Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Dec. 6, 2021, 8:33 p.m.
Overall Rationale: There's no better feeling than being bailed out by a 5-7 team.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Michigan Wolverines | Last week's controversy resolved itself on the field, as Georgia lost. I'm still interested in fixing my model for next year. |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | My algorithm finally believes in Bama. All it took was beating the previous #2 team to take their spot. |
3 | Georgia Bulldogs | Georgia and Ohio State are only separated by a few percentage points. Once again, they're dragged down by the FCS game; if you throw it out and take only the 12 FBS games, Georgia's lead over aOSU increases significantly, but this time their ranking wouldn't change. |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | ...This wouldn't make for a good playoff. |
5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Speaking of things to fix, Notre Dame over Cincinnati doesn't make sense - because my algorithm doesn't recognize the fact that a 13-0 Cincy who played ND must have beaten ND. Yet another result of treating SoS as a single value instead of a set of 13. |
6 | Cincinnati Bearcats | |
7 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | What is it with head-to-head results ending up inverted in my rankings? |
8 | Baylor Bears | |
9 | Michigan State Spartans | |
10 | Iowa Hawkeyes | |
11 | Ole Miss Rebels | I'm convinced that had Notre Dame lost another game (and Cincy's best win became worse), the committee would have shoehorned Ole Miss into the playoff. |
12 | Oklahoma Sooners | |
13 | Wisconsin Badgers | ...My algo *does* know Wisconsin is 8-4, right? |
14 | BYU Cougars | |
15 | Pittsburgh Panthers | |
16 | Purdue Boilermakers | |
17 | UTSA Roadrunners | |
18 | Utah Utes | |
19 | San Diego State Aztecs | |
20 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | |
21 | Oregon Ducks | |
22 | Clemson Tigers | Now that we're past the CCG participants, everything stays pretty much the same at the bottom. |
23 | Arkansas Razorbacks | |
24 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
25 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Penn State was the first team out last week; #22 Houston drops on account of their loss. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.16 |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
3 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1.08 |
5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
6 | Cincinnati Bearcats | -1.49 |
7 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.26 |
8 | Baylor Bears | -0.04 |
9 | Michigan State Spartans | 0.35 |
10 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 1.69 |
11 | Ole Miss Rebels | -0.06 |
12 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
13 | Wisconsin Badgers | 3.46 |
14 | BYU Cougars | 0.00 |
15 | Pittsburgh Panthers | -0.68 |
16 | Purdue Boilermakers | 7.59 |
17 | UTSA Roadrunners | 0.29 |
18 | Utah Utes | -1.59 |
19 | San Diego State Aztecs | 1.61 |
20 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 0.00 |
21 | Oregon Ducks | -0.66 |
22 | Clemson Tigers | 0.00 |
23 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 0.00 |
24 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 0.73 |
25 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | 1.04 |
NC State Wolfpack | 1.38 |
Houston Cougars | 0.76 |
Kentucky Wildcats | 0.31 |
Texas A&M Aggies | 0.09 |
Total Score: 25.31