Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 22, 2021, 10:03 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Next 5 out are: Oklahoma (229 Points); Brigham Young (228 Points); Washington State (227 Points); Army (226 Points); and Oregon State (211 Points). These point totals are incredible close, even between ranks 15 (297  pts) and rank 30 (211 points) which I think shows just how undecided this poll is at this point in the season. There's been a lot of weird movement (Utah blasting Oregon for example, while losing to BYU) that it just doesn't know how to handle.How it works:This is the Biorhythmic Ratings Over Holistic Methodology (BROHM) rankings originally created by /u/factorialite and modified and used with their permission. The way BROHM works is that each team is assigned points based on the following: P5 teams 150 points to startG5 teams 100 pointsFCS Playoff (last year) teams 75 pointsand all other FCS teams 50 points. For each game, a team contributes half of its points into the game pool (so if a P5 team starts against another P5 team they each contribute 75 points). Then, they take out points based on their Pythagorean share in that game (PointsFOR^2/(PointsFOR^2+PointsAGAINST^2)). This way, it's possible for a "bad" team to play a "good" team close and ultimately win points despite losing the game. Alternatively, it is possible for a "good" team to win a game and ultimately lose points to a "bad" team by not beating them by enough.Lastly, to help prevent major swings every week while also filtering generally "good" teams to the top, this ranking is run through several times. I found this helps stabilize the rankings week-to-week, however it doesn't prevent the model from coming up with extremely "hot" takes (which add to the fun, imo).

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	1637 Points
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	698 Points
3	Oklahoma State Cowboys	639 Points
4	Cincinnati Bearcats	563 Points
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	511 Points
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	499 Points
7	Wisconsin Badgers	435 Points
8	Utah Utes	416 Points
9	Michigan Wolverines	412 Points
10	Texas A&M Aggies	380 Points
11	Baylor Bears	363 Points
12	Boise State Broncos	350 Points
13	Ole Miss Rebels	340 Points
14	NC State Wolfpack	313 Points
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	297 Points
16	Arkansas Razorbacks	283 Points
17	Clemson Tigers	280 Points
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	274 Points
19	Houston Cougars	257 Points
20	Nebraska Cornhuskers	255 Points
21	Purdue Boilermakers	243 Points
22	Mississippi State Bulldogs	236 Points
23	Iowa State Cyclones	235 Points
24	Louisville Cardinals	232 Points
25	Tennessee Volunteers	230 Points

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.82
4	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.08
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
7	Wisconsin Badgers	1.82
8	Utah Utes	1.72
9	Michigan Wolverines	-1.56
10	Texas A&M Aggies	1.04
11	Baylor Bears	0.00
12	Boise State Broncos	12.99
13	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.50
14	NC State Wolfpack	2.83
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	6.32
16	Arkansas Razorbacks	3.89
17	Clemson Tigers	1.35
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
19	Houston Cougars	0.00
20	Nebraska Cornhuskers	5.23
21	Purdue Boilermakers	3.79
22	Mississippi State Bulldogs	2.80
23	Iowa State Cyclones	2.06
24	Louisville Cardinals	1.23
25	Tennessee Volunteers	0.20

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma Sooners	6.58
Oregon Ducks	2.74
Michigan State Spartans	3.09
UTSA Roadrunners	1.64
BYU Cougars	2.06
Iowa Hawkeyes	1.63
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1.05
San Diego State Aztecs	0.53
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0.34

Total Score: 70.89