College Football AP Top 25 for Week 4: Brett McMurphy’s Ballot vs. Action Network’s Betting Power Ratings
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After Florida State’s close escape at Boston College Saturday, I dropped the Seminoles one spot behind Texas on my Associated Press ballot this week.
The Longhorns moved up to No. 1 on my ballot, while Florida State was No. 2, followed by Georgia, Michigan and Washington.
Florida also moved into my Top 25 rankings after upsetting Tennessee.
Read on to see my AP Top 25 Poll ballot for Week 4, compared to Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson's updated betting power ratings.
1
AP
Texas Longhorns
3
PR
2
AP
Florida State Seminoles
8
PR
3
AP
Georgia Bulldogs
1
PR
4
AP
Michigan Wolverines
7
PR
5
AP
Washington Huskies
4
PR
6
AP
Penn State Nittany Lions
6
PR
7
AP
USC Trojans
10
PR
8
AP
Oregon Ducks
5
PR
9
AP
Ohio State Buckeyes
2
PR
10
AP
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
15
PR
Collin and I agree on one team’s ranking in our Top 25: No. 6 Penn State. That’s it.
We do have Texas and Georgia rated among our top three teams. The biggest disagreement in my Top 10 ranking between Collin’s ratings is Notre Dame. I have the Irish at No. 10, while Collin has them at No. 15.
11
AP
Oregon State Beavers
19
PR
12
AP
LSU Tigers
9
PR
13
AP
Alabama Crimson Tide
14
PR
14
AP
Duke Blue Devils
40
PR
15
AP
Ole Miss Rebels
11
PR
16
AP
North Carolina Tar Heels
22
PR
17
AP
UCLA Bruins
25
PR
18
AP
Utah Utes
13
PR
19
AP
Washington State Cougars
32
PR
20
AP
Miami Hurricanes
24
PR
Our biggest disagreements with teams I ranked between Nos. 11-20 are Oregon State and Washington State — proud members of the Pac-2 conference.
I have Oregon State at No. 11, Collin at No. 19. I have Washington State at No. 19, Collin at No. 32.
21
AP
Oklahoma Sooners
12
PR
22
AP
Colorado Buffaloes
51
PR
23
AP
Iowa Hawkeyes
29
PR
24
AP
Florida Gators
28
PR
25
AP
Missouri Tigers
30
PR
Of my final five teams, Colorado is the biggest discrepancy between my AP ballot and Collin’s ratings. I have Colorado at No. 22, while Collin has the Buffs back at No. 51 in his betting power ratings.
Also, there were five teams in the top 25 of Collin’s power ratings that I did not rank on my AP Top 25 ballot: No. 16 Clemson, No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 18 Auburn, No. 21 Kansas State and No. 23 Kentucky.
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