hypercube42342 Ballot for 2019 Week 9
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 20, 2019, 11:32 p.m.
Overall Rationale: As with last week, and moving forward, I am treating the Baylor-Texas Tech game as a 3-7 point win in 1OT for Texas Tech, due to the inexcusable officiating error that saved Baylor in the first OT. My ballot places 0 weight on preseason expectations. I did not include rationales this week for teams that were not big movers, but you can see them in previous weeks' ballots.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSU Tigers
|
+0 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
+0 |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
+0 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
+1 |
| 5 |
Clemson Tigers
|
+1 |
| 6 |
Auburn Tigers
|
+1 |
| 7 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
-3. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt for this Illinois loss, even though it was to Illinois, because they've looked unstoppable until this week. I still think their resume is better than any team below's, overall. |
| 8 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
+0 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
+1 |
| 10 |
Oregon Ducks
|
+1 |
| 11 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-1 |
| 12 |
Florida Gators
|
+0 |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
+0 |
| 14 |
SMU Mustangs
|
+2. I highly value that Temple win, especially with that margin of victory, and Texas' poor performance against Kansas allows them to make the jump past them. |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
+0 |
| 16 |
Baylor Bears
|
+4. Great win over OSU, see overall rationale. |
| 17 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
+2 |
| 18 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
+4. If they keep winning, they'll keep rising. |
| 19 |
North Dakota State Bison
|
+4 due to lots of chaos at the bottom of the ballot. |
| 20 |
Appalachian State Mountaineers
|
+4, also due to tons of chaos at the bottom of the ballot. |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
Memphis reenters my ballot here.  Tulane was top 20 in my ballot until this week, that was a very impressive blowout. |
| 22 |
Boise State Broncos
|
This was a difficult placement, because I'm not sure how good BYU actually is. -8 |
| 23 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
UVA reenters my ballot at 23, mostly due to the large amounts of chaos at the bottom of the rankings. |
| 24 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Iowa reenters at 24. |
| 25 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Iowa State reenters at 25. They're close to the Hawkeyes in my mind, but the H2H result was the deciding factor. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.09 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.78 |
| 7 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
1.28 |
| 8 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.25 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-1.58 |
| 10 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Florida Gators
|
-0.42 |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.18 |
| 16 |
Baylor Bears
|
-0.14 |
| 17 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
North Dakota State Bison
|
6.10 |
| 20 |
Appalachian State Mountaineers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
1.69 |
| 24 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.94 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
0.35 |
Total Score: 13.80