Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Nov. 19, 2017, 2:43 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I took the BROHM methodology from u/factorialite but with a few minor changes. First, this ranking system is pretty bad (though amusingly quite good in some ways, a la finding Clemson/OU/Alabama highly ranked).The way BROHM works is I have assigned P5 teams 150 points to start, G5 teams 100 points, FCS Playoff (last year) teams 75 points (which they cannot gain or lose but just stay at 75 always) and all other FCS teams 50 points (which again, cannot gain or lose but just stay at 50 points),For each game, a team contributes half of its points into the game pool (so if a P5 team starts against another P5 team they each contribute 75 points). Then, they take out points based on their pythagorean share in that game (PointsFOR^2/(PointsFOR^2+PointsAGAINST^2)). This way, it's possible for a "bad" team to play a "good" team close and ultimately win points despite losing the game. Alternatively, it is possible for a "good" team to win a game and ultimately lose points to a "bad" team by not beating them by enough.UPDATE: Two weeks ago I found a critical error regarding Miami (FL) that was causing it to not garner the points it should have. Due to this I updated the poll methodology to (hopefully) be a less reactive and have less recency-bias.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Miami Hurricanes | Points: 803 Move: 0 |
2 | Wisconsin Badgers | Points: 781 Move: 0 |
3 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Points: 736 Move: 0 |
4 | Clemson Tigers | Points: 700 Move: 0 |
5 | Auburn Tigers | Points: 591 Move: 0 |
6 | Oklahoma Sooners | Points: 548 Move: 2 |
7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Points: 544 Move: 0 |
8 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Points: 480 Move: -2 |
9 | Georgia Bulldogs | Points: 436 Move: 0 |
10 | TCU Horned Frogs | Points: 381 Move: 4 |
11 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Points: 350 Move: 6 |
12 | Iowa State Cyclones | Points:345 Move: -1 |
13 | UCF Knights | Points: 344 Move: -1 |
14 | Northwestern Wildcats | Points: 319 Move: 7 |
15 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Points: 310 Move: -5 |
16 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Points: 306 Move: 0 |
17 | USC Trojans | Points: 295 Move: -4 |
18 | Louisville Cardinals | Points: 286 Move: 18 |
19 | NC State Wolfpack | Points: 278 Move: -1 |
20 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Points: 271 Move: -5 |
21 | Boston College Eagles | Points: 266 Move: 3 |
22 | Texas Longhorns | Points: 266 Move: 22 |
23 | Stanford Cardinal | Points: 259 Move: -1 |
24 | Kansas State Wildcats | Points: 237 Move: 15 |
25 | Washington Huskies | Points: 234 Move: -2 |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.26 |
2 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.35 |
3 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -0.81 |
4 | Clemson Tigers | 0.00 |
5 | Auburn Tigers | 0.25 |
6 | Oklahoma Sooners | -0.28 |
7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.12 |
8 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.88 |
9 | Georgia Bulldogs | -0.62 |
10 | TCU Horned Frogs | 0.00 |
11 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 13.95 |
12 | Iowa State Cyclones | 8.54 |
13 | UCF Knights | -0.17 |
14 | Northwestern Wildcats | 2.41 |
15 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.66 |
16 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -1.80 |
17 | USC Trojans | -1.07 |
18 | Louisville Cardinals | 7.17 |
19 | NC State Wolfpack | 5.90 |
20 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 0.00 |
21 | Boston College Eagles | 4.23 |
22 | Texas Longhorns | 3.10 |
23 | Stanford Cardinal | -0.40 |
24 | Kansas State Wildcats | 1.24 |
25 | Washington Huskies | -2.80 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
---|---|
Washington State Cougars | 3.41 |
Memphis Tigers | 1.82 |
Michigan State Spartans | 1.03 |
LSU Tigers | 1.17 |
USF Bulls | 0.50 |
Virginia Tech Hokies | 0.30 |
Boise State Broncos | 0.12 |
Total Score: 65.37