Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 24, 2023, 1:26 p.m.

Overall Rationale: ------ TERR (Transitive Extrapolated Round Robin) Rankings ------ These rankings are generated by simulating a round robin schedule between all 133 FBS teams. If two teams have played, then the winner of that game is given a win for that matchup in the TERR standings and the loser is given a loss. If two teams have not played, then we look for the number of first-degree transitive wins the Home Team has over the Away Team and vice versa: the team with more first-degree transitive wins over the other is given a win in the TERR standings and the other team is given a loss. If the Home and Away Teams have either no first-degree transitive wins over the other, or an equal number over each other, then we move onto second-degree transitive wins, then third-degree wins, then fourth-degree, etc. If neither team has any degree of transitive wins over the other, then it is recorded as a tie in the TERR rankings. ------ Each team's TERR records are displayed as (#Wins-#Losses-#Ties) and are meant to be interpreted as communicating the number of FBS teams we know a team is better than, the number of FBS teams we know a team is worse than, and the number of FBS teams we can't compare that particular team to yet. The ranking is generated by calculating win percentages based on the TERR records. To settle tiebreaks, we run the TERR methodology on all tied teams (i.e. create a mini round robin for tied teams with standings based on transitive wins over other tied teams).

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	31-0-101
2	Michigan Wolverines	27-0-105
3	Washington Huskies	26-0-106
4	Missouri Tigers	26-0-106
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	26-1-105
6	Oregon Ducks	24-0-108
7	Utah Utes	23-0-109
8	Miami Hurricanes	23-0-109
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	22-0-110
10	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	22-1-110
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	20-0-112
12	Washington State Cougars	20-0-112
13	Kansas State Wildcats	20-1-111
14	Texas A&M Aggies	18-1-113
15	Florida State Seminoles	16-0-116
16	Duke Blue Devils	16-0-116
17	Colorado Buffaloes	17-1-114
18	Louisville Cardinals	14-0-118
19	Ole Miss Rebels	16-2-114
20	UCLA Bruins	14-1-117
21	Penn State Nittany Lions	13-0-119
22	Oklahoma Sooners	12-0-120
23	Syracuse Orange	12-0-120
24	James Madison Dukes	12-0-120
25	Georgia Bulldogs	12-0-120

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.40
2	Michigan Wolverines	0.05
3	Washington Huskies	0.06
4	Missouri Tigers	2.78
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.50
6	Oregon Ducks	0.02
7	Utah Utes	0.21
8	Miami Hurricanes	0.93
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.78
10	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	15.06
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.97
12	Washington State Cougars	0.00
13	Kansas State Wildcats	4.49
14	Texas A&M Aggies	5.69
15	Florida State Seminoles	-1.67
16	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
17	Colorado Buffaloes	7.93
18	Louisville Cardinals	0.98
19	Ole Miss Rebels	0.31
20	UCLA Bruins	3.72
21	Penn State Nittany Lions	-4.93
22	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.60
23	Syracuse Orange	0.01
24	James Madison Dukes	0.89
25	Georgia Bulldogs	-3.06

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USC Trojans	2.92
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.73
LSU Tigers	1.11
Kansas Jayhawks	0.47
Oregon State Beavers	0.67
Fresno State Bulldogs	0.12
Maryland Terrapins	0.07

Total Score: 66.14