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With only six unbeaten teams left, the QuackPoll is starting to come into round into form. Baylor finally gave us a reason to rank them highly, albeit giving up 58 points in the process, the state of Mississippi is mainlining Michael's Secret Stuff, and Notre Dame is doing Notre Dame things*. Disagreement still lies in the one-loss teams, but for now, that's irrelevant to the CFP discussion. Let's look at the poll!
| Rank | Team | Points | Change |
| 1 | Mississippi State (7) | 199 | +1 |
| T-2 | Florida State (1) | 187 | +2 |
| T-2 | Ole Miss | 187 | +1 |
| 4 | Baylor | 174 | +2 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 170 | +2 |
| 6 | Auburn | 158 | -5 |
| 7 | Oregon | 156 | +3 |
| T-8 | Michigan State | 137 | +3 |
| T-8 | TCU | 137 | 0 |
| 10 | Alabama | 116 | -1 |
| T-11 | Georgia | 113 | +3 |
| T-11 | Oklahoma | 113 | +1 |
| 13 | Arizona | 111 | -8 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 90 | +1 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 87 | +3 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 73 | +2 |
| T-17 | Nebraska | 58 | +6 |
| T-17 | Utah | 58 | +4 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 57 | +1 |
| 20 | Marshall | 45 | +4 |
| 21 | East Carolina | 41 | -5 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 37 | -9 |
| 23 | USC | 35 | +6 |
| 24 | Stanford | 28 | +2 |
| 25 | Clemson | 13 | +7 |
Also Receiving Votes: Duke (12), UCLA (8), California (3), Washington (1), West Virginia (1)
Dropped Out: UCLA, Georgia Tech, California
Notre Dame Things: giving up lots of points to good offenses, looking inept against good defenses, and still going 6-0 through Catholic voodoo magic, kind of like how the nun from the Blues Brothers opens the door to her office with her mind.
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Drunk This Week is Noah, for RANKING THE FUSKIES DURING HATE WEEK!?!? SERIOUSLY?
Lazy This Week is David Piper, whose idea of submitting a ballot was ranking his top 5 and calling it a day. That's some next-level laziness, and I applaud the lack of effort.
Sheep This Week is the Ryan, the Dose himself, who is an Alabama away from having the AP top 9 in his ballot. Ryan, Sean Goodbody, and Dom all had the AP top 6, in order, but so did the composite poll. We're all feeling a little sheepish this week
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PLAYOFF FORECAST
If the season ended today, and the QuackPoll had all the power, here's the college football playoff we would see:
#1 Miss St vs. #4 Baylor in the Sugar Bowl
#2a Florida State vs. #2a Ole Miss in the Rose Bowl
Mississippi State-Baylor would be absolute chaos, and would be must-see TV. Florida State would just stand on Ole Miss' head until the clock ran out. I'd watch this playoff, for sure. Playoff scenario: Tako approved.
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The Bias List
| Blogger | Loves | Hates |
| Tako | Baylor (#3) | Alabama (#16) |
| Brandon | Arizona (#8) | Marshall (unranked) |
| Ryan | Marshall (#10) | Oklahoma (#16) |
| Rusty | Texas A&M (#10) | Arizona (#19) |
| Sean G | East Carolina (#14) | Nebraska (#25) |
| Sean L | Arizona State (#15) | TCU (#12) |
| Dom | Ohio State (#12) | East Carolina (unranked) |
| Noah | Florida State (#1) | Texas A&M (unranked) |
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The QuackPoll Games of the Week
Kansas State @ Oklahoma
Texas A&M @ Alabama
UCLA @ Cal
Oklahoma State @ TCU
Notre Dame @ Florida State
Stanford @ Arizona State
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Awards History to Date
Drunk: Rusty, Brandon, Tako, Chris, Sean G, Ryan, Noah
Lazy: Dave, Ryan, Sean G, Noah, Ryan, Tako, Chris, Dave
Sheep: Sean L, Sean L, Brandon, Brandon, Chris, Sean L, Ryan