College Football Rankings: Brett McMurphy’s Week 13 AP Top 25 Poll Ballot vs. Betting Power Ratings

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Georgia remains No. 1 on my Associated Press ballot this week, followed by Ohio State, Michigan, Washington and Florida State.

Missouri cracked my top 10 after beating Florida, replacing Oregon State, which fell out after losing to Washington.

New teams on my ballot this week are Iowa, UNLV and NC State.

Here's my Week 13 AP ballot compared with Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power rankings.

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Georgia Bulldogs

1

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2

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Ohio State Buckeyes

5

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3

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Michigan Wolverines

2

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4

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Washington Huskies

6

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5

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Florida State Seminoles

15

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6

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Texas Longhorns

8

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7

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Oregon Ducks

3

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8

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Alabama Crimson Tide

4

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9

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Louisville Cardinals

24

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10

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Missouri Tigers

17

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Collin and I are in agreement on ranking Georgia at No. 1, and we both have Michigan in our top three.

Other than that, we have differing opinions.

Of my top 10 teams, Collin only has Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Washington, Texas, Oregon and Alabama among his top 10 teams.

The biggest difference is Louisville. I have the Cardinals at No. 9, while Collin has UL back at No. 24.

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Ole Miss Rebels

12

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12

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Arizona Wildcats

21

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13

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LSU Tigers

7

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14

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Oklahoma Sooners

14

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15

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Oregon State Beavers

18

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16

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Penn State Nittany Lions

13

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17

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

9

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18

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Oklahoma State Cowboys

28

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19

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Kansas State Wildcats

10

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20

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Iowa Hawkeyes

52

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For my teams ranked between Nos. 11-20, Collin only has Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Oregon State and Penn State in the same range.

Our biggest disparity is Iowa. I have the Hawkeyes at No. 20, but Collin has Kirk Ferentz’s bunch at No. 52.

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Liberty Flames

56

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Tulane Green Wave

47

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UNLV Rebels

50

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24

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NC State Wolfpack

40

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25

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Utah Utes

24

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There is little agreement between Collin and me on the final five teams on my AP ballot.

While I have Utah at No. 25 and Collin has the Utes at No. 22, Liberty is our biggest disagreement. I put LU at No. 21, but Collin has the Flames at No. 56.

I did not rank six teams that Collin power-rated in his top 25: No. 11 Texas A&M, No. 16 Clemson, No. 19 Tennessee, No. 20 UCLA, No. 23 USC and No. 25 Kansas.

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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