College Football Rankings for Week 12: Brett McMurphy’s AP Top 25 Poll Ballot vs. Our Betting Power Ratings

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Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. Pictured: Chuck Hicks (30) and the Missouri Tigers.

Georgia’s domination of Ole Miss moved the Bulldogs atop my Associated Press Top 25 rankings this week, jumping Ohio State.

The remainder of my top 10 stayed mostly intact from last week, except for Ole Miss and Penn State, which fell out of top 10 after losses on Saturday.

Here's my Week 12 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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Florida State Seminoles

6

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4

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Michigan Wolverines

2

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5

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Washington Huskies

8

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6

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Texas Longhorns

11

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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

28

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10

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Oregon State Beavers

18

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Collin and I agree that Georgia is No. 1 — but we don't agree on much else.

Our top seven teams are similar, but the biggest disagreement is with Louisville. I have the Cards at No. 9, while Collin has them way back at No. 28.

Also, Oregon State came in at No. 10 on my ballot, but Collin has the Beavers at No. 18.

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Missouri Tigers

16

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Ole Miss Rebels

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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Utah Utes

19

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16

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Arizona Wildcats

24

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17

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Penn State Nittany Lions

15

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18

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

9

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19

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James Madison Dukes

38

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20

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Tennessee Volunteers

17

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Missouri made one of the biggest jumps on my ballot this week, up from No. 15 to No. 11. Collin has the Tigers at No. 17.

The biggest disparity here is James Madison. I have the unbeaten Dukes at No. 19, but Collin power-rates JMU at No. 38.

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Oklahoma State Cowboys

29

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Kansas State Wildcats

10

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23

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Kansas Jayhawks

25

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24

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Liberty Flames

55

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25

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Tulane Green Wave

52

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Collin and I only agree on Kansas among the final five teams in my rankings. I ranked the Jayhawks at No. 23, and Collin has KU at No. 25.

The biggest difference is Liberty. I have the Flames at No. 24, but Collin has LU at No. 55.

There are also five teams in the top 25 of Collin's betting power ratings that I don't have on my AP ballot this week: – No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 20 Clemson, No. 21 USC, No. 22 UCLA and No. 23 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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