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MADBuc49 Ballot for 2022 Final

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Jan. 10, 2023, 4:29 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Final notes: Deservedness keeps teams such as Texas out when I would have them over some of the teams in this poll. General notes: 1st layer (computer portion): SP+, opponents’ SP+, opponents’ opponents’ SP+, opponents’ win %, opponents’ opponents’ win %. 2nd layer (human portion): home/field/away, key injuries, P5/G5 status, watched game factors (ex: offensive/defensive line domination, rush yards after contact, average point of first contact, defensive penetration on non-inside screens, missed tackles, quarterback throwing release speed, overall turnovers, average starting field position, etc). 3rd layer (human portion): wins/losses vs higher-/lower-/non-ranked teams, recency of those results. 4th layer (computer portion): Deservedness = team cannot be ranked over another team with 2+ fewer losses (ex: 10-4 Utah can be ranked over 11-3 USC, but 10-4 Utah cannot be ranked over 12-2 Troy even if Utah beat Troy heads up, rankings have Utah over Troy, and/or I think Utah is better than Troy).

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs Self-explanatory
2 TCU Horned Frogs I think Michigan would win in a rematch, but heads up has to matter
3 Michigan Wolverines I think Michigan has more talent than TCU, but heads up has to matter
4 Ohio State Buckeyes I think Ohio State would have beaten TCU, but due to heads up results Ohio State is #4
5 Penn State Nittany Lions Only losses were to Michigan (blowout) and Ohio state (close)
6 Tennessee Volunteers Close-ish loss to Georgia and one loss to South Carolina doesn’t take away from the fact they were really good and have head to head and common opponent over Alabama
7 Alabama Crimson Tide Needs to be penalized for losing heads up to Alabama and LSU
8 Clemson Tigers They were still a good team. People are saying they suck while comparing them to past Clemson teams
9 Florida State Seminoles Strong finish and their losses earlier in the season were due to those teams being healthy at those times (and fell off later)
10 Tulane Green Wave Have to give them head to head over USC
11 USC Trojans Still a very talented team - if they had closed out Tulane or won one of the Utah games, they’d be much higher
12 Washington Huskies Had a bad loss to Arizona State, but wins over teams like Texas make up for it
13 Oregon State Beavers Head to head over Oregon
14 Oregon Ducks Still a solid team
15 Troy Trojans Deservedness factor is the reason they’re above most of the 4-loss teams
16 Utah Utes Would be in the top 10 if not for Deservedness
17 LSU Tigers Would be ranked above Troy if not for Deservedness
18 Kansas State Wildcats Would be ranked above Troy if not for Deservedness
19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Would be ranked above Troy if not for Deservedness
20 Mississippi State Bulldogs Would be ranked above Troy if not for Deservedness
21 Minnesota Golden Gophers Difference between Troy is minimal
22 Pittsburgh Panthers Difference between Troy is minimal
23 Duke Blue Devils Difference between Troy is minimal
24 UCLA Bruins Troy would still be ranked above UCLA even if no Deservedness was in play
25 Cincinnati Bearcats Next seven: 26 UTSA, 27 Fresno State, 28 South Alabama, 29 Boise State, 30 Air Force, 31 James Madison, 32 Texas. Deservedness keeping James Madison above 5+ loss teams

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