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    1. Oregon
    2. Texas
    3. Penn State
    4. Miami
    5. Ohio State
    6. Georgia
    7. Iowa State
    8. BYU
    9. Alabama
    10. LSU
    11. Clemson
    12. Boise State
    13. Texas A&M
    14. Tennessee
    15. Notre Dame
    16. Pitt
    17. Indiana
    18. Kansas State
    19. Ole Miss
    20. SMU
    21. Missouri
    22. Army
    23. Navy
    24. Arizona State
    25. Liberty

    Human poll. Quick overview. I try to make the poll a blind resume, as in I don't care about head to head. I prefer consistency over peaks (2 wins over a mid program will rank higher than a win against a top and a loss to a bottom. ). 3. If you are 5-0 or better, you get an auto ranking.

    Just for fun, because the end was really hard, here are my next 5 out, not in any particular order

    Illinois, Syracuse, Texas Tech, UNLV, Washington State

    This was a fun week to try and solve. I don't love a bunch of my placements, but it sure is fun.

  • Here's my ballot, as always my methodology is fuck you I do what I want

    1. Texas
    2. Oregon
    3. Georgia
    4. LSU
    5. Miami (FL)
    6. Tennessee
    7. Ohio State
    8. Clemson
    9. Penn State
    10. Iowa State
    11. UNLV
    12. Notre Dame
    13. Army
    14. Indiana
    15. Alabama
    16. Nebraska
    17. BYU
    18. Michigan
    19. Boise State
    20. Navy
    21. Illinois
    22. Vanderbilt
    23. Pittsburgh
    24. Kentucky
    25. Oklahoma

    Last 2 spots aren't SEC bias, no siree

  • My ballot. Computer poll. Glad to see it's giving props to Army, which was preseason #105. The way the algorithm is designed and the way a lot of G5 teams' schedules are structured, it's hard for G5 teams to get ranked (e.g. it still has Boise unranked, sitting at #35).

    I'm also amused by some of the big swings over the course of the season: Wisconsin is this week's biggest mover (+40 spots) and looking back the computer had them at 14th in Week 1, all the way down to 118th in Week 4, and now back up to 33rd.

    ::: spoiler Full ranking: | Rank | Change | Team | Record | Points | | ---: | :---: | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | - | Texas | 6-0 | 479 | | 2 | - | Ohio State | 5-1 | 425 | | 3 | - | Ole Miss | 5-2 | 419 | | 4 | +5 | Notre Dame | 5-1 | 413 | | 5 | -1 | Alabama | 5-1 | 408 | | 6 | +7 | Clemson | 5-1 | 394 | | 7 | +1 | Penn State | 6-0 | 380 | | 8 | +5 | Tennessee | 5-1 | 361 | | 9 | +9 | Georgia Tech | 5-2 | 353 | | 10 | -5 | Indiana | 6-0 | 352 | | 11 | +4 | USC | 3-3 | 350 | | T12 | +22 | Oregon | 6-0 | 348 | | T12 | +10 | Iowa State | 6-0 | 348 | | 14 | +13 | BYU | 6-0 | 347 | | 15 | -9 | Miami (FL) | 6-0 | 342 | | 16 | +8 | Georgia | 5-1 | 338 | | 17 | +9 | Minnesota | 4-3 | 334 | | T18 | +13 | Army | 6-0 | 331 | | T18 | +13 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 331 | | 20 | -3 | Washington | 4-3 | 329 | | 21 | -14 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 326 | | 22 | +13 | JMU | 5-1 | 322 | | 23 | -14 | Virginia Tech | 3-3 | 321 | | 24 | +1 | Kentucky | 3-3 | 320 | | 25 | +8 | UNLV | 5-1 | 318 | | 26 | +12 | Vanderbilt | 4-2 | 316 | | 27 | -16 | SMU | 5-1 | 314 | | T28 | +17 | LSU | 5-1 | 309 | | T28 | -16 | Nebraska | 5-1 | 309 | | T28 | +7 | South Carolina | 3-3 | 309 | | 31 | -15 | Arkansas | 4-2 | 302 | | 32 | +8 | Pittsburgh | 6-0 | 300 | | 33 | +40 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | 298 | | 34 | +9 | Cincinnati | 4-2 | 297 | | 35 | +12 | Boise State | 5-1 | 294 | | T36 | -7 | Oklahoma | 4-2 | 291 | | T36 | -17 | Tulane | 4-2 | 291 | | 38 | +30 | Missouri | 5-1 | 290 | | T39 | -19 | Michigan | 4-2 | 288 | | T39 | +14 | Louisville | 4-2 | 288 | | T39 | +36 | Northwestern | 3-3 | 288 | | 42 | +20 | Texas State | 4-2 | 287 | | T43 | +14 | Kansas State | 5-1 | 286 | | T43 | -22 | Boston College | 4-2 | 286 | | T43 | +24 | Jacksonville State | 3-3 | 286 | | T46 | -24 | Sam Houston | 5-1 | 282 | | T46 | +7 | Northern Illinois | 4-2 | 282 | | T46 | +28 | Iowa | 4-2 | 282 | | 49 | +14 | Syracuse | 5-1 | 281 | | 50 | +8 | Illinois | 5-1 | 279 | | 51 | - | Colorado | 4-2 | 278 | | T52 | -1 | Utah | 4-2 | 277 | | T52 | -5 | North Carolina | 3-4 | 277 | | T54 | -26 | Texas Tech | 5-1 | 272 | | T54 | +9 | California | 3-3 | 272 | | 56 | +13 | Memphis | 5-1 | 270 | | 57 | -27 | Duke | 5-1 | 267 | | 58 | +8 | Virginia | 4-2 | 261 | | 59 | +12 | Louisiana | 5-1 | 259 | | T60 | -25 | Connecticut | 4-2 | 257 | | T60 | +5 | West Virginia | 3-3 | 257 | | T62 | -3 | Toledo | 4-2 | 256 | | T62 | -2 | Arizona | 3-3 | 256 | | T64 | -11 | Maryland | 3-3 | 253 | | T64 | +12 | Florida | 3-3 | 253 | | 66 | +11 | Washington State | 5-1 | 252 | | 67 | -28 | TCU | 3-3 | 251 | | 68 | +22 | Miami (OH) | 2-4 | 247 | | 69 | +9 | Nevada | 3-4 | 246 | | 70 | -17 | Rutgers | 4-2 | 245 | | 71 | -30 | Navy | 5-0 | 243 | | 72 | +9 | UCF | 3-3 | 241 | | 73 | -31 | Houston | 2-4 | 240 | | 74 | +11 | UNT | 5-1 | 239 | | 75 | +11 | Old Dominion | 2-4 | 238 | | 76 | -33 | Oklahoma State | 3-3 | 237 | | 77 | -32 | Baylor | 2-4 | 236 | | T78 | +1 | San Jose State | 4-2 | 235 | | T78 | +14 | Western Kentucky | 4-2 | 235 | | T80 | -33 | Oregon State | 4-2 | 234 | | T80 | +4 | Kansas | 1-5 | 234 | | 82 | -32 | Auburn | 2-4 | 233 | | 83 | +5 | NC State | 3-4 | 229 | | 84 | -24 | Florida State | 1-5 | 224 | | 85 | +2 | Bowling Green | 2-4 | 220 | | 86 | -7 | Coastal Carolina | 4-2 | 216 | | T87 | +13 | UL Monroe | 5-1 | 215 | | T87 | -5 | Eastern Michigan | 4-2 | 215 | | 89 | +2 | Fresno State | 3-3 | 213 | | 90 | -21 | Michigan State | 3-3 | 212 | | T91 | -20 | South Alabama | 2-4 | 211 | | T91 | +1 | FIU | 2-4 | 211 | | 93 | +4 | UCLA | 1-5 | 209 | | 94 | +2 | Marshall | 3-3 | 208 | | 95 | +2 | Ohio | 4-2 | 207 | | 96 | +6 | Liberty | 5-0 | 205 | | 97 | +8 | Buffalo | 4-2 | 204 | | 98 | +9 | San Diego State | 3-3 | 197 | | 99 | +4 | Georgia Southern | 4-2 | 196 | | 100 | -17 | ECU | 3-3 | 195 | | 101 | +11 | New Mexico | 2-4 | 191 | | 102 | +3 | FAU | 2-4 | 189 | | 103 | +5 | Mississippi State | 1-5 | 188 | | T104 | -16 | Charlotte | 3-3 | 186 | | T104 | -10 | Wake Forest | 2-4 | 186 | | T106 | +7 | Western Michigan | 3-3 | 185 | | T106 | +12 | Louisiana Tech | 2-3 | 185 | | 108 | +1 | Central Michigan | 3-3 | 181 | | T109 | -10 | Colorado State | 3-3 | 174 | | T109 | +7 | Stanford | 2-4 | 174 | | 111 | +5 | Rice | 2-4 | 170 | | 112 | -17 | Troy | 1-5 | 168 | | 113 | -2 | Hawaii | 2-4 | 164 | | 114 | -11 | Massachusetts | 1-6 | 163 | | 115 | -15 | Temple | 1-5 | 161 | | 116 | -7 | Arkansas State | 3-3 | 160 | | 117 | -2 | USF | 2-4 | 158 | | 118 | +4 | UTSA | 2-4 | 155 | | 119 | - | Wyoming | 1-5 | 154 | | 120 | +1 | Georgia State | 2-3 | 150 | | 121 | -2 | Air Force | 1-5 | 148 | | 122 | +2 | Akron | 1-6 | 145 | | 123 | +2 | Appalachian State | 2-4 | 140 | | 124 | +6 | Ball State | 2-4 | 139 | | 125 | +7 | Purdue | 1-5 | 138 | | 126 | -4 | UTEP | 0-6 | 135 | | 127 | -13 | Tulsa | 2-4 | 134 | | 128 | -1 | Southern Mississippi | 1-5 | 129 | | 129 | - | Utah State | 1-5 | 124 | | 130 | -3 | UAB | 1-5 | 116 | | 131 | -6 | New Mexico State | 1-5 | 115 | | 132 | +1 | Middle Tennessee | 1-5 | 102 | | 133 | +1 | Kent State | 0-6 | 99 | | 134 | -3 | Kennesaw State | 0-5 | 92 |

  • Here is my ballot from my computer poll:

    1. Texas
    2. Indiana
    3. Oregon
    4. BYU
    5. Miami
    6. Penn State
    7. Army
    8. Iowa State
    9. Ohio State
    10. Clemson
    11. James Madison
    12. Texas Tech
    13. Pittsburgh
    14. Navy
    15. Kansas State
    16. SMU
    17. Notre Dame
    18. Texas A&M
    19. LSU
    20. Nebraska
    21. Boise State
    22. Sam Houston
    23. Arizona State
    24. Ole Miss
    25. Tennessee

  • Guess what - I'm back and this week I'm just going to submit my awful computer poll in its completeness because where is the fun in being rational.

    I've modified the methodology slightly, but it's still incredibly rudimentary and it hates two loss teams which is good because I hate them too. It still really favors teams that haven't lost, but I've added some SOS and Conference Strength weight, so it kind of keeps teams in check but not really.

    1. Oregon
    2. Texas
    3. BYU
    4. Pittsburgh
    5. Miami (FL)
    6. Indiana
    7. Penn State
    8. Iowa State
    9. Army
    10. Texas Tech
    11. Navy
    12. Liberty
    13. Kansas State
    14. Texas A&M
    15. Clemson
    16. LSU
    17. Nebraska
    18. Boise State
    19. Notre Dame
    20. SMU
    21. Syracuse
    22. Alabama
    23. James Madison
    24. Ohio State
    25. UL Monroe

    Some fun facts: -It rates the SEC highest of all conferences (I have each conference start out level and it adjusts their strength based on out-of-conference performance; I haven't actually looked at these records so I can't speak to the validity of it). Followed by: Big Ten, ACC, Big 12, Pac-12 (congrats OSU and WSU for keeping it above the Group of 5 conferences). -It thinks that Florida State has had the more difficult schedule up to this point and that Army has had the softest.

  • Hey everyone! Sorry for being silent the first half of this season...real life got in the way of football polling. But I'm back, and I've made some changes to my algorithm from last year. The overview/highlights:

    • Fully computer poll, based primarily on the ranking of your opponents and secondarily how much your margin of victory/defeat was
    • The full season is re-run each week with the current week's rankings. So if you beat a top-10 team in Week 1, but later in the season that top-10 team isn't ranked, then that win doesn't benefit your current ranking as much as it originally did
    • Poll is agnostic towards conference, pre-season rankings, weekly AP polls, etc. There aren't any name recognition bumps here, it's purely based on resume
    • The number in parenthesis after the team's name are the behind-the-scenes points that determines the ranking (on a scale from 1 to 134), so you can get an idea of how closely some teams are ranked to each other (an how much stronger Texas is than the next team)
    1. Texas (1) | 6 - 0 | LW: 2 (+1)
    2. Oregon (11.79) | 6 - 0 | LW: 3 (+1)
    3. BYU (13.85) | 6 - 0 | LW: 6 (+3)
    4. Ohio State (14.85) | 5 - 1 | LW: 1 (-3)
    5. Indiana (15.21) | 6 - 0 | LW: 5 ( - )
    6. Penn State (16.25) | 6 - 0 | LW: 4 (-2)
    7. Iowa State (17.42) | 6 - 0 | LW: 9 (+2)
    8. Miami (17.69) | 6 - 0 | LW: 8 ( - )
    9. Alabama (18.09) | 5 - 1 | LW: 7 (-2)
    10. Army (21.81) | 6 - 0 | LW: 11 (+1)
    11. Notre Dame (23.17) | 5 - 1 | LW: 16 (+5)
    12. Navy (23.17) | 5 - 0 | LW: 10 (-2)
    13. Pittsburgh (23.88) | 6 - 0 | LW: 13 ( - )
    14. Boise State (26.03) | 5 - 1 | LW: 17 (+3)
    15. Texas A&M (27.32) | 5 - 1 | LW: 15 ( - )
    16. Georgia (28.7) | 5 - 1 | LW: 12 (-4)
    17. Kansas State (28.76) | 5 - 1 | LW: 18 (+1)
    18. SMU (28.87) | 5 - 1 | LW: 19 (+1)
    19. Clemson (30.12) | 5 - 1 | LW: 20 (+1)
    20. James Madison (30.21) | 5 - 1 | LW: 33 (+13)
    21. Washington State (31.03) | 5 - 1 | LW: 21 ( - )
    22. Texas Tech (31.81) | 5 - 1 | LW: 24 (+2)
    23. Missouri (32.18) | 5 - 1 | LW: 26 (+3)
    24. Tennessee (33.28) | 5 - 1 | LW: 25 (+1)
    25. Nebraska (34.16) | 5 - 1 | LW: 22 (-3)

    • Welcome back! Hopefully things are going alright now. If you missed it, we're running a cfp seeding contest this season to try and boost engagement a little as well.

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