Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2021, 8:39 a.m.

Overall Rationale: This is a predictive ranking system. No information outside of the current season is used. Only scores of games and home/away locations are used. Losses against FCS opponents are counted, wins are not. It starts all calculations fresh each week from 0 and then iterates until ratings stabilize, so past weeks' results are reevaluated from the perspective of the current week. Numerical scores for each team represent how many points above or below average they are. Subtract scores to get an estimated spread between two teams, with 3 points given to the home team. Preseason rankings are included for stability in the first half of the season, but have worn off for all teams. At this point in the season, the ratings are on par with the top half of systems tracked on predictiontracker.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	19.64
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	1598
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	13.20
4	Michigan Wolverines	12.15
5	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	9.82
6	Wisconsin Badgers	9.53
7	Cincinnati Bearcats	9.26
8	Oklahoma State Cowboys	8.83
9	Ole Miss Rebels	8.82
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	8.56
11	Iowa State Cyclones	8.45
12	Michigan State Spartans	8.34
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8.16
14	Utah Utes	8.93
15	Texas A&M Aggies	7.72
16	Pittsburgh Panthers	6.98
17	Boise State Broncos	6.95
18	NC State Wolfpack	6.72
19	Baylor Bears	5.89
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	5.70
21	Auburn Tigers	5.60
22	Oklahoma Sooners	5.43
23	Tennessee Volunteers	5.10
24	Purdue Boilermakers	5.02
25	Arkansas Razorbacks	4.94

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.55
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.43
4	Michigan Wolverines	1.31
5	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2.31
6	Wisconsin Badgers	2.59
7	Cincinnati Bearcats	-1.18
8	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.99
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	2.94
11	Iowa State Cyclones	6.97
12	Michigan State Spartans	-0.75
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1.39
14	Utah Utes	5.14
15	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.53
16	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.88
17	Boise State Broncos	7.98
18	NC State Wolfpack	0.13
19	Baylor Bears	0.00
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
21	Auburn Tigers	0.00
22	Oklahoma Sooners	-7.14
23	Tennessee Volunteers	2.23
24	Purdue Boilermakers	0.00
25	Arkansas Razorbacks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oregon Ducks	4.83
UTSA Roadrunners	1.80
BYU Cougars	1.85
Houston Cougars	1.24
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0.31
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0.22

Total Score: 55.69