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Hey_Its_Roomie Ballot for 2019 Week 7

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 7, 2019, 5:21 p.m.

Overall Rationale: This week's poll was done partially blind. After running through an initial ranking by the computer, I hid the teams and ranked based on data alone. I know the main complaint: Why the fuck is Auburn so high? Why is Auburn ahead of Florida? Lol this poll is garbage. Two main points: 1. Head-to-head isn't used as a primary target since eventually there can be circles of rankings (see LSU-UF-Kentucky last year as at some point they were all like 6-1 or something at the same time). It gets used sparingly but, I can't use it when gaps appear so large to begin with. Also because I tried ranking blind, I have to remove the name to numbers and so, I can't physically evaluate head-to-head. 2. SoS is a major influencer on the poll, and accounts for a schedule including Top 44 teams (top third of the league). Auburn has had 4 opponents in the T44 where the average is about 1.5/team. Auburn's SoS would probably be even higher if I accounted for T25 teams also since they currently have 2 and the average is 0.9/team.

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