College Football Rankings for Week 12: Brett McMurphy’s AP Top 25 Poll Ballot vs. Our Betting Power Ratings
Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. Pictured: Chuck Hicks (30) and the Missouri Tigers.
Georgia’s domination of Ole Miss moved the Bulldogs atop my Associated Press Top 25 rankings this week, jumping Ohio State.
The remainder of my top 10 stayed mostly intact from last week, except for Ole Miss and Penn State, which fell out of top 10 after losses on Saturday.
Here's my Week 12 AP ballot compared with Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power rankings.
1
AP
Georgia Bulldogs
1
PR
2
AP
Ohio State Buckeyes
5
PR
3
AP
Florida State Seminoles
6
PR
4
AP
Michigan Wolverines
2
PR
5
AP
Washington Huskies
8
PR
6
AP
Texas Longhorns
11
PR
7
AP
Oregon Ducks
3
PR
8
AP
Alabama Crimson Tide
4
PR
9
AP
Louisville Cardinals
28
PR
10
AP
Oregon State Beavers
18
PR
Collin and I agree that Georgia is No. 1 — but we don't agree on much else.
Our top seven teams are similar, but the biggest disagreement is with Louisville. I have the Cards at No. 9, while Collin has them way back at No. 28.
Also, Oregon State came in at No. 10 on my ballot, but Collin has the Beavers at No. 18.
11
AP
Missouri Tigers
16
PR
12
AP
Ole Miss Rebels
13
PR
13
AP
LSU Tigers
7
PR
14
AP
Oklahoma Sooners
14
PR
15
AP
Utah Utes
19
PR
16
AP
Arizona Wildcats
24
PR
17
AP
Penn State Nittany Lions
15
PR
18
AP
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9
PR
19
AP
James Madison Dukes
38
PR
20
AP
Tennessee Volunteers
17
PR
Missouri made one of the biggest jumps on my ballot this week, up from No. 15 to No. 11. Collin has the Tigers at No. 17.
The biggest disparity here is James Madison. I have the unbeaten Dukes at No. 19, but Collin power-rates JMU at No. 38.
21
AP
Oklahoma State Cowboys
29
PR
22
AP
Kansas State Wildcats
10
PR
23
AP
Kansas Jayhawks
25
PR
24
AP
Liberty Flames
55
PR
25
AP
Tulane Green Wave
52
PR
Collin and I only agree on Kansas among the final five teams in my rankings. I ranked the Jayhawks at No. 23, and Collin has KU at No. 25.
The biggest difference is Liberty. I have the Flames at No. 24, but Collin has LU at No. 55.
There are also five teams in the top 25 of Collin's betting power ratings that I don't have on my AP ballot this week: – No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 20 Clemson, No. 21 USC, No. 22 UCLA and No. 23 Auburn.
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