Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Aug. 7, 2023, 4:04 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Preseason notes: At the moment, Deservedness will not be factored into weeks 0-3 for the conferences with 9 conference games (Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12) and weeks 0-4 for the conferences with 8 conference games (ACC, SEC, American, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt) and independents. Subject to change before the season. 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 |
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1 | Georgia Bulldogs | |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | |
3 | Michigan Wolverines | |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | |
5 | LSU Tigers | |
6 | Clemson Tigers | |
7 | Florida State Seminoles | |
8 | Tennessee Volunteers | |
9 | Penn State Nittany Lions | |
10 | Texas Longhorns | |
11 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
12 | Oregon Ducks | |
13 | Utah Utes | |
14 | USC Trojans | |
15 | TCU Horned Frogs | |
16 | Oklahoma Sooners | |
17 | Kansas State Wildcats | |
18 | UCLA Bruins | |
19 | Ole Miss Rebels | |
20 | Washington Huskies | |
21 | Texas A&M Aggies | |
22 | Illinois Fighting Illini | |
23 | Oregon State Beavers | |
24 | Kentucky Wildcats | |
25 | Wisconsin Badgers |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.16 |
3 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
5 | LSU Tigers | 0.00 |
6 | Clemson Tigers | 0.26 |
7 | Florida State Seminoles | 0.00 |
8 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.21 |
9 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
10 | Texas Longhorns | 0.04 |
11 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.17 |
12 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
13 | Utah Utes | 0.00 |
14 | USC Trojans | -0.85 |
15 | TCU Horned Frogs | 0.00 |
16 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.64 |
17 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.00 |
18 | UCLA Bruins | 3.34 |
19 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.34 |
20 | Washington Huskies | -1.41 |
21 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.54 |
22 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 2.79 |
23 | Oregon State Beavers | -0.26 |
24 | Kentucky Wildcats | 0.54 |
25 | Wisconsin Badgers | -0.23 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
---|---|
Tulane Green Wave | 0.43 |
North Carolina Tar Heels | 0.42 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders | 0.02 |
South Carolina Gamecocks | 0.02 |
Total Score: 12.68