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TheJeemTeam Ballot for 2019 Week 3

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 9, 2019, 8:04 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My poll is a hybrid. I take the results of a computer poll of my own creation and split the teams into tiers based on where it makes sense to break the values. I then look at just the teams within the tiers and re-rank within them based on my observations and feelings of the teams.Computer poll has a preseason component and a performance-based component. I phase the preseason component out as the season goes along. For this week, the preseason component is still 70% of the overall calculation.

Rank Team Reason
1 Clemson Tigers 1/1 in Tier Aa: Only team in Tier
2 Alabama Crimson Tide 1/1 in Tier Ab: Only team in Tier
3 Georgia Bulldogs 1/1 in Tier Ac: Only team in Tier
4 LSU Tigers 1/1 in Tier Ad: Only team in Tier
5 Auburn Tigers 1/3 in Tier B: Win over Oregon is most impressive of the team's in this tier, even though it was a close last-second win.
6 Ohio State Buckeyes 2/3 in Tier B: Impressive win over Cincinnati after seeming to let up in the 2nd half of their opening game against FAU. Struggled picking between them and Auburn for first in this tier.
7 Michigan State Spartans 3/3 in Tier B: My computer loves this team, ranking them 5th overall. I hd to bump them to the bottom of the tier though bc they haven't played a well-regarded team yet and struggled in their opener against Tulsa.
8 Michigan Wolverines 1/2 in Tier C: Despite the close 2OT win over Army, they are a well-regarded team. Notre Dame has only played one game and they weren't exactly impressive in it, so going with Michigan ahead of them.
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2/2 in Tier C: Less data points than most other teams with the bye this weekend. As a result, Michigan is bumped ahead of them for now.
10 Oklahoma Sooners 1/2 in Tier D: Despite Oregon's quality loss, it's easy to go with the undefeated Sooners ahead of them.
11 Oregon Ducks 2/2 in Tier D: See Oklahoma explanation.
12 Wisconsin Badgers 1/5 in Tier E: Rewarding Wisconsin for having yet to give up a point through two games. Will learn a lot more about them this weekend against Michigan though.
13 Penn State Nittany Lions 2/5 in Tier E: Struggled in the 1st half against Buffalo, which puts them behind the Badgers.
14 Iowa Hawkeyes 3/5 in Tier E
15 Florida Gators 4/5 in Tier E
16 Oklahoma State Cowboys 5/5 in Tier E
17 Utah Utes 1/2 in Tier F: Utah has played a slightly more challenging schedule than UCF, giving them the edge for now.
18 UCF Knights 2/2 in Tier F
19 USC Trojans 1/4 in Tier G: Big win over Stanford this past weekend puts them at the top of this tier.
20 Washington State Cougars 2/4 in Tier G: Don't really know who they are until they play a more well-regarded team. Going with get for now in this slot.
21 TCU Horned Frogs 3/4 in Tier G: Same as the rationale given for Washington State.
22 Mississippi State Bulldogs 4/4 in Tier G: Given up double digit points to what should be significantly inferior opponents. This puts them at the bottom of this tier.
23 Texas A&M Aggies 1/3 in Tier H: Despite loss to Clemson, they still seem to be the best team in this tier.
24 Boise State Broncos 1/3 in Tier H: Unimpressive in win over Marshall
25 Iowa State Cyclones 3/3 in Tier H: Happy El Assico Week!

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