16
jibberishdhyukl	16	Showed they were legit with a dominant performance in Neon Deion's home opener
joosh34	16
kevinsdomain	16
Luarean	16
MajikSix	16
Mossed26	16
MrOrcaDood	16
ndbfsu22	16
PythonLemon	16
rgalexan	16
StumpVanDerHuge	16	DON'T STOP BELIEVING
TinderForMidgets	16
UVUboi2	16
andy-022	17	1100.06 2 - 0 69 12.5 (76) Texas Christian -
BananaBouquet	17
bbshock21	17
bloodmuffins793	17
Blyvzy	17
BoukenGreen	17
Cascadia-Rising	17
DaveSoccer	17
ilikepie145	17
luciusetrur	17
mithrandir2398	17
Murphanian	17
patriots230	17
samuelbassett	17
Scott72901	17
titansfan174	17
Yelich04	17
ActuallyJasonPrice	18
AnAngryPanda1	18
charmingcharles2896	18	Sko Buffs? They looked really good, but SLOPPY! Need to see this team play a well coach, confident, talented team. The game at Oregon in week 4 will tell us everything about Colorado.
CheapTrickIsOkay	18
Consistent_Train128	18
daredassdude	18	Most outstanding and fun-to-watch team in recent memory. THEY COMING!!
HAIRY_GORILLA_COCK	18
Kodak6lack	18
LivewireCK	18
ogpeplowski64	18
PattyKane16	18
pianoprofiteer	18
Protoco2	18
PSUMediaPA	18
saquad69	18
Serenityy8	18
Sflabuckeye13	18
SNjr	18
Some1ne_	18
tapswitch	18
Tornadohunter24	18	What happens when you combine seemingly undeserved preseason hype thanks to a coaching change with one of the toughest schedules in the country? As it turns out, you get a team like this year’s Colorado, who have gone out and have at least quieted all the discussion around their legitimacy for now (albeit with the caveat that neither TCU nor Nebraska look all that good this year). It wouldn’t be an overstatement to refer to this team as one of the hottest in the nation, and now they look to continue their streak under Prime Time when they host in-state rival Colorado State in their last weekend of non-conference play before challenging the Oregon Ducks in Week 4. There’s still concern over depth and how truly talented this brand new roster is, but it’s hard to counter their current success and position as being unmerited.
True_Ad5324	18
10catsinspace	19
70277027	19
Actual_Yellow8728	19
ch1l1_ch33s3	19
colton_97	19
dawghouse13	19
evil_muffins_5436	19
IBCBJ	19
JBGolden	19
JMWZ	19
Loopylime	19
mcdsmaster8824	19
mikecsiy	19
Nayko	19
newSomberMan	19
OSUfan88	19
sconbon	19
ScooterLeShooter	19
sly2bfox	19
spmartin1993	19
stoeseri000	19
TheFalconGuy	19
TheThirdViceroy	19
tms42206	19
Tylex123	19
WBLwiffleball	19
Aidanj927	20
alwaysveryconflicted	20
ard8	20
asbestosman2	20
bthombeast	20
ianmcmoney	20
iDevourer	20
journey1986	20
JustinMSU21	20
KansasChaser2021	20
Mini-Mussolini	20
MrOoferLoofer	20	Another good win for Deion but that Nebraska team looked so awful I cant move them much higher
OSU_Shecter	20	While I don't like how it was done; so far the results speak for themselves
ReadySetMeow	20
Shion314	20
Small_Bet_9433	20
tcomn	20
thatoneguyD13	20	Slow start but still an impressive win over Neb.
TheGlassRemains	20
TommyTwoTaps	20
twr96	20
Underground_Bread	20
_TGT7	21
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_	21	1,325 points - GIMMIE MY THEME MUSIC! The computers clearly are not taking into account the Prime effect and it shows. The Buffs are legit.
bruhstevenson	21
ChBass	21
Dawg-Bite	21
divey043	21
donbagert	21
DragonFire101Gamer	21
dterp13	21
good4steve	21
J4ckiebrown	21
Maize_n_Boom	21
mcguffinman	21
MemeofMemeJTG999999	21	(2-0) (up 1) W: 36-14 vs Nebraska (0-2) Next Week: vs Colorado State (0-1)
mill1634	21
MuhMuhManRay	21
OG_Felwinter	21
Ok_Elderberry7070	21
OldCoaly	21	Two good wins, momentum is going up
OutRiteWite	21
SpursUpSoundsGudToMe	21
StateOfTheArt-	21
TheBeekman8	21	2-0 2-0 I’m starting to believe in this squad but I don’t think Travis Hunter can sustain this many snaps.
TheSleaze22	21
URhyno	21
WRSpill	21	(23)
cfbpeoplespoll	22	Wore down a tough Nebraska defense and was opportunistic against many Sims mistakes.
demolisty24	22
Fantastic-Calendar-9	22	LW: 23
leadbymight	22
maknasty09	22
ManiacalBlazer	22
maxwell6233	22
Pyroblockx	22
SIMBONEGTP	22
tunaduck	22
ziggysaysnada	22
CarnellWilliams	23
FrolfAholic	23
HideNZeke	23
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT	23
JHallquist	23
ScaratheBear	23	(New)
ViewFrom209	23
edward030321	24
GeyWeyner12	24
meowrkatt	24
Piptit	24
siggyrambler	24
666haha	25
Bernard_Samson	25	It's difficult to judge how good Colorado is, but they deserve the spot here after two wins against p5 teams.
Cooliamabeast	25
corona779	25
Effective-Lead-6657	25
GreenAndYellow12	25	+5
RadiationRichard	25
roll2tide	25

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