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Stoneador Ballot for 2023 Week 6

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 3, 2023, 3:34 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Transitivity: Score determined by taking every transitive win a team has and subtracting every transitive loss a team has. As season goes on most teams converge to similar numbers at which point Strength of Record and Score Differential used as tiebreakers.

Rank Team Reason
1 Ohio State Buckeyes 64 ['Indiana', 'Western Kentucky', 'Notre Dame', 'Akron', 'South Florida', 'Middle Tennessee', 'Navy', 'North Carolina State', 'Central Michigan', 'Duke', 'Rice', 'UConn', 'Virginia', 'South Alabama', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Clemson', 'Northwestern', 'Houston', 'East Carolina', 'Oklahoma State', 'Massachusetts', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Syracuse', 'UTEP', 'Minnesota', 'UTSA', 'Sam Houston', 'Arizona State', 'New Mexico State', 'Western Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Army', 'Nebraska', 'Louisiana', 'Texas State', 'New Mexico', 'Ball State', 'Virginia Tech', 'Illinois', 'Northern Illinois', 'Louisiana Tech', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'Old Dominion', 'Pittsburgh', 'Toledo', 'Boston College', 'FIU', 'UCF', 'San Jose State', 'North Texas', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Georgia Tech', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Hawaii']
2 Texas Longhorns 60 ['Rice', 'Alabama', 'Wyoming', 'Baylor', 'Kansas', 'Houston', 'East Carolina', 'Middle Tennessee', 'South Florida', 'Ole Miss', 'Mississippi State', 'Texas Tech', 'Appalachian State', 'New Mexico', 'UCF', 'Illinois', 'Nevada', 'BYU', 'UTSA', 'Sam Houston', 'Navy', 'Tulane', 'Georgia Tech', 'LSU', 'Arizona', 'Louisiana–Monroe', 'Massachusetts', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'Toledo', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Arkansas', 'Cincinnati', 'Texas State', 'South Alabama', 'Southern Miss', 'UAB', 'Wake Forest', 'UTEP', 'Stanford', 'Army', 'New Mexico State', 'San Diego State', 'San Jose State', 'Western Michigan', 'Northern Illinois', 'Pittsburgh', 'Oklahoma State', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Hawaii', 'Ohio', 'Ball State', 'Boston College', 'Arizona State', 'Louisiana', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Virginia', 'Buffalo']
3 Washington State Cougars 56 ['Colorado State', 'Wisconsin', 'Oregon State', 'Middle Tennessee', 'Buffalo', 'Georgia Southern', 'Purdue', 'San Jose State', 'San Diego State', 'Utah', 'UAB', 'Ball State', 'Coastal Carolina', 'Virginia Tech', 'Illinois', 'Ohio', 'Florida', 'Baylor', 'UCLA', 'Jacksonville State', 'Old Dominion', 'Pittsburgh', 'Toledo', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Tennessee', 'Charlotte', 'UCF', 'UTEP', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Sam Houston', 'Louisiana', 'Western Michigan', 'Northern Illinois', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Virginia', 'UTSA', 'South Carolina', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'Massachusetts', 'Boston College', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Texas State', 'Mississippi State', 'New Mexico State', 'Vanderbilt', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'Arizona', 'New Mexico', 'Hawaii', 'Stanford']
4 Penn State Nittany Lions 56 ['West Virginia', 'Illinois', 'Iowa', 'Northwestern', 'Pittsburgh', 'Texas Tech', 'TCU', 'Toledo', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Utah State', 'Iowa State', 'Western Michigan', 'Michigan State', 'UTEP', 'Minnesota', 'Houston', 'SMU', 'San Jose State', 'Northern Illinois', 'UConn', 'Oklahoma State', 'Ball State', 'Central Michigan', 'Nebraska', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Louisiana', 'UTSA', 'Sam Houston', 'Louisiana Tech', 'Charlotte', 'Boston College', 'Arizona State', 'South Alabama', 'Massachusetts', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'Texas State', 'FIU', 'Virginia', 'New Mexico State', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'North Texas', 'New Mexico', 'UCF', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Bowling Green', 'Georgia Tech', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Hawaii']
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 53 ['Navy', 'North Carolina State', 'Central Michigan', 'Duke', 'UConn', 'Virginia', 'South Alabama', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Clemson', 'Northwestern', 'Oklahoma State', 'Massachusetts', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Syracuse', 'UTEP', 'Minnesota', 'Arizona State', 'New Mexico State', 'Western Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Army', 'Nebraska', 'Louisiana', 'New Mexico', 'Ball State', 'Virginia Tech', 'Illinois', 'UTSA', 'Northern Illinois', 'Louisiana Tech', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'Old Dominion', 'Pittsburgh', 'Toledo', 'Texas State', 'Boston College', 'FIU', 'San Jose State', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'North Texas', 'UCF', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Georgia Tech', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Hawaii'] - ['Ohio State']
6 Duke Blue Devils 47 ['Clemson', 'Northwestern', 'UConn', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Syracuse', 'UTEP', 'Minnesota', 'Western Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Army', 'Nebraska', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Louisiana', 'Ball State', 'Virginia Tech', 'Illinois', 'UTSA', 'Northern Illinois', 'Louisiana Tech', 'Massachusetts', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'Old Dominion', 'Pittsburgh', 'Toledo', 'Texas State', 'Boston College', 'FIU', 'New Mexico State', 'San Jose State', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'Virginia', 'North Texas', 'New Mexico', 'UCF', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Hawaii'] - ['Notre Dame', 'Ohio State']
7 Florida State Seminoles 46 ['LSU', 'Southern Miss', 'Boston College', 'Clemson', 'Mississippi State', 'Arkansas', 'Virginia', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Syracuse', 'Arizona', 'Kent State', 'Western Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Army', 'UTEP', 'Stanford', 'Ball State', 'Virginia Tech', 'Illinois', 'UTSA', 'Hawaii', 'Old Dominion', 'Pittsburgh', 'Toledo', 'Texas State', 'New Mexico State', 'Louisiana', 'San Jose State', 'Northern Illinois', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'New Mexico', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'UCF', 'Massachusetts', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt']
8 North Carolina Tar Heels 46 ['South Carolina', 'Appalachian State', 'Minnesota', 'Pittsburgh', 'Mississippi State', 'East Carolina', 'Louisiana–Monroe', 'Nebraska', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Louisiana', 'Arizona', 'Army', 'Northern Illinois', 'Louisiana Tech', 'Massachusetts', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'UTEP', 'Stanford', 'UTSA', 'Boston College', 'FIU', 'New Mexico State', 'Hawaii', 'Texas State', 'Virginia', 'North Texas', 'UConn', 'New Mexico', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'UCF', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion']
9 Missouri Tigers 45 ['Middle Tennessee', 'Kansas State', 'Memphis', 'Vanderbilt', 'Troy', 'UCF', 'Arkansas State', 'Navy', 'Boise State', 'Hawaii', 'Western Kentucky', 'Georgia State', 'Kent State', 'Southern Miss', 'Massachusetts', 'San Diego State', 'New Mexico State', 'South Florida', 'UConn', 'Charlotte', 'Coastal Carolina', 'Ohio', 'New Mexico', 'Rice', 'Jacksonville State', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Houston', 'East Carolina', 'UTEP', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Sam Houston', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'UTSA', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Texas State', 'Old Dominion', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo']
10 Oregon Ducks 45 ['Texas Tech', 'Hawaii', 'Colorado', 'Stanford', 'Houston', 'New Mexico State', 'TCU', 'Nebraska', 'Colorado State', 'UTSA', 'Sam Houston', 'New Mexico', 'SMU', 'Northern Illinois', 'Louisiana Tech', 'Middle Tennessee', 'Texas State', 'Massachusetts', 'Charlotte', 'Boston College', 'FIU', 'UTEP', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'Virginia', 'North Texas', 'UConn', 'UCF', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo']
11 USC Trojans 45 ['San Jose State', 'Nevada', 'Stanford', 'Arizona State', 'Colorado', 'Hawaii', 'TCU', 'Nebraska', 'Colorado State', 'New Mexico State', 'Houston', 'SMU', 'Northern Illinois', 'Louisiana Tech', 'Middle Tennessee', 'New Mexico', 'UTSA', 'Sam Houston', 'Charlotte', 'Boston College', 'FIU', 'UTEP', 'Massachusetts', 'Texas State', 'Virginia', 'North Texas', 'UConn', 'Baylor', 'Southern Miss', 'UCF', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo']
12 James Madison Dukes 45 ['Virginia', 'Troy', 'Utah State', 'South Alabama', 'Western Kentucky', 'Georgia State', 'UConn', 'Oklahoma State', 'South Florida', 'Middle Tennessee', 'Charlotte', 'Coastal Carolina', 'Arizona State', 'Rice', 'Navy', 'Jacksonville State', 'Houston', 'East Carolina', 'UTEP', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Sam Houston', 'UTSA', 'Massachusetts', 'Texas State', 'New Mexico State', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'New Mexico', 'UCF', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Georgia Tech', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Hawaii', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo']
13 Miami Hurricanes 42 ['Miami (OH)', 'Texas A&M', 'Temple', 'Massachusetts', 'Cincinnati', 'Kent State', 'New Mexico', 'Louisiana–Monroe', 'Auburn', 'Arkansas', 'Akron', 'New Mexico State', 'Pittsburgh', 'Army', 'California', 'UTSA', 'North Texas', 'Arizona State', 'Texas State', 'Louisiana Tech', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'FIU', 'UTEP', 'UCF', 'UConn', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Hawaii', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo']
14 Oregon State Beavers 41 ['San Jose State', 'San Diego State', 'Utah', 'Ohio', 'Florida', 'Baylor', 'UCLA', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Tennessee', 'Charlotte', 'UCF', 'Coastal Carolina', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Virginia', 'UTSA', 'South Carolina', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'Jacksonville State', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Texas State', 'Mississippi State', 'UTEP', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Sam Houston', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'Arizona', 'Massachusetts', 'Hawaii', 'Louisiana', 'Stanford', 'New Mexico State', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'New Mexico'] - ['Washington State']
15 Kansas State Wildcats 41 ['Troy', 'UCF', 'Western Kentucky', 'Georgia State', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'South Florida', 'Middle Tennessee', 'UConn', 'Charlotte', 'Coastal Carolina', 'San Diego State', 'Rice', 'Navy', 'Jacksonville State', 'Ohio', 'Houston', 'East Carolina', 'UTEP', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Sam Houston', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'UTSA', 'Massachusetts', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Texas State', 'New Mexico State', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'New Mexico', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Hawaii', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo'] - ['Missouri']
16 Alabama Crimson Tide 41 ['Middle Tennessee', 'South Florida', 'Ole Miss', 'Mississippi State', 'Rice', 'Navy', 'Tulane', 'Georgia Tech', 'LSU', 'Arizona', 'Houston', 'East Carolina', 'South Alabama', 'Southern Miss', 'UAB', 'Wake Forest', 'Arkansas', 'UTEP', 'Stanford', 'UTSA', 'Sam Houston', 'Oklahoma State', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Kent State', 'Hawaii', 'Texas State', 'Arizona State', 'Louisiana', 'New Mexico State', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Buffalo', 'New Mexico', 'UCF', 'Massachusetts', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green'] - ['Texas']
17 Colorado Buffaloes 40 ['TCU', 'Nebraska', 'Colorado State', 'Houston', 'SMU', 'Northern Illinois', 'Louisiana Tech', 'Middle Tennessee', 'UTSA', 'Sam Houston', 'Charlotte', 'Boston College', 'FIU', 'UTEP', 'Texas State', 'Virginia', 'North Texas', 'UConn', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'UCF', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Hawaii', 'Louisiana', 'New Mexico State', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'New Mexico', 'Massachusetts'] - ['Oregon', 'USC']
18 Utah Utes 38 ['Florida', 'Baylor', 'UCLA', 'Tennessee', 'Charlotte', 'UCF', 'Coastal Carolina', 'San Diego State', 'Virginia', 'UTSA', 'South Carolina', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'Jacksonville State', 'Ohio', 'Texas State', 'Mississippi State', 'UTEP', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Sam Houston', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'Arizona', 'Massachusetts', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Stanford', 'New Mexico State', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Hawaii', 'New Mexico', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo'] - ['Oregon State', 'Washington State']
19 Troy Trojans 38 ['Western Kentucky', 'Georgia State', 'South Florida', 'Middle Tennessee', 'UConn', 'Charlotte', 'Coastal Carolina', 'Rice', 'Navy', 'Jacksonville State', 'Houston', 'East Carolina', 'UTEP', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Sam Houston', 'UTSA', 'Massachusetts', 'Texas State', 'New Mexico State', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'New Mexico', 'UCF', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Hawaii', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo'] - ['Kansas State', 'James Madison', 'Missouri']
20 Kentucky Wildcats 37 ['Ball State', 'Akron', 'Vanderbilt', 'Florida', 'Hawaii', 'Tennessee', 'Charlotte', 'New Mexico State', 'Virginia', 'UTSA', 'South Carolina', 'New Mexico', 'Texas State', 'Mississippi State', 'Massachusetts', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'Arizona', 'UCF', 'UTEP', 'Stanford', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Old Dominion', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo']
21 West Virginia Mountaineers 37 ['Pittsburgh', 'Texas Tech', 'TCU', 'Houston', 'SMU', 'UTSA', 'Sam Houston', 'Louisiana Tech', 'Charlotte', 'Texas State', 'FIU', 'UTEP', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'North Texas', 'UConn', 'UCF', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Hawaii', 'Louisiana', 'New Mexico State', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'New Mexico', 'Massachusetts'] - ['Penn State']
22 Washington Huskies 37 ['Boise State', 'Tulsa', 'Michigan State', 'California', 'Arizona', 'San Diego State', 'Northern Illinois', 'Temple', 'Central Michigan', 'North Texas', 'Arizona State', 'UTEP', 'Stanford', 'Ohio', 'Boston College', 'Akron', 'South Alabama', 'Eastern Michigan', 'Louisiana Tech', 'Hawaii', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Virginia', 'Oklahoma State', 'Massachusetts', 'FIU', 'New Mexico State', 'Georgia Tech', 'UConn', 'New Mexico', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo']
23 Clemson Tigers 35 ['Florida Atlantic', 'Syracuse', 'Western Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Army', 'Ball State', 'Virginia Tech', 'Illinois', 'UTSA', 'Old Dominion', 'Pittsburgh', 'Toledo', 'Texas State', 'Louisiana', 'San Jose State', 'Northern Illinois', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'Boston College', 'UCF', 'Virginia', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Hawaii', 'New Mexico State', 'New Mexico', 'Massachusetts'] - ['Duke', 'Florida State', 'Notre Dame', 'Ohio State']
24 Texas A&M Aggies 35 ['New Mexico', 'Louisiana–Monroe', 'Auburn', 'Arkansas', 'Massachusetts', 'Army', 'California', 'Kent State', 'New Mexico State', 'UTSA', 'North Texas', 'Arizona State', 'Texas State', 'Louisiana Tech', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'FIU', 'UTEP', 'UCF', 'UConn', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Old Dominion', 'Hawaii', 'Louisiana', 'UAB', 'Buffalo'] - ['Miami (FL)']
25 Syracuse Orange 33 ['Western Michigan', 'Purdue', 'Army', 'Ball State', 'Virginia Tech', 'Illinois', 'UTSA', 'Old Dominion', 'Pittsburgh', 'Toledo', 'Florida Atlantic', 'Texas State', 'Louisiana', 'San Jose State', 'Northern Illinois', 'Baylor', 'Nevada', 'Southern Miss', 'UAB', 'Buffalo', 'Boston College', 'UCF', 'Virginia', 'Kent State', 'Boise State', 'San Diego State', 'Ohio', 'Iowa State', 'Bowling Green', 'Oklahoma State', 'Georgia Tech', 'Arizona State', 'Wake Forest', 'Vanderbilt', 'Hawaii', 'New Mexico State', 'New Mexico', 'Massachusetts'] - ['Clemson', 'Duke', 'Florida State', 'Notre Dame', 'Ohio State']

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