theb52 Ballot for 2021 Week 15 & Bowls
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Dec. 5, 2021, 12:57 p.m.
Overall Rationale: FIRST FIVE OUT: Minnesota - TIED WITH TAMU(31.500), Kentucky (29.333), Louisiana (29.154), UTSA (27.692), Iowa St (26.500).   I ranked TAMU and not Minnesota because TAMU has a better win and Minnesota lost to friggin Bowling Green. And I proudly take this stance: losing a conference championship shouldn't hurt your ranking! Ok State lost, but Ohio State shouldn't jump them because Ohio State didn't have an opportunity to lose. The team who won their conference champ gets points for winning, but I coded the losing team as a bye week.There are two ideologies for polls: 1. Who would win in a theoretical matchup? and 2. Who has the best report card? This is a 100% computer poll following the latter idea. At the beginning of the season it is hard to know which losses are quality losses and which are bad losses because of everyone's short resume`, so teams move around a lot early, but have steadied out by now. Here's the INTERACTIVE freshly rebuilt Google Sheet if you want to check it out. Go to the Team Summary tab and enter the team you're interested in. <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16My3i5VVLvHbTRD2GuJbogY9NHk0rfKmj3NOtHR4b14/edit?usp=sharing>
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
71.962 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
70.000 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
68.667 |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
67.077 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
63.250 |
| 6 |
Baylor Bears
|
62.000 |
| 7 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
59.375 |
| 8 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
57.917 |
| 9 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
57.417 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
52.167 |
| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
51.250 |
| 12 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
51.000 |
| 13 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
47.000 |
| 14 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
43.042 |
| 15 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
42.808 |
| 16 |
Purdue Boilermakers
|
41.750 |
| 17 |
BYU Cougars
|
39.500 |
| 18 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
39.333 |
| 19 |
Utah Utes
|
38.077 |
| 20 |
Clemson Tigers
|
37.375 |
| 21 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
|
36.333 |
| 22 |
Oregon Ducks
|
35.833 |
| 23 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
33.750 |
| 24 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
31.792 |
| 25 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
31.500 - TIED WITH MINNESOTA |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.16 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.75 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
2.40 |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-1.32 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.50 |
| 6 |
Baylor Bears
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
-0.45 |
| 8 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
2.27 |
| 9 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.35 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.82 |
| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.06 |
| 12 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
-5.87 |
| 13 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
3.46 |
| 14 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
1.10 |
| 15 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
-0.68 |
| 16 |
Purdue Boilermakers
|
7.59 |
| 17 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.27 |
| 18 |
San Diego State Aztecs
|
2.05 |
| 19 |
Utah Utes
|
-1.93 |
| 20 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Arkansas Razorbacks
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-0.99 |
| 23 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
1.95 |
| 24 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
-0.69 |
| 25 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
|
1.04 |
Houston Cougars
|
0.76 |
UTSA Roadrunners
|
0.24 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.31 |
Total Score: 38.00