Georgia, even with a scare at Kentucky, remains No. 1 on my Associated Press Top 25 ballot this week, followed by Texas, Ohio State, Alabama and Miami.
With only two games last weekend pitting Top 25 opponents against each other, there wasn’t much change on my ballot this week. UNLV is the only newcomer this week, replacing Arizona.
Here’s my Week 3 AP ballot compared with Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power ratings.
Note: The “AP” column is my AP Poll ballot ranking for each team. The “PR” column is where each team sits in Action Network’s betting power ratings.
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[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Texas Longhorns” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”2″ prank=”2″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/tex.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Ohio State Buckeyes” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”3″ prank=”3″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/osu.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Alabama Crimson Tide” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”4″ prank=”4″ logo1url=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2021/12/Alabama-alternate-logo-100-100.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Miami Hurricanes” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”5″ prank=”8″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/mfl.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Ole Miss Rebels” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”6″ prank=”7″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/mis.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Penn State Nittany Lions” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”7″ prank=”5″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/psu.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”USC Trojans” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”8″ prank=”9″ logo1url=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2021/11/2021-USC-Logo-100.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Oregon Ducks” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”9″ prank=”6″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/ore.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Tennessee Volunteers” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”10″ prank=”11″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/ten.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
Collin and I have the top four teams in the exact same order. In fact, of my top 10 teams, Collin has nine in the top 10 of his betting power ratings.
The only disagreement is Tennessee, as I have the Vols at No. 10, while Collin has Oklahoma at No. 10. Tennessee visits Oklahoma this week to determine who the real No. 10 is.
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[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Kansas State Wildcats” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”12″ prank=”18″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/kstd.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Oklahoma State Cowboys” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”13″ prank=”22″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/oks.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Missouri Tigers” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”14″ prank=”14″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/miz.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Iowa State Cyclones” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”15″ prank=”13″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/isu.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Oklahoma Sooners” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”16″ prank=”10″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/okl.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”LSU Tigers” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”17″ prank=”15″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/lsu.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Clemson Tigers” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”18″ prank=”12″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/cle.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Michigan Wolverines” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”19″ prank=”20″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/mich.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Notre Dame Fighting Irish” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”20″ prank=”16″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/nd.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
The teams I ranked between No. 11 and No. 20 are headed by three consecutive Big 12 teams: No. 11 Utah, No. 12 Kansas State and No. 13 Oklahoma State.
However, Collin has Utah and Oklahoma State power-rated outside of his top 20. We agree on the remaining eight teams between Nos. 11 and 20 but have them ranked in different positions.
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[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Northern Illinois Huskies” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”22″ prank=”90″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/niu.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Illinois Fighting Illini” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”23″ prank=”41″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/ill.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Nebraska Cornhuskers” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”24″ prank=”43″ logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/neb.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”UNLV Rebels” subtext=”” center=”false” showbar=”true” aprank=”25″ prank=”50″ logo1url=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2021/11/2021-UNLV-Rebels-Logo-100.png” link1follow=”true”][/subheader]
No. 25 UNLV, the only newcomer in my Top 25, is power-rated at No. 50 by Collin. He also has NIU, Illinois and Nebraska outside of his top 40.
Additionally, Collin has four teams in the top 25 of his betting power ratings that were not on my ballot: No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 21 Kentucky, No. 24 Iowa and No. 25 Auburn.
