Striker743 Ballot for 2019 Week 16 & Bowls
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Dec. 8, 2019, 12:20 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Lots of reevaluation this week, Oklahoma State is replaced by Cincinnati. Teams are ranked by who I believe would win on a neutral site, resume is secondary.                        Conferences top 25 final score: (tie breaker by lowest total of all ranked teams) 1st:B1G(6) 2nd:SEC(5) 3rd:ACC(3) 4th:PAC-12(3) 5th:BigXll(2) 6th:American(2) 7th :MW(2) 8th IND(1) 9th:Sunbelt(1)
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Defending national champions just beat a top 25 team by 45 points. LSU hasn't beaten a P5 team by 45 all season. Ohio State has done it twice against a 2-9 Northwestern and a 3-7 Maryland. |
| 2 |
LSU Tigers
|
Up 1 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Down 1 - LSU had a larger win over a better team |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Up 2 - They made the playoff, I will be shocked if they win a semi-final game. |
| 5 |
Baylor Bears
|
Up 2 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Up 2 |
| 7 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Down 3 - Did not look competitive vs LSU |
| 8 |
Utah Utes
|
Down 3 - Weren't competitive vs Oregon |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
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| 10 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
Up 5 - Wisconsin basically replaced their earlier loss to Ohio State loss with a closer loss, which helped their overall resume to jump some teams |
| 11 |
Florida Gators
|
Down 1 |
| 12 |
Auburn Tigers
|
Down 1 |
| 13 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Up 3 |
| 14 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Down 1 |
| 15 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
Down 3 - jumped by Oregon, Wisconsin, and Michigan |
| 16 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Down 2 |
| 17 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
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| 18 |
Memphis Tigers
|
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| 19 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Up 1 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Down 1 |
| 21 |
Appalachian State Mountaineers
|
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| 22 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
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| 23 |
USC Trojans
|
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| 24 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
NR |
| 25 |
Air Force Falcons
|
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clemson Tigers
|
1.03 |
| 2 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.46 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Baylor Bears
|
0.43 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.77 |
| 7 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Utah Utes
|
0.51 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-1.85 |
| 14 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.02 |
| 18 |
Memphis Tigers
|
-0.33 |
| 19 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
2.36 |
| 21 |
Appalachian State Mountaineers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
3.18 |
| 23 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Air Force Falcons
|
0.00 |
Navy Midshipmen
SMU Mustangs