Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 1, 2017, 12:43 p.m.
Overall Rationale: This is a resume-based ballot which only considers the quality of opponents played to date. This early in the year I am still mostly relying on S&P+ (and Sagarin rankings of FCS teams), but I've begun making adjustments determined by my eye test at this point. Like most entirely backwards-looking ballots, it's going to have some wonky outcomes until midseason, but those are getting rarer at this point.  I award a fixed-value undefeated bonus which diminishes in relative value over the course of the season; we're now seeing one-loss teams start to overcome that barrier. The strangest results at this point are well-regarded teams whose best game is an early loss to an even better team ... that'll smooth out as the season goes on and they rack up wins.
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 |
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0.00 |
2 |
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0.00 |
3 |
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0.51 |
4 |
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2.65 |
5 |
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0.38 |
6 |
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-0.23 |
7 |
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2.32 |
8 |
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0.00 |
9 |
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0.00 |
10 |
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-1.92 |
11 |
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0.00 |
12 |
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13.00 |
13 |
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0.94 |
14 |
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6.55 |
15 |
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2.79 |
16 |
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-3.36 |
17 |
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-0.20 |
18 |
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0.01 |
19 |
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-0.53 |
20 |
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0.00 |
21 |
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4.11 |
22 |
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3.09 |
23 |
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-0.37 |
24 |
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0.00 |
25 |
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-2.95 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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2.96 |
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2.22 |
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1.08 |
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0.55 |
Total Score: 52.71