Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 1, 2023, 12:36 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My poll is a computer poll based on the idea of looking at how many points a team scored in a given week and comparing it to how many other teams they would have beat with that score (i.e. I hated being the second highest scorer in fantasy football, but losing because I played the highest scoring team). As a result, a team winning 34-17 will look much better in my poll compared to a team that won 17-0 in the same week. I do consider margin of victory and try to incorporate some "competition"/strength of schedule checks as well, but they do not impact my poll as much as people would probably like. So each week a team earns a total number of points and they are ranked by their average throughout the season. My final poll is based off their total score. TLDR: Offense > Defense, I only want cupcakes, and this poll is extremely anti-Iowa.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks	Next 5 out are Kansas State, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Notre Dame.
2	USC Trojans
3	Oklahoma Sooners
4	Washington Huskies
5	Miami Hurricanes
6	Penn State Nittany Lions
7	Florida State Seminoles
8	Maryland Terrapins
9	Washington State Cougars
10	Liberty Flames
11	Michigan Wolverines
12	Texas Longhorns
13	Georgia Bulldogs
14	Fresno State Bulldogs
15	Air Force Falcons
16	North Carolina Tar Heels
17	Kentucky Wildcats
18	Louisville Cardinals
19	Ohio State Buckeyes
20	Texas A&M Aggies
21	Toledo Rockets
22	Ole Miss Rebels
23	James Madison Dukes
24	Alabama Crimson Tide
25	Texas State Bobcats

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	1.62
2	USC Trojans	1.43
3	Oklahoma Sooners	1.41
4	Washington Huskies	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	1.41
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
7	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
8	Maryland Terrapins	2.51
9	Washington State Cougars	0.03
10	Liberty Flames	14.80
11	Michigan Wolverines	-1.80
12	Texas Longhorns	-4.15
13	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.93
14	Fresno State Bulldogs	1.89
15	Air Force Falcons	4.02
16	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
17	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
18	Louisville Cardinals	0.21
19	Ohio State Buckeyes	-4.45
20	Texas A&M Aggies	1.30
21	Toledo Rockets	4.22
22	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.02
23	James Madison Dukes	0.66
24	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.83
25	Texas State Bobcats	0.22

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.50
Oregon State Beavers	1.61
Missouri Tigers	0.92
Duke Blue Devils	0.68
Utah Utes	0.78
Tennessee Volunteers	0.18

Total Score: 55.58