Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 6, 2022, 4:21 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Elo poll which rates every game equally and averages by an L^2 norm to reward "ceiling" performances. Admittedly has tendency to overweight blowouts against bad teams. Key Reference Team [3000, \infty) --> Elite #1 Ohio State [2750, 3000) --> Very Good #8 LSU [2500, 2750) --> Good #38 Minnesota [2250, 2500) --> Mediocre #76 Arizona State [2000, 2250) --> Bad #117 Colorado [1750, 2000) --> Belongs in FCS #130 Colorado State

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	3095elo; def. #12 Penn State, def. #19 Notre Dame
2	Georgia Bulldogs	3090elo; def. #5 Tennessee, #10 Oregon
3	TCU Horned Frogs	2994elo; def. #9 Kansas State, #18 Oklahoma State, #20 Kansas, #25 Oklahoma
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	2979elo; def. #7 Texas, #21 Mississippi State. Lost to #5 Tennessee, #8 LSU
5	Tennessee Volunteers	2967elo; def. #4 Alabama, #8 LSU. Lost to #2 Georgia
6	Michigan Wolverines	2960elo; def. #12 Penn State
7	Texas Longhorns	2925elo; def. #9 Kansas State, #25 Oklahoma. Lost to #4 Alabama, #18 Oklahoma State, #34 Texas Tech
8	LSU Tigers	2877elo; def. #4 Alabama, #17 Ole Miss, #21 Mississippi State. Lost to #5 Tennessee, #22 Florida State
9	Kansas State Wildcats	2873elo; def. #18 Oklahoma State, #25 Oklahoma. Lost to #3 TCU, #7 Texas, #27 Tulane
10	Oregon Ducks	2841elo; def. #14 UCLA. Lost to #2 Georgia.
11	USC Trojans	2828elo
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	2824elo
13	Utah Utes	2821elo
14	UCLA Bruins	2805elo
15	Clemson Tigers	2791elo
16	Baylor Bears	2791elo
17	Ole Miss Rebels	2790elo
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	2780elo
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2773elo
20	Kansas Jayhawks	2755elo
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	2731elo
22	Florida State Seminoles	2720elo
23	NC State Wolfpack	2718elo
24	Louisville Cardinals	2715elo
25	Oklahoma Sooners	2712elo

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.65
2	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.16
3	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.88
5	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
6	Michigan Wolverines	-2.30
7	Texas Longhorns	2.60
8	LSU Tigers	0.00
9	Kansas State Wildcats	2.88
10	Oregon Ducks	-1.37
11	USC Trojans	-0.04
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.04
13	Utah Utes	0.00
14	UCLA Bruins	-1.32
15	Clemson Tigers	-0.39
16	Baylor Bears	8.37
17	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.63
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	7.01
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
20	Kansas Jayhawks	4.61
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	3.82
22	Florida State Seminoles	0.09
23	NC State Wolfpack	-0.82
24	Louisville Cardinals	0.83
25	Oklahoma Sooners	0.20

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
North Carolina Tar Heels	2.72
Tulane Green Wave	2.33
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.97
Liberty Flames	0.63
UCF Knights	0.64
Washington Huskies	0.57

Total Score: 48.88