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Welcome to the Team Speed Kills 2018 Power Rankings! It’s Week 5 and that means a new batch of Power Rankings are hot ‘n ready!
11 ballots were cast by 1 members of the TSK crew. They are all listed below.
As always, off we go!
14. Arkansas Razorbacks
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Score: 13.8 | Last Week: 14 | Highest Vote: 13 | Lowest Vote: 14
“At least this week, they weren’t a unanimous 14th?” - Chris Novak
13. Tennessee Volunteers
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Score: 13.2 | Last Week: 13 | Highest Vote: 13 | Lowest Vote: 14
“It was always going to be tough in Pruitt’s first year. That loss to Florida was pretty demoralizing though.” - Chris Novak
“Death, taxes, Florida beating Tennessee. Next? They Volunteer themselves to be the sacrificial lambs of Georgia, Alabama, and Auburn... back to back.” - Erik Mauro
12. Vanderbilt Commodores
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Score: 11 | Last Week: 10 | Highest Vote: 9 | Lowest Vote: 12
“Don’t wanna say this is a familiar tune but... that beat is vaguely familiar.” - Chris Novak
“This team is behind Derek Mason, but it’s still a struggle for consistency. I still think they will spring one upset this year.” - Julian Mitchell
11. Ole Miss Rebels
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Score: 10.8 | Last Week: 12 | Highest Vote: 9 | Lowest Vote: 12
“Jordan Ta’amu = Good” - Chris Novak
10. Missouri Tigers
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Score: 10.1 | Last Week: 9 | Highest Vote: 9 | Lowest Vote: 12
“You’re telling me that Mizzou got some bad luck mixed in with self-inflicted mistakes? That doesn’t sound right...” - Chris Novak
9. Florida Gators
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Score: 9.9 | Last Week: 11 | Highest Vote: 8 | Lowest Vote: 12
“I’m still not sure how good, or bad, this team is.” - Chris Novak
“Looked good against the Vols, but the Vols did everything they could to ensure this. I’m figuring this squad out. Saturday in Starkville will be interesting.” - Julian Mitchell
8. South Carolina Gamecocks
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Score: 7.4 | Last Week: 8 | Highest Vote: 6 | Lowest Vote: 8
“Can I confidently say I know about South Carolina either? Not really!” - Chris Novak
7. Mississippi State Bulldogs
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Score: 7.3 | Last Week: 4 | Highest Vote: 6 | Lowest Vote: 10
“Kentucky essentially forced Nick Fitzgerald to throw and... weeeeeellllllll...” - Chris Novak
“How will they respond? Florida is just as tough as Kentucky from an athleticism standpoint. Fitzgerald’s load has to be lessened.” - Julian Mitchell
“I told y’all Fitzgerald would struggle when asked to win with only his arm. Kentucky proved that.” - Tyler Williams
6. Texas A&M Aggies
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Score: 6.5 | Last Week: 6 | Highest Vote: 6 | Lowest Vote: 8
“A&M took that ‘Bama ass whooping as best they could.” - Chris Novak
“Real nice of Jimbo Fisher to give his friend another ranked win to pad the resume... because Nick Saban needs more help.” - Erik Mauro
5. Kentucky Wildcats
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Score: 4.5 | Last Week: 7 | Highest Vote: 3 | Lowest Vote: 5
“Hell yeah, UK. Hell yeah.” - Chris Novak
“Imagine seeing the day when Kentucky football is in the upper tier of SEC football. Here we are.” - Erik Mauro
“So, I think we can officially consider this a good team now. I don’t know how good, but good at the very least” - Tyler Williams
4. Auburn Tigers
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Score: 4.2 | Last Week: 4 | Highest Vote: 4 | Lowest Vote: 6
“Solid performance from Auburn, but the offense needs some work in a serious way.” - Chris Novak
“They’re still winning but the offense is lacking some pizzazz.” - Julian Mitchell
3. LSU Tigers
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Score: 3.3 | Last Week: 3 | Highest Vote: 3 | Lowest Vote: 5
“LSU survived a scare against LaTech. All systems are still a go in Baton Rouge.” - Chris Novak
“The Joe Burrow breakout game we’ve been eagerly awaiting could happen on Saturday.” - Julian Mitchell
2. Georgia Bulldogs
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Score: 2.0| Last Week: 2 | 2nd Place Votes: 2
“Georgia is Georgia.” - Chris Novak
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (12)
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Last Week: 1 | First-Place Votes: 11
“Alabama gonna Alabama.” - Chris Novak
“It’s time to start a #TuaInterceptionWatch. Kid is ridiculous.” - Julian Mitchell
Power Rankings Ballots - Week 5
Pollster | Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Ole Miss | Miss State | Mizzou | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt |
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Pollster | Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Ole Miss | Miss State | Mizzou | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt |
Christopher Novak | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 9 |
Robert O'Neill | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
Cam Newton | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 9 |
Julian Mitchell | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
Alex Dusza | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
Matthew Gelenites | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
Erik Mauro | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
Jonathan Waldrop | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
Tyler Williams | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 12 |
Niesha Middlebrooks | 1 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 |
Zach Remelius | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13th | 6 | 11 |
AVERAGE | 1 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 11 |
#1 VOTES | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HIGHEST VOTE | 1 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
LOWEST VOTE | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 9 |