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Fmeson Ballot for 2018 Week 2

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 5, 2018, 12:40 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer model as before, but this time I combined preseason rankings + first week results in an OLS model to predict final rankings. For teams that played FCS opponents, I assumed the strength of the opponent was just a bit lower than the lowest FBS teams. This produced the best predictive power. Iowa is the one team that stands out here. Is Iowa a good team? Yes. Is it a  #11 team? Probably not, but we'll have to wait and see. Ole Miss should take #22, but it seems to be missing from the poll. 

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