Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 1, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
Overall Rationale: The main basis for this ranking is to determine the most DESERVING teams so far. This means that I might rank a team that I think is worse than another team higher if they have a better resume so far. I also don't consider FCS teams or games against FCS teams since they have a different scholarship limit and don't have the same playoffs. To do this, I first create a rating for each team which is a consensus of the 25 most accurate computer polls in the past 5 years. This is my basis for how good a team is. I then use that rating to compare wins between 2 different teams against each other. Teams are also not punished for playing against better teams when compared to other teams. For example, if Team A is 11-1 and their loss was to the #1 team, while Team B is 12-0 and their best win was against the #10 team, Team A would not be punished for their loss, and if it was close they would be rewarded. I also don't care if Team C beats the #97 best team by 50 points while Team D beats the #40 best team by only 7. A win against a good team is better than a blow out win against a bad team. However, a blow out win against a good team is better than a close win against an equally good team.
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.55 |
2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.59 |
3 | LSU Tigers | 0.14 |
4 | Auburn Tigers | 1.36 |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | -0.08 |
6 | Kentucky Wildcats | 0.97 |
7 | Florida Gators | 4.22 |
8 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -4.58 |
9 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 0.00 |
10 | Clemson Tigers | -1.34 |
11 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 3.25 |
12 | Washington Huskies | 0.00 |
13 | Stanford Cardinal | 0.00 |
14 | Oregon Ducks | 0.75 |
15 | Penn State Nittany Lions | -0.37 |
16 | Oklahoma Sooners | -4.55 |
17 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 7.73 |
18 | Maryland Terrapins | 6.68 |
19 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
20 | NC State Wolfpack | 0.00 |
21 | Wisconsin Badgers | -0.20 |
22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 2.88 |
23 | San Diego State Aztecs | 2.17 |
24 | TCU Horned Frogs | 0.83 |
25 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 0.23 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
---|---|
UCF Knights | 2.38 |
Michigan Wolverines | 2.30 |
Miami Hurricanes | 1.62 |
Colorado Buffaloes | 0.49 |
Michigan State Spartans | 0.35 |
Total Score: 50.61