College Football AP Top 25: Brett McMurphy’s Week 11 Ballot vs. Our Betting Power Ratings

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Ohio State remains No. 1 on my Associated Press Top 25 ballot this week. Georgia moved past Florida State up to No. 2 on my ballot after beating a ranked Missouri team and the Seminoles' sluggish win over Pitt.

Three new teams made my ballot this week: Arizona, Liberty and Toledo. They replace Air Force, UCLA and Kansas State.

Here's my Week 10 AP ballot compared with Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power rankings.

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Ohio State Buckeyes

6

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Georgia Bulldogs

2

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Florida State Seminoles

5

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Michigan Wolverines

1

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5

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Washington Huskies

7

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Oregon Ducks

3

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Texas Longhorns

11

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Alabama Crimson Tide

4

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Ole Miss Rebels

8

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Penn State Nittany Lions

10

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Collin agrees with nine of my top 10 teams. The only disagreement among my top 10 is Texas. I have UT No. 7, but Collin has the Longhorns at No. 11.

The biggest discrepancy is Ohio State. I ranked the Buckeyes No. 1, while Collin has OSU at No. 6.

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Louisville Cardinals

27

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Oregon State Beavers

18

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Utah Utes

21

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14

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LSU Tigers

12

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Missouri Tigers

17

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Tennessee Volunteers

13

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Oklahoma State Cowboys

29

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Kansas Jayhawks

26

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Oklahoma Sooners

14

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

9

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There's little agreement between us on the teams I ranked between 11 and 20. Only five teams are ranked in same grouping: Oregon State, LSU, Missouri, Tennessee and Oklahoma.

The biggest differences are Oklahoma State and Kansas. I have OSU at No. 17 and KU at No. 18; Collin power-rates them No. 29 and No. 26, respectively.

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Arizona Wildcats

23

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James Madison Dukes

44

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Tulane Green Wave

48

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Liberty Flames

60

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Toledo Rockets

66

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The final five teams include my three newcomers this week: No. 21 Arizona, No. 24 Liberty and No. 25 Toledo. The biggest difference is that Collin power-rated Toledo at No. 66.

Collin also has seven teams in the top 25 of his betting power ratings that I did not rank: No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 16 Kansas State, No. 19 Clemson, No. 20 USC, No. 22 UCLA, No. 24 Kentucky and No. 25 Auburn.

About the Author
Brett is "America's College Football Insider" for The Action Network. Brett was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, but wasn’t a nominee finalist. A long-time voter in the AP Top 25 poll and for the Heisman Trophy, Brett was named the 2019 Beat Writer of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. Before joining The Action Network, Brett’s previous stops included ESPN, CBS Sports, the New York Times, Stadium, AOL Fanhouse and the Tampa Tribune.

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