calidoc Ballot for 2017 Week 3
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Sept. 10, 2017, 12:49 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Beginning of season this is still off. The model uses a "game score" mechanic. You get points for beating an opponent and lose points for losing to your opponent. Points gained are equal to the rank of the opponent in the prior week (i.e. if you beat #1 you get 131 points, if you lose to #1 you lose 1). Strength of Schedule and overall W/L rank are added. Additionally, I factor in my ballot from last week and /r/CFB rankings from last week to balance it out. Adding my ranking and the /r/CFB ranking helps break up the ties that the model creates because opponents have similar game scores at the start of the season.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
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Still the reigning champs. Will be #1 until given a reason to be otherwise. In week two, looked good against a good Auburn defense. |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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Bama gonna be Bama. |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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Hell of a game against OSU. Hopefully they keep it up. |
| 4 |
USC Trojans
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I docked them last week for not beating WMU handily, but they proved me wrong with the performance against Stanford. |
| 5 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
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| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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| 7 |
Washington Huskies
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| 8 |
Michigan Wolverines
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| 9 |
Florida State Seminoles
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| 10 |
LSU Tigers
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| 11 |
Wisconsin Badgers
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| 12 |
Colorado Buffaloes
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| 13 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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Georgia may need to be higher. |
| 14 |
Auburn Tigers
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Lost, but defense was good. Offense needs a lot of work. |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
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| 16 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 17 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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The model actually dropped OSU to #25. I manually moved them up. |
| 18 |
Washington State Cougars
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The model actually wants WSU up to #10. That's obviously too high for the moment, but I'm excited to see what WSU does. |
| 19 |
Kansas State Wildcats
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| 20 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
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| 21 |
Stanford Cardinal
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| 22 |
TCU Horned Frogs
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| 23 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
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| 24 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
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| 25 |
UCLA Bruins
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.64 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.31 |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.17 |
| 10 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
2.42 |
| 13 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.37 |
| 15 |
Utah Utes
|
2.43 |
| 16 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.31 |
| 18 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.19 |
| 19 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
-0.60 |
| 21 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
-0.02 |
| 23 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.12 |
| 24 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
Louisville Cardinals
Tennessee Volunteers