College Football Ratings Week 4 2023
This fall is shaping up to be quite a bit different than recent college football seasons. In recent years there has been a pretty significant gap between the top few teams and everyone else- Georgia was two touchdowns better than the #10 team for most of last year. This year, the top 10 is much more even and we have a much better chance of a surprise national champion.
Top 25
Georgia
Michigan (+1)
Ohio State (-1)
Washington (+1)
Texas (+5)
Notre Dame
Oregon (+5)
USC (-4)
Florida State (-1)
LSU (-4)
Clemson (-2)
Texas A&M (+4)
Alabama (-2)
Oklahoma (-1)
Tennessee (-1)
Penn State (-1)
Miami
North Carolina (+1)
Florida (-1)
Utah (+4)
Ole Miss (+2)
Louisville (+7)
UCLA (-1)
Duke (+4)
Wisconsin (+2)
Oregon was extremely impressive in their domination of Colorado, the 35-0 halftime score doesn’t even express the full extent of their dominance. The Ducks travel to Eugene in two weeks for what will be the most anticipated Pac-12 game in years. Florida State is now -150 to make the playoff after their win over Clemson. Their remaining schedule is no cakewalk though as they’re yet to face 3 of my top 25 teams (Duke, Miami and Florida). Louisville has been a pleasant surprise in Jeff Brohm’s first season and gets a big visit from Notre Dame next weekend.
Moving Up
Ohio looks to have reclaimed their spot as one of the best teams in the MAC as they thrashed Bowling Green. An Ohio/Toledo rematch looks likely in the MAC title game as the Bobcats for their elusive first MAC title since 1968. Another team I bet against who looked great was Liberty, the Flames are 4-0 and will be favored in every remaining game. Texas A&M completely shut down Auburn, holding the Tigers to 56 yards passing. Unfortunately QB Connor Weigman looks to be done for the year but backup Max Johnson looked quite good in relief.
Moving Down
It shouldn’t be a surprise that Colorado was my biggest loser this week. The Buffaloes’ poor line came back to bite them this week as Shedeur Sanders had no time in the pocket and their fairytale season came screeching to a halt. No team has underperformed preseason expectations more than Baylor who looked terrible against Texas- I think the calls for Dave Aranda’s job are warranted. Boston College looked competent against Florida State but that all went out the window in a 56-28 thrashing at the hands of Louisville.