Bereft13 Ballot for 2023 Week 7
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 8, 2023, 2:29 p.m.
Overall Rationale: first a power ranking of teams is created, then it is used to algorithmically determine a strength of record ranking of teams. these are combined to rank the teams, with power weighted higher early in the season and SoR weighted higher late in the season. power rankings are a mixture of human and computer inputs. current weight: 68/32 in favor of power rankings.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Power: 3, SoR: 1; LW: 7 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Power: 2, SoR: 6; LW: 4 |
| 3 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Power: 1, SoR: 13; LW: 3 |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Power: 5, SoR: 5; LW: 2 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Power: 7, SoR: 2; LW: 1 |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Power: 4, SoR: 9; LW: 9 |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Power: 6, SoR: 7; LW: 5 |
| 8 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Power: 11, SoR: 3; LW: 13 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Power: 9, SoR: 8; LW: 12 |
| 10 |
Washington Huskies
|
Power: 8, SoR: 17; LW: 6 |
| 11 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Power: 15, SoR: 4; LW: NR |
| 12 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Power: 10, SoR: 18; LW: 15 |
| 13 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
Power: 13, SoR: 14; LW: 18 |
| 14 |
USC Trojans
|
Power: 14, SoR: 15; LW: 11 |
| 15 |
Washington State Cougars
|
Power: 17, SoR: 11; LW: 10 |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Power: 18, SoR: 10; LW: 22 |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Power: 12, SoR: 26; LW: 8 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
Power: 19, SoR: 12; LW: 23 |
| 19 |
UCLA Bruins
|
Power: 16, SoR: 24; LW: NR (27) |
| 20 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Power: 22, SoR: 25; LW: 17 |
| 21 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
Power: 25, SoR: 21; LW: 19 |
| 22 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Power: 20, SoR: 36; LW: 24 |
| 23 |
LSU Tigers
|
Power: 23, SoR: 30; LW: NR (28) |
| 24 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Power: 26, SoR: 31; LW: 14 |
| 25 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
Power: 27, SoR: 29; LW: NR | Next 5: Missouri, Clemson, Wisconsin, Maryland, West Virginia | Dropped: Maryland, Clemson, Missouri, Kansas State |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.83 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
1.15 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
-0.02 |
| 9 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.21 |
| 10 |
Washington Huskies
|
-0.80 |
| 11 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.59 |
| 13 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.08 |
| 15 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.35 |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.35 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
UCLA Bruins
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.44 |
| 22 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
2.86 |
| 23 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
-0.06 |
Tennessee Volunteers
Air Force Falcons