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Charlemagne42 Ballot for 2019 Week 7

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 6, 2019, 1:45 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Hybrid mode with decreasing human weight each week. Full computer mode coming in 1-2 weeks. Computer 90%, human 10%. FORMAT: (Original computer score +/- Human adjustment -> Final score; Original computer rank -> Hybrid rank). SELF-ASSESSMENT: 16 iterations (-8 from last week). 10% maximum human adjustment (-10%). 20 teams adjusted (-3). Human footprint size: 34.4 (-22.3)

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes (308 + 0 -> 308; 1 -> 1) Finally, the computer's #1 is the hybrid poll's #1. Finally, LSU is not the #1 team in my rankings. Finally, Ohio State is unquestioned, unbeaten, and uninteresting. (+1 from last week)
2 LSU Tigers (238 + 23 -> 261; 3 -> 2) Not a whole lot to say, other than to comment that LSU's best win wasn't as convincing as Ohio State's. The computer takes over completely soon, so LSU will have to outdo Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, and company to stay perched up here. (-1)
3 Florida Gators (279 - 27 -> 252; 2 -> 3) With their defeat of Auburn, Florida somehow managed to extend the SEC circlejerk in the only possible way which could put them so high, *and* five conference members in the top 7. Their schedule down the stretch doesn't lend itself to maintaining this position, and computers aren't afraid to make... adjustments. (+12)
4 Georgia Bulldogs (226 + 0 -> 226; 5 -> 4)  Well, the Dawgs finally had an opportunity. Clemson played their toughest opponent yet, BYE, and couldn't come away with a win. Georgia moves up with a much more convincing win over the quaint Knoxville satellite campus of the University of Tennessee syst -- wait, no, I'm hearing that the Knoxville campus is in fact the *main* campus. Well this is awkward. (+1)
5 Wisconsin Badgers (234 - 23 -> 211; 4 -> 5) Jonathan Taylor had 13 TDs on 6 carries for a total of 9001 yards against Kent State, cementing not only this year's Heisman, but retroactive Heismans for every year he's been in college. (+4)
6 Alabama Crimson Tide (188 + 18 -> 206; 10 -> 6) I can't keep propping up the Bamas and Clemsons of the world on only the dominance we suspect they're probably capable of. At some point, for the computer to agree with the humans, Bama will have to sack up and play somebody that actually participates in the sport of football. Next week will not be that week. (-3)
7 Auburn Tigers (223 - 22 -> 201; 6 -> 7) Auburn has been so far ahead for so long, that one measly loss can't keep them down. The only cure for the zombie Auburn voodoo is to beat them again, and again, and again, until they're 5-7 and not bowl eligible. (-1)
8 Penn State Nittany Lions (192 + 0 -> 192; 9 -> 8) (+0)
9 Clemson Tigers (173 + 6 -> 179; 13 -> 9) Much like Bama, a bunch of wins over childrens' schools for the blind, deaf, and paraplegic aren't going to prop them up in the computer's estimation. Unlike Bama, Clemson almost lost to one of those schools. The computer *knows*. (-5)
10 Oklahoma Sooners (162 + 16 -> 178; 18 -> 10) And like Bama and Clemson, Oklahoma has a bunch of wins against teams whose new objective, after failing to topple the Sooners, seems to be to lose as many games as possible. Next week offers a premium opportunity to get the "Florida Bump" in this computer's estimation. (-3)
11 Texas Longhorns (192 - 15 -> 177; 8 -> 11) Texas looked awful in a win over WVU. Interceptions should have given that game away, and Texas was bailed out only by WVU obligingly throwing even more interceptions. (-1)
12 Boise State Broncos (166 + 10 -> 176; 16 -> 12) Quietly tidying up the MWC. (-1)
13 SMU Mustangs (194 - 19 -> 175; 7 -> 13) New rule: for a G5 team to be ranked, they must be made of horses. (+6)
14 Memphis Tigers (184 - 10 -> 174; 12 -> 14) Or Tigers, I suppose. Although that could be from confusion with the 4 other Tigers in these rankings. (+0)
15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (188 - 15 -> 173; 11 -> 15) (+1)
16 Oregon Ducks (168 + 0 -> 168; 14 -> 16) The Ducks almost didn't handle Cal at home. Watch out for Cal next year, everyone. (-3)
17 Baylor Bears (168 - 1 -> 167; 15 -> 17) *sigh* Guess it's time for the annual rank-Baylor-because-they're-5-and-0-even-though-two-of-those-are-awful-FCS-teams-and-the-rest-of-them-are-the-worst-G5-team-and-the-two-worst-XII-teams-and-they-still-haven't-played-any-of-even-the-middling-XII-teams-yet party. I look forward to promptly de-ranking them next week after their loss to.... let's see... Texas Tech? Sure, I'll take it. (NEW)
18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (148 + 4 -> 152; 20 -> 18) Much like Baylor, Wake is 5-0 after squeaking past far inferior competition. Unlike Baylor, Wake is in a conference where that gets you into the playoffs. (NEW)
19 Appalachian State Mountaineers (142 + 9 -> 151; 21 -> 19) Quietly, slowly, moving up. App State could contend for that G5 bowl spot; watch out, Boise. (+3)
20 Wyoming Cowboys (149 + 1 -> 150; 19 -> 20) Wyoming slinks back in on the basis of beating Mizzou. (NEW)
21 Minnesota Golden Gophers (165 - 16 -> 149; 17 -> 21) Minnesota is... ranked? Did I misplace a few numbers on my time machine? (NEW)
22 Arizona State Sun Devils (132 + 0 -> 132; 23 -> 22) At this point, I'm pretty much just letting the computer decide who comes after #16. Seriously, sorting out 16-40 or so is the hardest part of any human ranking. Just kick back and let the robots take your job. (-1)
23 Washington Huskies (118 + 11 -> 129; 25 -> 23) #Pac12AfterDark strikes again. With the erstwhile frontrunner now defeated, the Pac-12 has only Oregon and... USC? Stanford? Utah? Who else is there that could still mathematically win it with two respectable losses or less? (-11)
24 Michigan Wolverines (117 + 11 -> 128; 26 -> 24) Michigan's win over Iowa was one of the ugliest things you can technically call a "win". The low score says nothing about the two teams' defenses, no matter how much both teams wish it did. Instead, it further proves that neither team can run a modern offense at all; and their defenses only look so good because they aren't *quite* as far behind the times. (NEW)
25 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (136 - 10 -> 126; 22 -> 26) Mizzou is getting left off because they're postseason ineligible. That means the only team with a score high enough to go here is Hawai'i! Yay for computers! (NEW) Dropped: Iowa (from 17), Colorado (18), UCF (20), Oklahoma State (23), Utah (24), California (25). What a bloody week. Woe betide the schools unfortunate enough to sit between 17 and 25. If this trend holds, 6/9 (nice) of you will be gone next week.

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