prof1le Ballot for 2017 Week 5
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Sept. 25, 2017, 8:40 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I built a computer rating system that takes mostly simple statistics that do include strength of schedule and margin of victory to create what I think is a pretty good general ranking. To avoid weird early season rankings, I added a "bias" score. This score starts with the AP preseason poll and uses it entirely in the first week, and less and less so as the season goes on. After week 6, the ranking no longer uses the bias. My system isn't perfect though, so I add my own "eye test" to the rankings is provides. I will never move a team more than 5 spots from where the computer ranks it, as any farther and I think it would be more my ranking than the computers
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
1.00 |
| 6 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.89 |
| 11 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.64 |
| 12 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.36 |
| 14 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.55 |
| 15 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
-0.53 |
| 16 |
USF Bulls
|
0.28 |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.60 |
| 18 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
5.81 |
| 20 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.85 |
| 24 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
-0.50 |
| 25 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Miami Hurricanes
|
1.34 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.17 |
Total Score: 13.51