Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 7, 2018, 4:47 p.m.
Overall Rationale: This is going to look a little screwy this week, but I’m trying two new principles that will reduce some of my human judgement in the ballot:1) For this week, and the bar will shift as the number decreases, no undefeated team will be ranked lower than No. 15, as there are currently 11 undefeated teams. Once that number goes into single digits, it will be no lower than 10th. 2) Head-to-head, in instances where the difference in record is 2 games or fewer more, beats out record. I know these will be controversial (though they shouldn’t be), but in a sport where I physically cannot watch every game, these will help guide my judgement.
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.92 |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
4 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 0.37 |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | -0.83 |
6 | Clemson Tigers | -0.57 |
7 | UCF Knights | 0.17 |
8 | LSU Tigers | 0.79 |
9 | NC State Wolfpack | 1.07 |
10 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
11 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 1.75 |
12 | Auburn Tigers | 2.39 |
13 | Washington Huskies | 0.00 |
14 | Colorado Buffaloes | 0.18 |
15 | Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors | 9.98 |
16 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
17 | Penn State Nittany Lions | -1.40 |
18 | Oklahoma Sooners | -1.18 |
19 | Michigan Wolverines | -1.31 |
20 | Wisconsin Badgers | -0.13 |
21 | Stanford Cardinal | 1.40 |
22 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.00 |
23 | Oregon Ducks | -0.27 |
24 | Kentucky Wildcats | -0.85 |
25 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
---|---|
Florida Gators | 2.94 |
USF Bulls | 0.23 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs | 0.09 |
Total Score: 28.86