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.
College Football AP Top 25 Poll: Brett McMurphy’s Week 4 Rankings
1
AP
Georgia Bulldogs
1
PR
2
AP
Texas Longhorns
2
PR
3
AP
Ohio State Buckeyes
3
PR
4
AP
Alabama Crimson Tide
4
PR
5
AP
Miami Hurricanes
8
PR
6
AP
Ole Miss Rebels
7
PR
7
AP
Penn State Nittany Lions
5
PR
8
AP
USC Trojans
9
PR
9
AP
Oregon Ducks
6
PR
10
AP
Tennessee Volunteers
11
PR
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.
11
AP
Utah Utes
23
PR
12
AP
Kansas State Wildcats
18
PR
13
AP
Oklahoma State Cowboys
22
PR
14
AP
Missouri Tigers
14
PR
15
AP
Iowa State Cyclones
13
PR
16
AP
Oklahoma Sooners
10
PR
17
AP
LSU Tigers
15
PR
18
AP
Clemson Tigers
12
PR
19
AP
Michigan Wolverines
20
PR
20
AP
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
16
PR
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.
21
AP
Louisville Cardinals
19
PR
22
AP
Northern Illinois Huskies
90
PR
23
AP
Illinois Fighting Illini
41
PR
24
AP
Nebraska Cornhuskers
43
PR
25
AP
UNLV Rebels
50
PR
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.
