Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 8, 2023, 1:40 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Thanks to u/sirgippy, the JB Rankings from https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/12nja3j/ranking_the_top_131_fbs_programs_of_the_last_40/ make their way to the r/CFB Poll...and time to put my money where my mouth is, how good are these rankings actually, was the whole series just BS??? The JB Rankings are a computer model that, in a nutshell, gives you points for a win, takes away points for a loss, and divides your cumulative score by log(games played + 1). So every team starts out with 0 resume points which go up/down depending on how they play during the year. For each game, opponent record, opponent conference, at what point in the season the game was played, and scoring margin are taken into account. The model rewards you for playing a tough schedule. If you beat a great team, you get a lot of points. If you lose to a great team, you only lose a few points. If you beat a bad team, you only get a few points. If you lose to a bad team, you lose a lot of points. Time to see how accurate this "proprietary ranking algorithm" really is!
Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Ranking points: 41.5412 |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 39.0667 |
3 | Michigan Wolverines | 38.4662 |
4 | Texas Longhorns | 36.5396 |
5 | Oklahoma Sooners | 36.4238 |
6 | Louisville Cardinals | 35.333 |
7 | Georgia Bulldogs | 34.7287 |
8 | Florida State Seminoles | 32.2876 |
9 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 31.0934 |
10 | Washington Huskies | 31.0545 |
11 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 29.5806 |
12 | Oregon Ducks | 29.5486 |
13 | USC Trojans | 27.6517 |
14 | Ole Miss Rebels | 25.0422 |
15 | Washington State Cougars | 24.0744 |
16 | Oregon State Beavers | 22.5556 |
17 | Wisconsin Badgers | 22.4591 |
18 | Utah Utes | 21.8056 |
19 | Kansas Jayhawks | 21.7566 |
20 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 20.82 |
21 | Miami Hurricanes | 19.6801 |
22 | James Madison Dukes | 19.256 |
23 | Duke Blue Devils | 18.514 |
24 | Missouri Tigers | 17.9087 |
25 | Liberty Flames | 17.6703. Next 5 teams (#26-30): LSU, Iowa, West Virginia, Wyoming, UCLA |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 1.44 |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.18 |
3 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
4 | Texas Longhorns | 1.15 |
5 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
6 | Louisville Cardinals | 1.03 |
7 | Georgia Bulldogs | -0.76 |
8 | Florida State Seminoles | -0.02 |
9 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 0.19 |
10 | Washington Huskies | -0.80 |
11 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
12 | Oregon Ducks | -1.00 |
13 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
14 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 |
15 | Washington State Cougars | 0.35 |
16 | Oregon State Beavers | 0.00 |
17 | Wisconsin Badgers | 2.43 |
18 | Utah Utes | 0.00 |
19 | Kansas Jayhawks | 0.79 |
20 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
21 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.54 |
22 | James Madison Dukes | 0.36 |
23 | Duke Blue Devils | -0.36 |
24 | Missouri Tigers | 0.00 |
25 | Liberty Flames | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
---|---|
UCLA Bruins | 1.38 |
Tennessee Volunteers | 0.53 |
Air Force Falcons | 0.04 |
LSU Tigers | 0.19 |
Kentucky Wildcats | 0.12 |
Total Score: 13.65