hokies220 Ballot for 2019 Week 2
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Sept. 3, 2019, 9:34 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Beginning of the year my poll will likely look controversial because FCS wins don't count, and you have to have a winning record to be ranked. I try to remove all bias and go purely by what has happened on the field. I'm never quite satisfied with the result so I'll tweak it from time to time. With only one game played there's no data for strength of schedule or how good a win is yet. Wins are the most important thing to my poll,total number of points is first criteria then there are sort of tiers for P5> P5 G5> P5 P5> G5 G5> G5 as well as away>neutral>home games. Anywho, within a few weeks it will look more like a normal poll. As always I'll never put two teams from the same conference in the top four, those results will always be settled on the field.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Huge win over P5 neutral site |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Three possession win over P5 on the road |
| 3 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Huge win over P5 at home |
| 4 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Big win over P5 on the road. |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Big win over P5 on the road. |
| 6 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Win over P5 on the road. |
| 7 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Win over P5 on the road. |
| 8 |
Georgia State Panthers
|
Win over P5 on the road. |
| 9 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Multiple possession win over P5 at home. |
| 10 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
Murdered USF on the road. |
| 11 |
Auburn Tigers
|
Neutral site P5 comeback win. 11-20 are all tied in points. |
| 12 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
Neutral site P5 win. |
| 13 |
Florida Gators
|
'Neutral' site P5 win. |
| 14 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
Home P5 win. |
| 15 |
Wyoming Cowboys
|
Home P5 win. |
| 16 |
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
|
Home P5 win. |
| 17 |
Nevada Wolf Pack
|
Home P5 win. |
| 18 |
Memphis Tigers
|
Home P5 win.  |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
Normally a home win over a G5 isn't enough to get you ranked, sorry OU and OSU, unless you really destroy them. |
| 20 |
Washington State Cougars
|
Like Wazzu did. |
| 21 |
Boston College Eagles
|
P5 win at home. |
| 22 |
Utah Utes
|
I consider BYU to be G5, but props to Utah for not losing on the road like several other P5 teams. |
| 23 |
Syracuse Orange
|
Shutout G5 win on the road. |
| 24 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
I'm as shocked as you are. |
| 25 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Just sneaking in. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1.42 |
| 3 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
10.46 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
4.43 |
| 7 |
Boise State Broncos
|
2.09 |
| 8 |
Georgia State Panthers
|
15.57 |
| 9 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
4.82 |
| 10 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.63 |
| 11 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
8.39 |
| 13 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
1.27 |
| 15 |
Wyoming Cowboys
|
6.53 |
| 16 |
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
|
8.72 |
| 17 |
Nevada Wolf Pack
|
6.66 |
| 18 |
Memphis Tigers
|
2.98 |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
-2.75 |
| 20 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Boston College Eagles
|
2.23 |
| 22 |
Utah Utes
|
-1.34 |
| 23 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.81 |
| 25 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
-2.23 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Oklahoma Sooners
|
5.43 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
5.27 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
3.28 |
Texas Longhorns
|
3.27 |
Washington Huskies
|
2.57 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
2.30 |
UCF Knights
|
1.18 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.96 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.82 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.53 |
Total Score: 108.92