Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Dec. 4, 2017, 7:58 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: Several 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 | Clemson Tigers | Points: 1150 Move: +2 |
2 | Georgia Bulldogs | Points 792 Move: +6 |
3 | Oklahoma Sooners | Points: 733 Move: +6 |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Points: 677 Move: +2 |
5 | Wisconsin Badgers | Points: 629 Move: -3 |
6 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Points: 503 Move: -1 |
7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Points: 469 Move: +2 |
8 | Auburn Tigers | Points: 427 Move: -7 |
9 | Pittsburgh Panthers | Points 356 Move +1 |
10 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Points: 321 Move: +3 |
11 | Iowa State Cyclones | Points 318 Move: +4 |
12 | Northwestern Wildcats | Points: 318 Move: +6 |
13 | Washington Huskies | Points: 317 Move: +1 |
14 | Boston College Eagles | Points: 309 Move: +7 |
15 | Stanford Cardinal | Points: 305 Move: -3 |
16 | NC State Wolfpack | Points: 303 Move +1 |
17 | UCF Knights | Points: 301 Move: +2 |
18 | USC Trojans | Points: 300 Move: -2 |
19 | Louisville Cardinals | Points: 297 Move +7 |
20 | Virginia Tech Hokies | Points: 290 Move: +2 |
21 | Kansas State Wildcats | Points: 285 Move: +3 |
22 | TCU Horned Frogs | Points: 267 Move: -11 |
23 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Points: 265 Move: +4 |
24 | Iowa Hawkeyes | Points: 254 Move: -4 |
25 | LSU Tigers | Points: 230 Move: -2 |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Clemson Tigers | 0.00 |
2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
5 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.41 |
6 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 1.26 |
7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -0.06 |
8 | Auburn Tigers | 0.00 |
9 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 16.18 |
10 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 1.69 |
11 | Iowa State Cyclones | 14.09 |
12 | Northwestern Wildcats | 2.18 |
13 | Washington Huskies | 0.00 |
14 | Boston College Eagles | 11.18 |
15 | Stanford Cardinal | 0.00 |
16 | NC State Wolfpack | 4.61 |
17 | UCF Knights | -1.88 |
18 | USC Trojans | -3.45 |
19 | Louisville Cardinals | 5.98 |
20 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 0.00 |
21 | Kansas State Wildcats | 4.21 |
22 | TCU Horned Frogs | -2.65 |
23 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 2.24 |
24 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 1.15 |
25 | LSU Tigers | -1.37 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
---|---|
Miami Hurricanes | 6.90 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 2.97 |
Michigan State Spartans | 1.97 |
Memphis Tigers | 1.29 |
Washington State Cougars | 1.24 |
Boise State Broncos | 0.09 |
USF Bulls | 0.14 |
Total Score: 89.22