Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 11, 2023, 10:56 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Computer Poll ....the first few weeks are going to be weird (that's what happens when you have no priors such as talent or last year's results) but as the season goes on....it gets pretty dang good imo. Points in team reasoning are out of 100 possible points. 25% Win Percentage 15% Margin of Victory (Capped at 24) 10% SOS 10% Win Percentage/Wins vs. P5 Teams 10% Winning Percentage/Wins vs .500+ teams 10% Wining Percentage/Wins vs. Current AP Top 25 teams 5% Margin of Victory vs. P5 teams(Capped at 24) 5% Margin of Victory vs. .500+ teams (Capped at 24) 5% Fewest Losses to Unranked opponents 5% Margin of Victory vs. Unranked Opponents (Capped at 24)

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	80.54 Last Week: #23
2	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	78.24 Last Week: NR
3	UCLA Bruins	76.27 Last Week: NR
4	Florida State Seminoles	75.51 Last Week: #1
5	Ole Miss Rebels	74.46 Last Week: NR
6	Miami Hurricanes	72.58 Last Week: NR
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	72.19 Last Week: NR
8	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	71.29 Last Week: #8
9	Washington State Cougars	69.77 Last Week: NR
10	USC Trojans	68.17 Last Week: #22
11	Kansas Jayhawks	66.82 Last Week: NR
12	Auburn Tigers	66.60 Last Week: #6
13	Colorado Buffaloes	66.34 Last Week: #15
14	Fresno State Bulldogs	65.91 Last Week: #14
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	65.76 Last Week: #4
16	Duke Blue Devils	65.51 Last Week: #2
17	Ohio State Buckeyes	65.19 Last Week: #5
18	Tennessee Volunteers	64.98 Last Week: #3
19	Minnesota Golden Gophers	64.60 Last Week: #16
20	Cincinnati Bearcats	64.20 Last Week: NR
21	Utah Utes	63.85 Last Week: #10
22	Oregon Ducks	62.91 (Think TTU is better win than SMU) Last Week: #24
23	Oklahoma Sooners	62.91 Last Week: NR
24	Mississippi State Bulldogs	62.72 Last Week: NR
25	Louisville Cardinals	62.34 Last Week: #13 Dropped: #7 SMU, #9 North Carolina, #11 Texas State, #12 Northern Illinois, #17 Wyoming, #18 Oregon State, #19 Georgia, #20 Alabama, #21 Michigan, #25 Washington

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.28
2	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	22.83
3	UCLA Bruins	3.71
4	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
5	Ole Miss Rebels	1.99
6	Miami Hurricanes	1.93
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
8	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	13.97
9	Washington State Cougars	2.54
10	USC Trojans	-0.55
11	Kansas Jayhawks	9.18
12	Auburn Tigers	7.38
13	Colorado Buffaloes	0.29
14	Fresno State Bulldogs	10.82
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.65
16	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
17	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.70
18	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.46
19	Minnesota Golden Gophers	5.83
20	Cincinnati Bearcats	3.31
21	Utah Utes	-1.25
22	Oregon Ducks	-1.65
23	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.41
24	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.57
25	Louisville Cardinals	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Bulldogs	5.01
Michigan Wolverines	4.77
Washington Huskies	4.50
Alabama Crimson Tide	1.58
Kansas State Wildcats	2.07
Oregon State Beavers	1.98
North Carolina Tar Heels	0.93
LSU Tigers	0.70
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.05

Total Score: 113.87