jimbobbypaul Ballot for 2023 Week 8
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 15, 2023, 4:11 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 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Resume points: 42.1148 |
| 2 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
39.5471 |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
38.175 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
37.8976 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
37.3636 |
| 6 |
Washington Huskies
|
34.6817 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
33.3923 |
| 8 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
32.7173 |
| 9 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
31.0213 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
29.1713 |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
28.5198 |
| 12 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
26.9904 |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
26.4481 |
| 14 |
Missouri Tigers
|
24.7224 |
| 15 |
James Madison Dukes
|
24.4594 |
| 16 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
24.1838 |
| 17 |
Liberty Flames
|
23.8155 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
23.5438 |
| 19 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
23.1482 |
| 20 |
Air Force Falcons
|
22.5703 |
| 21 |
LSU Tigers
|
22.5673 |
| 22 |
Oregon Ducks
|
20.8015 |
| 23 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
20.7279 |
| 24 |
USC Trojans
|
18.333 |
| 25 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
15.4474. #26-30: Wisconsin, Miami (FL), Kansas State, Kansas, Tulane. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.16 |
| 2 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
1.34 |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.43 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Washington Huskies
|
-0.56 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.07 |
| 8 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.80 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.90 |
| 11 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Missouri Tigers
|
1.11 |
| 15 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.95 |
| 16 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Liberty Flames
|
2.49 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Air Force Falcons
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-2.57 |
| 23 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.86 |
| 25 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-1.00 |
Tulane Green Wave