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theb52 Ballot for 2018 Week 4

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 18, 2018, 9:58 a.m.

Overall Rationale: About halfway through last season, I finally accomplished my goal of creating a computer poll that isn't a dumpster fire. This year, I've extinguished some of the flames further. My poll starts with all FBS teams tied for best and all FCS teams tied for worst. From there, teams are ranked "down" (where number 1 is the best team) and "up" (where number 254 (sum of FBS+FCS teams) is the best team). Then each week if you beat a team, you gain their "up" rank or lose their "down" rank. For example, if TAMU beats Alabama this weekend, they would gain Alabama's "up" rank (254 points) to their score. If TAMU loses to Alabama this weekend, the would lose Alabama's "down" rank (-1 points) to their score. It follows that if Alabama loses, the lose TAMU's "down" rank (-17 points) and if Alabama wins, they gain TAMU's "up" rank (237 points). This means teams who win against higher ranked opponents are highly rewarded, but teams who lose games to higher ranked opponents don't lose too many points (Q U A L I T Y L O S S). It follows that teams who beat low ranked opponents don't gain many points, and teams who lose to low ranked opponents are punished hard. Byes are 0 points, and any DII team is ranked the same as the lowest team. FIRST 5 OUT: SCAR (96.750), Marshall (95.750), Ole Miss (94.333), Syracuse (92.000), Buffalo (88.333) Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vfPfJOHSxeQMODazBVyyw5--rChCpKfak4uDuWhZf80/edit?usp=sharing 

Rank Team Reason
1 Alabama Crimson Tide 179.333
2 Duke Blue Devils 175.833
3 Stanford Cardinal 173.167
4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 166.000
5 Boston College Eagles 161.500
6 Washington State Cougars 156.333
7 Penn State Nittany Lions 155.500
8 USF Bulls 149.333
9 NC State Wolfpack 149.000, Tied with Virginia Tech for 9th
10 Virginia Tech Hokies 149.000, Tied with NC State for 9th
11 Georgia Bulldogs 140.333
12 Ohio State Buckeyes 140.000
13 LSU Tigers 137.667
14 Indiana Hoosiers 129.000
15 Mississippi State Bulldogs 127.167
16 Clemson Tigers 118.833, Edged out TAMU by less than a point!
17 Texas A&M Aggies 118.000, behind Clemson by less than a point!
18 West Virginia Mountaineers 115.750, ahead of OK St by less than 0.1!
19 Oklahoma State Cowboys 115.667, behind WVU by less than 0.1!
20 Oklahoma Sooners 111.167
21 California Golden Bears 106.333
22 BYU Cougars 103.500
23 Virginia Cavaliers 101.333
24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 99.167
25 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 97.750

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