Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 8, 2023, 4 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Wins earn a team points. Losses lose points. How many points earned/lost is dependent on the quality of a team's opponent (both at the time you played them and currently).
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Oklahoma Sooners | 1 SP+ T-10 win. Only 6-0 team with an SP+ T-10 win. |
2 | Florida State Seminoles | 1 SP+ T-10 wins. 2 SP+ T-25 wins. |
3 | Texas Longhorns | 1 SP+ T-10 win. 1 SP+ T-10 loss. Their win over Alabama helped them a lot (as it should) and their loss to Oklahoma didn't hurt them (as it shouldn't). |
4 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 2 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ T-10 loss. |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | T-5. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. Kentucky playing as poorly as they did on Saturday actually robbed the Bulldogs of their first T-25 win. They'll have to wait until Week 10 (Mizzou) or 11 (Ole Miss) before it can get that quality win. |
6 | Louisville Cardinals | T-5. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 1 SP+ T-25 win. Biggest move up the rankings after beating Notre Dame. |
7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 1 SP+ T-25 win. Ohio State's win over Notre Dame isn't looking as good following Notre Dame's loss to Louisville. SP+ dropped the Irish four spots from 8 to 12, which affects Ohio State's season-long score. |
8 | Ole Miss Rebels | T-8. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 1 SP+ T-25 win. 1 SP+ T-10 loss. |
9 | North Carolina Tar Heels | T-8. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. The previous week's SP+ rankings decide ties (I'm going to change this for the 2024 season - it doesn't make much sense to ignore the most recent game here. I'm going to roll with it for now because, for the time being, it doesn't make much of a difference.) |
10 | Washington Huskies | T-10. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. Washington fell four spots during their bye week. But, who cares? They face off against SP+ #5 Oregon this week. |
11 | USC Trojans | T-10. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. The USC Fighting Lincolns are lucky my rankings don't account for margin of victory. I'll just leave it at that. |
12 | Michigan Wolverines | 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. Week 11 can't get here soon enough. |
13 | Washington State Cougars | T-13. 2 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ T-25 loss. |
14 | Utah Utes | T-13. 1 SP+ T-25 win. 1 SP+ T-25 loss. Utah has a slight edge over Mizzou because their win over Florida earns them a half-point more than Mizzou's two wins over Memphis and Vanderbilt combined. |
15 | Missouri Tigers | 1 SP+ T-25 win. 1 SP+ T-25 loss. Falls 12 spots with the loss to LSU. |
16 | Penn State Nittany Lions | T-16. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. |
17 | Iowa Hawkeyes | T-16. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ T-10 loss. Up 12 spots. |
18 | Kansas Jayhawks | T-16. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ T-10 loss. Jumps up 15 spots. |
19 | Wyoming Cowboys | T-16. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ T-10 loss. Also up 12 spots. Welcome to the rankings, kid. |
20 | Texas A&M Aggies | T-20. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ T-10 loss. 1 SP+ T-25 loss. Highest-ranked two-loss team - SP+ doesn't hate Auburn (they are ranked #35) so TAMU's win over Auburn looks pretty good and will probably continue to do so for the remainder of the season. |
21 | Duke Blue Devils | T-20. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 1 SP+ T-25 win. 1 SP+ T-25 loss. |
22 | Oregon Ducks | T-22. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. Will have a chance to earn some serious points if they can knock off SP+ #6 Washington this week. |
23 | West Virginia Mountaineers | T-22. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. 1 SP+ T-10 loss. |
24 | Liberty Flames | T-22. 0 SP+ T-10 wins. 0 SP+ T-25 wins. |
25 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | T-25. Tied with Kentucky (5-1) and Colorado (4-2). Falls 13 spots after that no-show in Louisville. Notre Dame should appreciate that they didn't fall completely out, especially considering that undefeated Air Force and James Madison are chomping at the bit to be ranked. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.83 |
2 | Florida State Seminoles | 0.61 |
3 | Texas Longhorns | 1.49 |
4 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 2.15 |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | -0.03 |
6 | Louisville Cardinals | 1.03 |
7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | -0.53 |
8 | Ole Miss Rebels | 1.72 |
9 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 0.19 |
10 | Washington Huskies | -0.80 |
11 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
12 | Michigan Wolverines | -2.85 |
13 | Washington State Cougars | 0.92 |
14 | Utah Utes | 0.49 |
15 | Missouri Tigers | 4.87 |
16 | Penn State Nittany Lions | -3.62 |
17 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 5.95 |
18 | Kansas Jayhawks | 1.18 |
19 | Wyoming Cowboys | 1.69 |
20 | Texas A&M Aggies | 4.86 |
21 | Duke Blue Devils | 0.00 |
22 | Oregon Ducks | -4.73 |
23 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 1.66 |
24 | Liberty Flames | 0.23 |
25 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -0.22 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Oregon State Beavers | 3.26 |
UCLA Bruins | 1.38 |
Tennessee Volunteers | 0.53 |
Air Force Falcons | 0.04 |
LSU Tigers | 0.19 |
Kentucky Wildcats | 0.12 |
Total Score: 48.16