boonamobile Ballot for 2018 Week 5
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Sept. 23, 2018, 12:16 p.m.
Overall Rationale: This is my second year using a backward-looking computer poll that evaluates every team's ENTIRE resume from scratch each week. Rankings depend on your record, each of your opponents' records throughout the season (a rough SoS metric), and each of your opponents' opponents' records (a 'second order' SoS metric), with weight given to relative competition level (FCS, G5, P5). **NEW THIS YEAR:** The algorithm now accounts for margin of victory and 'game control' (% of points scored by each team), as well as head-to-head outcomes. **Primary shortcomings:** Common opponents are not factored in, and all FCS teams are treated as equal. Questions, comments, concerns, suggestions, and obscenities are all welcome.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Alabama continues to separate itself from the pack |
| 2 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 4 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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| 5 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
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| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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| 7 |
Clemson Tigers
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| 8 |
Colorado Buffaloes
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| 9 |
Duke Blue Devils
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| 10 |
Kentucky Wildcats
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| 11 |
Stanford Cardinal
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| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 13 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
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| 14 |
NC State Wolfpack
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| 15 |
LSU Tigers
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| 16 |
Maryland Terrapins
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Texas was actually ahead of Maryland by points this week, but I switched them due to Maryland's head-to-head victory. |
| 17 |
Texas Longhorns
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| 18 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
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| 19 |
Michigan Wolverines
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| 20 |
North Texas Mean Green
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| 21 |
Wisconsin Badgers
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| 22 |
Michigan State Spartans
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| 23 |
Syracuse Orange
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| 24 |
Boise State Broncos
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| 25 |
Buffalo Bulls
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
1.53 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.84 |
| 5 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
1.19 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.90 |
| 7 |
Clemson Tigers
|
-0.51 |
| 8 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
4.93 |
| 9 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
1.11 |
| 10 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.50 |
| 11 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
-0.54 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-1.22 |
| 13 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
7.37 |
| 14 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
4.78 |
| 15 |
LSU Tigers
|
-2.19 |
| 16 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
8.60 |
| 17 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.82 |
| 18 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
6.23 |
| 19 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
North Texas Mean Green
|
1.09 |
| 21 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
-0.21 |
| 22 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.30 |
| 25 |
Buffalo Bulls
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Auburn Tigers
|
2.73 |
Washington Huskies
|
2.58 |
UCF Knights
|
1.81 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
1.04 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.61 |
California Golden Bears
|
0.32 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.48 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.17 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.15 |
Total Score: 54.74