Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Dec. 3, 2018, 6:11 p.m.
Overall Rationale: The goal of my rankings is to find the 12 most deserving teams (10 autobids + 2 at-large bids) to put into a hypothetical playoff with 12 teams since that's how it should be. 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. 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. I would also rank a team who went 1-0 against top 10 teams higher than one that went 3-1 against top 10 teams since I know the second team can't always win while I can't say the same about the first.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | |
2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
3 | Clemson Tigers | |
4 | UCF Knights | |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | |
6 | Michigan Wolverines | |
7 | Oklahoma Sooners | |
8 | Washington Huskies | |
9 | Fresno State Bulldogs | |
10 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | |
11 | UAB Blazers | |
12 | Northern Illinois Huskies | |
13 | Georgia Bulldogs | Would be #7 if no autobids |
14 | LSU Tigers | |
15 | Penn State Nittany Lions | |
16 | Missouri Tigers | |
17 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | |
18 | Washington State Cougars | |
19 | Florida Gators | |
20 | Texas A&M Aggies | |
21 | West Virginia Mountaineers | |
22 | Texas Longhorns | |
23 | Kentucky Wildcats | |
24 | Utah Utes | |
25 | Stanford Cardinal |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.46 |
3 | Clemson Tigers | -0.15 |
4 | UCF Knights | 0.23 |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
6 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.73 |
7 | Oklahoma Sooners | -1.80 |
8 | Washington Huskies | 0.00 |
9 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 1.51 |
10 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 5.18 |
11 | UAB Blazers | 13.74 |
12 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 13.17 |
13 | Georgia Bulldogs | -4.24 |
14 | LSU Tigers | 0.00 |
15 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
16 | Missouri Tigers | 1.45 |
17 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 0.14 |
18 | Washington State Cougars | -1.62 |
19 | Florida Gators | -0.95 |
20 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.00 |
21 | West Virginia Mountaineers | -0.89 |
22 | Texas Longhorns | -0.98 |
23 | Kentucky Wildcats | -1.11 |
24 | Utah Utes | -0.79 |
25 | Stanford Cardinal | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Syracuse Orange | 1.45 |
Army West Point | 0.37 |
Boise State Broncos | 0.25 |
Northwestern Wildcats | 0.08 |
Total Score: 51.29