About The Poll
The /r/CFB Poll is the weekly top 25 NCAA college football poll build by and for members of /r/CFB, the home of college football on reddit. Each week a representative sample of users from the "subreddit" submit ballots that collectively are meant to take a pulse on the opinions of /r/CFB's userbase.
Poll voters have been selected from an annual application process and are required to participate in the poll for as long as they are a voting member. Each season new members are selected based upon the quality of their contributions on /r/CFB as well as the balance needs of the poll to make sure that the sample of voters is representative of the fanbases that are most active.
Each year the poll has steadily grown both in terms of number of voters, the number of fanbases represented, and the amount of effort expended upon voting and the analysis done to highlight the votes. Each week, in addition to the results being made available on this site, a weekly thread is posted to /r/CFB (example) to give voters and non-voters the opportunity to discuss the votes and the rationale they used in selecting their entries. The /r/CFB Poll is committed to openness in the voting procedures and in the votes and releases every ballot to the public each week so that the results are as transparent as possible.
John (/u/sirgippy)
FAQ
Q: What's the process for becoming a poll voter?
A: Voters are invited through an application process meant to reward those who've been long time participants, to encourage variety in terms of the outcome of the votes, and in order to maintain a representative balance of sub users so that the poll is representative of the overall body. The application is typically posted in late July or early August and is active for at least a week.
Q: How do you determine who gets selected?
A: The qualities we're looking for are as follows:
- How long a user has been participating on /r/CFB (usually the minimum required here is 1+ years, but there are rare exceptions).
- How much a user contributes to /r/CFB and the quality of those contributions
- Participation in poll threads
- Evaluation of application responses
- Poll balance needs in terms of conference and teams, proportional to the /r/CFB userbase
The following are not directly considered:
- The applicant's status as a current or former player, coach, or member of the press
- Whether the user intends to submit results from a computer algorithm or not
- How much football an applicant professes to watch
- How many times an applicant has applied
Q: I missed the poll application and/or wasn't selected for an invite. What can I do to participate in the poll?
A: Please feel free to join the conversation in the weekly poll results. As poll thread participation is one of the criteria used to select new voters, this will improve your application should you apply again next year.
Additionally, all users in good standing may participate in the poll as provisional voters, whether they were selected or not. To participate as a provisional voter, login to the site, go to "My Ballots" and apply.
Q: How many people normally get selected? How many apply?
A: The number of people selected is a function of how many current participants there are and the quality of the applications received. Number of applications has ranged between 200 and 1,200 over the last seven years. The number selected varies, but is usually in the ballpark of 50-60.
Q: How many voters are there?
A: There are a little over 400 voters in the total pool. Notionally the goal is for at least 300 ballots to be submitted each week, but current participation rates mean we usually get more than that.
Q: Do returning voters need to reapply each year?
A: As long as they meet the participation requirement, no.
Q: What is the participation requirement to remain a voter?
A: Starting with Week 4 of each season, voters are asked to miss no more than three weeks per season in order to maintain their vote. The first three weeks are optional, with no penalty to activity records.
Q: Are post-season ineligible teams able to receive votes?
A: Currently, yes. Voters are under no obligation to vote for such teams, however, and no guidance is provided in how to consider them.
Q: Are FCS and other lower division teams eligible to receive votes?
A: Yes, by request. Voters are under no obligation to vote for such teams, however, and no guidance is provided in how to consider them.
How To Contribute
Become A Provisional Voter And Vote In The Poll
Starting with the 2022-23 season, any users in good standing on the sub are welcome to sign up and vote on the site as provisional voters. Simply login, go to "My Ballots", and click apply.
Submit feedback on GitHub ... Or Even Fix It Yourself
Spot a bug? Have an idea for a killer new feature? Submit it for review on the issue board for future development consideration.
Feeling extra helpful? Build the feature yourself and submit a pull request. The poll site is open source under the MIT license, so feel free to fork the code yourself and go wild.
https://github.com/redditCFB/rcfbpoll3
Buy Me A Coffee
Setting aside the time invested, maintaining the poll requires some modest hosting and development costs. I have run the poll site for years on my own dime and am happy to do so, but any tips are much appreciated.
https://ko-fi.com/sirgippy
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