Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 5, 2023, 9:39 a.m.

Overall Rationale: In this system, you get 1 point for each win with a bonus point for each road win and 1/2 a point for neutral site wins. In addition, for each team you beat you get a point for each win they have. The idea is that beating a good team (more wins) should be worth more. Similarly, you lose one point for a loss. Another point is lost if you lose at home. Finally, you lose a point for each loss that the teams that beat you have. So, losing to a good team doesn't hurt as much as losing to a bad team. This updates as the season progresses so you are not penalized for beating a good team early rather than late. Ties are broken by strength of schedule so far.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	San Diego State Aztecs	Aztecs are the only team to beat another team with a win. They beat Ohio in week 0 and Ohio turned around and got a win in week 1.
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Home win and neutral win
3	Auburn Tigers
4	SMU Mustangs
5	California Golden Bears
6	Colorado Buffaloes
7	Fresno State Bulldogs
8	NC State Wolfpack
9	Northern Illinois Huskies
10	Ohio State Buckeyes
11	Texas State Bobcats
12	USC Trojans
13	Washington State Cougars
14	Oregon State Beavers
15	Stanford Cardinal
16	Vanderbilt Commodores
17	UMass Minutemen
18	Florida State Seminoles
19	Louisville Cardinals
20	North Carolina Tar Heels
21	Tennessee Volunteers
22	Alabama Crimson Tide
23	Duke Blue Devils
24	Houston Cougars
25	Illinois Fighting Illini

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	San Diego State Aztecs	23.75
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.61
3	Auburn Tigers	11.52
4	SMU Mustangs	20.72
5	California Golden Bears	19.98
6	Colorado Buffaloes	2.28
7	Fresno State Bulldogs	10.55
8	NC State Wolfpack	17.17
9	Northern Illinois Huskies	15.89
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.48
11	Texas State Bobcats	11.33
12	USC Trojans	-0.45
13	Washington State Cougars	11.91
14	Oregon State Beavers	0.00
15	Stanford Cardinal	10.22
16	Vanderbilt Commodores	8.60
17	UMass Minutemen	8.25
18	Florida State Seminoles	-4.21
19	Louisville Cardinals	5.69
20	North Carolina Tar Heels	-0.08
21	Tennessee Volunteers	-2.82
22	Alabama Crimson Tide	-4.32
23	Duke Blue Devils	-0.05
24	Houston Cougars	0.93
25	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.13

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Bulldogs	5.32
Michigan Wolverines	4.67
Penn State Nittany Lions	5.50
Washington Huskies	4.11
Utah Utes	3.57
Oregon Ducks	2.67
Texas Longhorns	1.96
Kansas State Wildcats	1.61
Oklahoma Sooners	0.88
LSU Tigers	0.53
Tulane Green Wave	0.54
Ole Miss Rebels	0.68
Wisconsin Badgers	0.56
Texas A&M Aggies	0.11

Total Score: 225.64