Hey_Its_Roomie Ballot for 2018 Week 8
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 15, 2018, 5:13 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Formula has been revised again (somewhat). Still all the same criteria, just slightly re-proportioned, to better fit my intentions and fix a problem that teams were in the Top 44 and 25 were getting bonus points because their opponents had to play them as Top 25/44 teams (bad circular logic that only propelled the people already in the front egregiously). Still a hybrid poll though overall, and helps adjust teams in certain aspects. In the meanwhile, so long PSU, Wisconsin and Washington! RIP your playoff dreams.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Another rough win for ND, but with Clemson on bye-week, ND's 7 FBS wins to Clemson's 5 is enough justification for ND to take the leap for this week. |
| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
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| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 4 |
LSU Tigers
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| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 6 |
Florida Gators
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| 7 |
Michigan Wolverines
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| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
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| 9 |
NC State Wolfpack
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| 10 |
Kentucky Wildcats
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| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 12 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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| 13 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
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Iowa's the highest ranked B1G West member, and Top 15. Just like we all expected. |
| 14 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
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| 15 |
Appalachian State Mountaineers
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With the upsets and drastic growth of 2-loss teams, App State finally has enough argument to not only appear, but surge in the rankings, and become the top G5 as well. |
| 16 |
UCF Knights
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UCF was lackluster in their first real opponent of the season. But the ugly win is always better than a pretty loss; UCF continues their win-streak and hops over USF as they continue to falter endlessly. |
| 17 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
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| 18 |
USF Bulls
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How are you guys still undefeated? |
| 19 |
Army West Point
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Army becomes the top 2-loss team, as the group of them finally appear in my poll. Actually Army is supposed to have been ranked for the past 2 or 3 according to my computer rankings, but I felt the 2-loss teams didn't quite have a resume to compare (even with Army having 1 of them in OT). But now they're up here and set to continue rising. |
| 20 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 21 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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| 22 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
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| 23 |
USC Trojans
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| 24 |
Duke Blue Devils
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| 25 |
Stanford Cardinal
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.71 |
| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.43 |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.94 |
| 4 |
LSU Tigers
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0.05 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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-1.21 |
| 6 |
Florida Gators
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0.93 |
| 7 |
Michigan Wolverines
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0.00 |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.55 |
| 10 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.37 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.16 |
| 13 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
1.00 |
| 14 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Appalachian State Mountaineers
|
3.18 |
| 16 |
UCF Knights
|
-0.71 |
| 17 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
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0.00 |
| 18 |
USF Bulls
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0.00 |
| 19 |
Army West Point
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6.05 |
| 20 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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0.00 |
| 21 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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3.82 |
| 22 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
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0.00 |
| 23 |
USC Trojans
|
0.54 |
| 24 |
Duke Blue Devils
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0.00 |
| 25 |
Stanford Cardinal
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0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Oregon Ducks
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2.42 |
Washington Huskies
|
1.41 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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0.87 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.35 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.20 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.19 |
Total Score: 26.06