Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Sept. 30, 2019, 9:54 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I took the BROHM methodology from u/factorialite but with a few minor changes. First, this ranking system is pretty bad (though amusingly quite good in some ways, a la finding Clemson/OU/Alabama highly ranked at the end of last year). The way BROHM works is I have assigned P5 teams 150 points to start, G5 teams 100 points, FCS Playoff (last year) teams 75 points and all other FCS teams 50 points (which they cannot gain or lose but just stay at 50 always. This ends up not mattering much as they don't play enough highly-ranked teams to show up). For each game, a team contributes half of its points into the game pool (so if a P5 team starts against another P5 team they each contribute 75 points). Then, they take out points based on their Pythagorean share in that game (PointsFOR^2/(PointsFOR^2+PointsAGAINST^2)). This way, it's possible for a "bad" team to play a "good" team close and ultimately win points despite losing the game. Alternatively, it is possible for a "good" team to win a game and ultimately lose points to a "bad" team by not beating them by enough.
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.44 |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 1.92 |
4 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
5 | Auburn Tigers | 0.00 |
6 | Washington Huskies | 2.38 |
7 | Clemson Tigers | -0.59 |
8 | Oklahoma Sooners | -0.01 |
9 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.00 |
10 | Florida Gators | 0.00 |
11 | Missouri Tigers | 12.11 |
12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
13 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
14 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 1.68 |
15 | Baylor Bears | 3.17 |
16 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.00 |
17 | TCU Horned Frogs | 7.90 |
18 | Boise State Broncos | 0.00 |
19 | Memphis Tigers | 0.62 |
20 | Iowa State Cyclones | 5.14 |
21 | Michigan State Spartans | 0.00 |
22 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.00 |
23 | LSU Tigers | -4.84 |
24 | SMU Mustangs | 0.00 |
25 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 0.22 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
---|---|
Texas Longhorns | 2.82 |
Utah Utes | 1.35 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 0.50 |
UCF Knights | 0.71 |
Michigan Wolverines | 0.46 |
Virginia Cavaliers | 0.33 |
Total Score: 47.17