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ShogunAshoka Ballot for 2022 Week 5

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 26, 2022, 6:51 p.m.

Overall Rationale: So the primary focus of my poll is that only what happens on the field this season matters. Teams do not earn points for perceived talent, historical success, etc. I look at who teams have beaten on the field this year, and how good those wins are in turn. There will be a bias, and you probably won't agree with me on many, especially early in the season where we are now. Undefeated certainly gets looked at, but it is not the be-all-end-all. A 3-1 or even a 2-2 team might have a win over someone better than all opponents of a given 4-0 team. Things will look less strange as the year goes on and we enter conference play and gain a larger sample size. To further avoid poll inertia, each week I will "reset" and reevaluate each team in turn, reweighing their respective wins. Some wins may look better in week 3, much less so by week 6, as well as the reverse. As a result, my polls may see some large jumps or drops at points between the weeks. |

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