calidoc Ballot for 2017 Week 7
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 8, 2017, 5:50 p.m.
Overall Rationale: 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.I will manually move some teams at the end of my rankings, this is mostly 15-25 which gets muddled with ties.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
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Reigning champs. Will be #1 until shown something otherwise. |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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| 5 |
TCU Horned Frogs
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| 6 |
Washington State Cougars
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| 7 |
Washington Huskies
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| 8 |
Auburn Tigers
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| 9 |
Wisconsin Badgers
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| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 11 |
USC Trojans
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| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
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| 13 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 14 |
NC State Wolfpack
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| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 16 |
Michigan Wolverines
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| 17 |
San Diego State Aztecs
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| 18 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
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| 19 |
USF Bulls
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| 20 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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| 21 |
UCF Knights
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| 22 |
Michigan State Spartans
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| 23 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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| 24 |
Navy Midshipmen
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| 25 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.27 |
| 9 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
|
0.15 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.03 |
| 14 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.83 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
USF Bulls
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.30 |
| 21 |
UCF Knights
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.00 |
Stanford Cardinal