Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 17, 2022, 7:03 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Using Beta_Rank (sharpcollegefootball.com) to assess how strong each team is, but adjusting for actual wins/losses to determine who has had the best season.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	undefeated, beta_rank number 1
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	undefeated, beta_rank number 2
3	Tennessee Volunteers	undefeated, beta_rank number 4
4	Michigan Wolverines	undefeated, beta_rank number 6
5	TCU Horned Frogs	undefeated, beta_rank number 10
6	Clemson Tigers	undefeated, beta_rank number 11
7	Ole Miss Rebels	undefeated, beta_rank number 12
8	Syracuse Orange	undefeated, beta_rank number 14
9	UCLA Bruins	undefeated, beta_rank number 21
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	1 loss, beta_rank number 3
11	UCF Knights	Surprised? Me too. Only 1 loss and beta_rank has them at number 7
12	USC Trojans	1 loss, beta_rank number 8
13	Illinois Fighting Illini	1 loss, beta_rank number 13
14	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1 loss, beta_rank number 17
15	Kansas State Wildcats	1 loss, beta_rank number 18
16	Oregon Ducks	1 loss, beta_rank number 20
17	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1 loss, beta_rank number 27
18	Penn State Nittany Lions	1 loss, beta_rank number 31
19	Texas Longhorns	2 losses, beta_rank number 5
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	2 losses, beta_rank number 9
21	LSU Tigers	2 losses, beta_rank number 15
22	Maryland Terrapins	2 losses, beta_rank number 16
23	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2 losses, beta_rank number 23
24	Utah Utes	2 losses, beta_rank number 24
25	Purdue Boilermakers	2 losses, beta_rank number 28

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.25
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	TCU Horned Frogs	0.28
6	Clemson Tigers	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	Syracuse Orange	0.46
9	UCLA Bruins	0.00
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.23
11	UCF Knights	6.69
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.60
14	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.00
15	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
16	Oregon Ducks	-0.33
17	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.83
18	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
19	Texas Longhorns	0.00
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.46
21	LSU Tigers	0.94
22	Maryland Terrapins	2.86
23	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2.06
24	Utah Utes	-1.43
25	Purdue Boilermakers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Kentucky Wildcats	0.82
North Carolina Tar Heels	0.59
Cincinnati Bearcats	0.51
Tulane Green Wave	0.26
NC State Wolfpack	0.16

Total Score: 19.76