c/cfb Preseason Poll Results and Week 2 Poll

Place	Team	Points	#1 Votes	Movement
1	Georgia	50	2	+2
2	Oregon	47	0	+3
2	Texas	47	0	+1
4	Ohio State	40	0	+3
5	Florida State	39	0	+3
6	Penn State	38	0	+4
7	Notre Dame	35	0	+7
8	Oklahoma	31	0	+2
9	LSU	29	0	+6
10	Ole Miss	28	0	-
11	alabama	21	0	-4
12	Michigan	19	0	-11
13	Miami (FL)	18	0	NR
13	Oklahoma State	18	0	+7
15	Texas A&M	17	0	NR
16	Tennessee	16	0	+2
16	Missouri	16	0	-7
18	SMU	15	0	+1
18	USC	15	0	NR
18	Utah	15	0	NR
21	Louisville	13	0	-5
22	Iowa	12	0	-
23	Clemson	11	0	-
23	Kansas	11	0	+1
23	Kansas State	11	0	NR

My ballot. Computer poll -- and I should note that teams that played in both week 0 and week 1 are going to be artificially high (they will regress in the coming weeks). So disregarding the Noles holding onto their preseason #4 spot (and the whopping 36-place rise of the Yellow Jackets and SMU ponying up into 10th), there aren't a ton of surprises.

Georgia is a clear #1, Texas a clear #2, and a bit of a pack for the next 10 spots or so. I'm not really sure how Wisconsin or Michigan went up. If my ballot followed the eye test, they definitely would have slipped, probably Oregon as well. Virginia Tech also should have not risen, but they were one of the few teams to actually play a P4 opponent which is why the computer placed them there.

::: spoiler Full ranking: | Rank | Change | Team | Record | Points | | ---: | :---: | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | +0 | Georgia | 1-0 | 738 | | 2 | +0 | Texas | 1-0 | 646 | | 3 | +0 | Oregon | 1-0 | 550 | | 4 | +0 | Florida State | 0-2 | 545 | | 5 | +0 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 514 | | 6 | +0 | Penn State | 1-0 | 512 | | 7 | +0 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 509 | | 8 | +0 | Miami (FL) | 1-0 | 485 | | 9 | +2 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 459 | | 10 | +2 | SMU | 2-0 | 449 | | 11 | +2 | USC | 1-0 | 446 | | T12 | -3 | Texas A&M | 0-1 | 440 | | T12 | -2 | LSU | 0-1 | 440 | | 14 | +5 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 398 | | 15 | +7 | Michigan | 1-0 | 389 | | T16 | -2 | Iowa | 1-0 | 385 | | T16 | +36 | Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 385 | | 18 | -3 | Clemson | 0-1 | 381 | | 19 | -2 | Louisville | 1-0 | 378 | | T20 | -4 | Iowa State | 1-0 | 372 | | T20 | -2 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 372 | | 22 | +13 | Alabama | 1-0 | 371 | | 23 | -3 | Ole Miss | 1-0 | 363 | | 24 | +4 | Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 359 | | T25 | -4 | Missouri | 1-0 | 357 | | T25 | +9 | Kentucky | 1-0 | 357 | | 27 | +10 | Nebraska | 1-0 | 355 | | 28 | +13 | Maryland | 1-0 | 354 | | 29 | +2 | Miami (OH) | 0-1 | 353 | | 30 | -7 | Kansas State | 1-0 | 349 | | 31 | -7 | Kansas | 1-0 | 348 | | T32 | -7 | Utah | 1-0 | 342 | | T32 | +21 | Boston College | 1-0 | 342 | | 34 | -7 | West Virginia | 0-1 | 341 | | 35 | -9 | Auburn | 1-0 | 337 | | 36 | +5 | North Carolina | 1-0 | 336 | | 37 | +2 | Boise State | 1-0 | 335 | | T38 | -10 | Tennessee | 1-0 | 332 | | T38 | +6 | Arizona | 1-0 | 332 | | 40 | -8 | Florida | 0-1 | 326 | | T41 | -11 | Appalachian State | 1-0 | 325 | | T41 | -6 | Fresno State | 0-1 | 325 | | T43 | -10 | Liberty | 1-0 | 312 | | T43 | +5 | Syracuse | 1-0 | 312 | | 45 | +22 | UNLV | 1-0 | 304 | | 46 | +2 | South Carolina | 1-0 | 303 | | T47 | +4 | Minnesota | 0-1 | 302 | | T47 | +11 | Indiana | 1-0 | 302 | | 49 | -11 | Rutgers | 1-0 | 301 | | 50 | +0 | Northwestern | 1-0 | 300 | | 51 | -12 | California | 1-0 | 296 | | 52 | +13 | TCU | 1-0 | 294 | | 53 | -8 | Rice | 0-1 | 292 | | 54 | -11 | Colorado | 1-0 | 291 | | 55 | -9 | UCF | 1-0 | 286 | | 56 | +5 | UCLA | 1-0 | 281 | | 57 | +11 | UTSA | 1-0 | 278 | | T58 | -11 | Texas State | 1-0 | 272 | | T58 | -4 | Houston | 0-1 | 272 | | 60 | +42 | Nevada | 1-1 | 267 | | T61 | +20 | Hawaii | 1-1 | 264 | | T61 | +30 | Arizona State | 1-0 | 264 | | 63 | -7 | Memphis | 1-0 | 262 | | T64 | -9 | Duke | 1-0 | 260 | | T64 | -7 | Washington | 1-0 | 260 | | T64 | +15 | Old Dominion | 0-1 | 260 | | 67 | -6 | USF | 1-0 | 254 | | T68 | -10 | Texas Tech | 1-0 | 253 | | T68 | -5 | Illinois | 1-0 | 253 | | 70 | +25 | Pittsburgh | 1-0 | 252 | | 71 | -11 | Bowling Green | 1-0 | 251 | | 72 | +12 | FAU | 0-1 | 250 | | 73 | -7 | Louisiana | 1-0 | 248 | | 74 | -11 | NC State | 1-0 | 247 | | 75 | -7 | Toledo | 1-0 | 246 | | 76 | -5 | Purdue | 1-0 | 242 | | 77 | -7 | Northern Illinois | 1-0 | 241 | | T78 | -7 | Baylor | 1-0 | 240 | | T78 | +22 | Sam Houston | 1-0 | 240 | | 80 | -6 | Arkansas | 1-0 | 235 | | 81 | +28 | Coastal Carolina | 1-0 | 233 | | 82 | +0 | South Alabama | 0-1 | 231 | | 83 | -8 | Utah State | 1-0 | 228 | | T84 | -11 | Arkansas State | 1-0 | 227 | | T84 | -8 | Oregon State | 1-0 | 227 | | 86 | -10 | Cincinnati | 1-0 | 226 | | 87 | -9 | Wyoming | 0-1 | 224 | | T88 | +3 | Georgia Southern | 0-1 | 223 | | T88 | +23 | Vanderbilt | 1-0 | 223 | | 90 | -8 | Mississippi State | 1-0 | 222 | | T91 | +8 | Western Michigan | 0-1 | 221 | | T91 | +10 | Stanford | 0-1 | 221 | | 93 | +1 | Georgia State | 0-1 | 220 | | 94 | +18 | UNT | 1-0 | 218 | | 95 | -9 | Washington State | 1-0 | 215 | | T96 | -11 | BYU | 1-0 | 214 | | T96 | -9 | ECU | 1-0 | 214 | | 98 | -7 | Charlotte | 0-1 | 213 | | T99 | -19 | Western Kentucky | 0-1 | 212 | | T99 | -10 | Jacksonville State | 0-1 | 212 | | T99 | +10 | Michigan State | 1-0 | 212 | | T99 | +19 | James Madison | 1-0 | 212 | | 103 | -13 | Wake Forest | 1-0 | 210 | | 104 | +2 | Ohio | 0-1 | 208 | | 105 | -9 | Tulane | 1-0 | 207 | | 106 | -9 | Marshall | 1-0 | 201 | | T107 | -19 | Colorado State | 0-1 | 199 | | T107 | +8 | Troy | 0-1 | 199 | | 109 | -11 | Virginia | 1-0 | 196 | | 110 | -5 | Army | 1-0 | 189 | | 111 | -8 | Air Force | 1-0 | 187 | | T112 | +9 | New Mexico | 0-2 | 186 | | T112 | +16 | Eastern Michigan | 1-0 | 186 | | 114 | -8 | San Jose State | 1-0 | 184 | | 115 | -3 | UAB | 1-0 | 182 | | 116 | -12 | Akron | 0-1 | 181 | | 117 | -9 | New Mexico State | 1-0 | 180 | | 118 | -2 | Navy | 1-0 | 174 | | T119 | -5 | Middle Tennessee | 1-0 | 173 | | T119 | +3 | FIU | 0-1 | 173 | | 121 | -3 | Central Michigan | 1-0 | 170 | | 122 | -5 | UConn | 0-1 | 163 | | 123 | +3 | UMass | 0-1 | 161 | | 124 | +0 | Tulsa | 1-0 | 153 | | T125 | -2 | Buffalo | 1-0 | 150 | | T125 | +0 | San Diego State | 1-0 | 150 | | T125 | +4 | Southern Miss | 0-1 | 150 | | 128 | -8 | Ball State | 0-0 | 149 | | 129 | -2 | UL Monroe | 1-0 | 145 | | 130 | +1 | Kent State | 0-1 | 144 | | 131 | +1 | UTEP | 0-1 | 142 | | 132 | -2 | Louisiana Tech | 1-0 | 135 | | 133 | +0 | Temple | 0-1 | 114 | | 134 | +0 | Kennesaw State | 0-1 | 84 |

5 comments

Things I'm seeing:
Miami apparently had one hell of an off season in our minds, with the greatest jump
Michigan, predictably, takes the largest tumble in our eyes from last season to this
Georgia is the team to beat, but the two of us with polls seem split on #2
Only 2 (serious) ballots, so I'm creating a bracket prediction contest to try and boost those numbers, let me know if you have other ideas
lots of ties this week, possibly because we only have 2 ballots
NO aLABAMA IN THE BANNER BABYYYYYYYY
FSU lol
- Love the bracket prediction contest! I was planning almost exactly the same thing but got real busy at work. Unfortunately I have a project that is going to be a huge time sink through the Fall... I'll still make time for cfb of course -- just can't be as hands on with the community as I was last season (I won't be able to make the game threads manually anymore, so we may need to put out an open call for someone with actual scripting know-how to get the game bot up and running to automate those things).
  Michigan, predictably, takes the largest tumble
  I think the tumble Washington took eclipses that of the Wolverines...
  Also, is this weeks poll to be updated for W0 results or will it remain open through Labor Day? Because my algorithm is additive, I don't update my ballot after W0 since too few teams play (it would result in FSU going up in the rankings, lol).
  
  You're right, I didn't even think about the huskies lol. I'll leave the poll through week 1 and post the results leading into week 2. This will also give people time to read about the contest and put together their ballots.
My ballot. Computer poll -- and I should note that teams that played in both week 0 and week 1 are going to be artificially high (they will regress in the coming weeks). So disregarding the Noles holding onto their preseason #4 spot (and the whopping 36-place rise of the Yellow Jackets and SMU ponying up into 10th), there aren't a ton of surprises.
Georgia is a clear #1, Texas a clear #2, and a bit of a pack for the next 10 spots or so. I'm not really sure how Wisconsin or Michigan went up. If my ballot followed the eye test, they definitely would have slipped, probably Oregon as well. Virginia Tech also should have not risen, but they were one of the few teams to actually play a P4 opponent which is why the computer placed them there.
::: spoiler Full ranking: | Rank | Change | Team | Record | Points | | ---: | :---: | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | +0 | Georgia | 1-0 | 738 | | 2 | +0 | Texas | 1-0 | 646 | | 3 | +0 | Oregon | 1-0 | 550 | | 4 | +0 | Florida State | 0-2 | 545 | | 5 | +0 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 514 | | 6 | +0 | Penn State | 1-0 | 512 | | 7 | +0 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 509 | | 8 | +0 | Miami (FL) | 1-0 | 485 | | 9 | +2 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 459 | | 10 | +2 | SMU | 2-0 | 449 | | 11 | +2 | USC | 1-0 | 446 | | T12 | -3 | Texas A&M | 0-1 | 440 | | T12 | -2 | LSU | 0-1 | 440 | | 14 | +5 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 398 | | 15 | +7 | Michigan | 1-0 | 389 | | T16 | -2 | Iowa | 1-0 | 385 | | T16 | +36 | Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 385 | | 18 | -3 | Clemson | 0-1 | 381 | | 19 | -2 | Louisville | 1-0 | 378 | | T20 | -4 | Iowa State | 1-0 | 372 | | T20 | -2 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 372 | | 22 | +13 | Alabama | 1-0 | 371 | | 23 | -3 | Ole Miss | 1-0 | 363 | | 24 | +4 | Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 359 | | T25 | -4 | Missouri | 1-0 | 357 | | T25 | +9 | Kentucky | 1-0 | 357 | | 27 | +10 | Nebraska | 1-0 | 355 | | 28 | +13 | Maryland | 1-0 | 354 | | 29 | +2 | Miami (OH) | 0-1 | 353 | | 30 | -7 | Kansas State | 1-0 | 349 | | 31 | -7 | Kansas | 1-0 | 348 | | T32 | -7 | Utah | 1-0 | 342 | | T32 | +21 | Boston College | 1-0 | 342 | | 34 | -7 | West Virginia | 0-1 | 341 | | 35 | -9 | Auburn | 1-0 | 337 | | 36 | +5 | North Carolina | 1-0 | 336 | | 37 | +2 | Boise State | 1-0 | 335 | | T38 | -10 | Tennessee | 1-0 | 332 | | T38 | +6 | Arizona | 1-0 | 332 | | 40 | -8 | Florida | 0-1 | 326 | | T41 | -11 | Appalachian State | 1-0 | 325 | | T41 | -6 | Fresno State | 0-1 | 325 | | T43 | -10 | Liberty | 1-0 | 312 | | T43 | +5 | Syracuse | 1-0 | 312 | | 45 | +22 | UNLV | 1-0 | 304 | | 46 | +2 | South Carolina | 1-0 | 303 | | T47 | +4 | Minnesota | 0-1 | 302 | | T47 | +11 | Indiana | 1-0 | 302 | | 49 | -11 | Rutgers | 1-0 | 301 | | 50 | +0 | Northwestern | 1-0 | 300 | | 51 | -12 | California | 1-0 | 296 | | 52 | +13 | TCU | 1-0 | 294 | | 53 | -8 | Rice | 0-1 | 292 | | 54 | -11 | Colorado | 1-0 | 291 | | 55 | -9 | UCF | 1-0 | 286 | | 56 | +5 | UCLA | 1-0 | 281 | | 57 | +11 | UTSA | 1-0 | 278 | | T58 | -11 | Texas State | 1-0 | 272 | | T58 | -4 | Houston | 0-1 | 272 | | 60 | +42 | Nevada | 1-1 | 267 | | T61 | +20 | Hawaii | 1-1 | 264 | | T61 | +30 | Arizona State | 1-0 | 264 | | 63 | -7 | Memphis | 1-0 | 262 | | T64 | -9 | Duke | 1-0 | 260 | | T64 | -7 | Washington | 1-0 | 260 | | T64 | +15 | Old Dominion | 0-1 | 260 | | 67 | -6 | USF | 1-0 | 254 | | T68 | -10 | Texas Tech | 1-0 | 253 | | T68 | -5 | Illinois | 1-0 | 253 | | 70 | +25 | Pittsburgh | 1-0 | 252 | | 71 | -11 | Bowling Green | 1-0 | 251 | | 72 | +12 | FAU | 0-1 | 250 | | 73 | -7 | Louisiana | 1-0 | 248 | | 74 | -11 | NC State | 1-0 | 247 | | 75 | -7 | Toledo | 1-0 | 246 | | 76 | -5 | Purdue | 1-0 | 242 | | 77 | -7 | Northern Illinois | 1-0 | 241 | | T78 | -7 | Baylor | 1-0 | 240 | | T78 | +22 | Sam Houston | 1-0 | 240 | | 80 | -6 | Arkansas | 1-0 | 235 | | 81 | +28 | Coastal Carolina | 1-0 | 233 | | 82 | +0 | South Alabama | 0-1 | 231 | | 83 | -8 | Utah State | 1-0 | 228 | | T84 | -11 | Arkansas State | 1-0 | 227 | | T84 | -8 | Oregon State | 1-0 | 227 | | 86 | -10 | Cincinnati | 1-0 | 226 | | 87 | -9 | Wyoming | 0-1 | 224 | | T88 | +3 | Georgia Southern | 0-1 | 223 | | T88 | +23 | Vanderbilt | 1-0 | 223 | | 90 | -8 | Mississippi State | 1-0 | 222 | | T91 | +8 | Western Michigan | 0-1 | 221 | | T91 | +10 | Stanford | 0-1 | 221 | | 93 | +1 | Georgia State | 0-1 | 220 | | 94 | +18 | UNT | 1-0 | 218 | | 95 | -9 | Washington State | 1-0 | 215 | | T96 | -11 | BYU | 1-0 | 214 | | T96 | -9 | ECU | 1-0 | 214 | | 98 | -7 | Charlotte | 0-1 | 213 | | T99 | -19 | Western Kentucky | 0-1 | 212 | | T99 | -10 | Jacksonville State | 0-1 | 212 | | T99 | +10 | Michigan State | 1-0 | 212 | | T99 | +19 | James Madison | 1-0 | 212 | | 103 | -13 | Wake Forest | 1-0 | 210 | | 104 | +2 | Ohio | 0-1 | 208 | | 105 | -9 | Tulane | 1-0 | 207 | | 106 | -9 | Marshall | 1-0 | 201 | | T107 | -19 | Colorado State | 0-1 | 199 | | T107 | +8 | Troy | 0-1 | 199 | | 109 | -11 | Virginia | 1-0 | 196 | | 110 | -5 | Army | 1-0 | 189 | | 111 | -8 | Air Force | 1-0 | 187 | | T112 | +9 | New Mexico | 0-2 | 186 | | T112 | +16 | Eastern Michigan | 1-0 | 186 | | 114 | -8 | San Jose State | 1-0 | 184 | | 115 | -3 | UAB | 1-0 | 182 | | 116 | -12 | Akron | 0-1 | 181 | | 117 | -9 | New Mexico State | 1-0 | 180 | | 118 | -2 | Navy | 1-0 | 174 | | T119 | -5 | Middle Tennessee | 1-0 | 173 | | T119 | +3 | FIU | 0-1 | 173 | | 121 | -3 | Central Michigan | 1-0 | 170 | | 122 | -5 | UConn | 0-1 | 163 | | 123 | +3 | UMass | 0-1 | 161 | | 124 | +0 | Tulsa | 1-0 | 153 | | T125 | -2 | Buffalo | 1-0 | 150 | | T125 | +0 | San Diego State | 1-0 | 150 | | T125 | +4 | Southern Miss | 0-1 | 150 | | 128 | -8 | Ball State | 0-0 | 149 | | 129 | -2 | UL Monroe | 1-0 | 145 | | 130 | +1 | Kent State | 0-1 | 144 | | 131 | +1 | UTEP | 0-1 | 142 | | 132 | -2 | Louisiana Tech | 1-0 | 135 | | 133 | +0 | Temple | 0-1 | 114 | | 134 | +0 | Kennesaw State | 0-1 | 84 |
My next ballot. This one is always hard for the gut based approach. The biggest change normally happens week 1 to 2, but also I have no clue who's actually good and who just played people who are actually bad.
Georgia
Texas
Ole Miss
Notre Dame
Alabama
Oregon
Ohio State
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Utah
Louisville
Miami
Missouri
Michigan
USC
Kentucky
LSU
Kansas
Kansas State
SMU
NC State
Auburn
UCF
Vanderbilt
Boston College