Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 29, 2023, 1:36 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Teams are assigned a tier based on their ranking (T1=1-4, T2=5-12, T3=13-30, T4=31-50, T5=51-80, T6=81-110, T7=111-133). Points are gained for wins, subtracted for losses, based on the opponents tier. Small modifiers for game closeness (Win/Loss Bonuses/Penalties = WB, WP, LB, LP) and Opponent's record. | Tiers will change slightly week to week to settle numbers (ie: Tier 4 may extend to rank 53, because one team was flip flopping between rank 49 and 53, and causing other teams to go up down in points/ranking) | If two teams are next to each other in the rankings, and have played head to head, the head to head winner will be ranked higher, regardless of points. | | | | Week 9 | Biggest rises: Kansas (+21), Oregon (+7) | Biggest drops: North Carolina (-18), Duke (-17), Georgia State (-13), Oregon State (-11) | New teams: Kansas, Tennessee, Troy | Dropped from rankings: North Carolina (18), Georgia State (22), Duke (24) | Next 5: Georgia Southern, Wisconsin, UCLA, USC, Iowa |
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Points: 162.39 | Wins: 1 T2, 2 T3, 2 T5, 3 T6 | |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Points: 155.86 | Wins: 3 T4, 2 T5, 2 T6, 1 T7 | 3 WB | |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Points: 153.13 | Wins: 1 T1, 2 T4, 2 T5, 2 T6 | Losses: 1 T3 | 2 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Points: 149.5 | Wins: 1 T2, 1 T3, 2 T5, 3 T6 | Losses: 1 T1 | 2 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | |
| 5 |
James Madison Dukes
|
Points: 130.54 | Wins: 2 T3, 4 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WB | 4 WP | |
| 6 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Points: 128.25 | Wins: 1 T3, 3 T4, 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 2 WB | 2 WP | 1 LB | |
| 7 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
Points: 127.31 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 3 T5, 2 T6, 1 T7 | 2 WB | 2 WP | |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Points: 118.36 | Wins: 2 T3, 1 T4, 2 T5, 2 T6 | Losses: 1 T1 | 1 WB | 3 WP | 1 LP | |
| 9 |
Washington Huskies
|
Points: 116.44 | Wins: 1 T2, 1 T4, 2 T5, 4 T6 | 3 WP | |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Points: 113.65 | Wins: 2 T4, 2 T5, 2 T6, 2 T7 | 2 WB | 2 WP | |
| 11 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Points: 105.32 | Wins: 1 T3, 3 T5, 2 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T1 | 1 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | |
| 12 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Points: 101.09 | Wins: 1 T3, 3 T5, 1 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 1 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | |
| 13 |
Liberty Flames
|
Points: 95.55 | Wins: 1 T4, 3 T5, 2 T6, 2 T7 | 1 WB | 3 WP | |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Points: 93.52 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 2 T5, 3 T7 | Losses: 1 T1,1 T3 | 1 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | 1 LP | |
| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Points: 92.12 | Wins: 2 T3, 3 T5, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T2 | 3 WP | 1 LP | |
| 16 |
Air Force Falcons
|
Points: 79.75 | Wins: 4 T5, 2 T6, 2 T7 | 2 WP | |
| 17 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Points: 78.57 | Wins: 1 T3, 3 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T2,1 T4 | 1 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
Points: 74.21 | Wins: 2 T3, 1 T4, 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T2,1 T3 | 1 WB | 1 WP | 2 LP | |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
Points: 70.71 | Wins: 1 T2, 3 T5, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T2,1 T3 | 1 WP | 1 LB | 1 LP | |
| 20 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
Points: 69.47 | Wins: 2 T3, 2 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T4,1 T5 | 2 WB | |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Points: 65.63 | Wins: 1 T3, 1 T4, 3 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | Losses: 1 T7 | 2 WB | 3 WP | 1 LP | |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
Points: 63.73 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T5, 3 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T3 | 1 WB | 3 WP | 1 LB | |
| 23 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
Points: 60.39 | Wins: 1 T1, 2 T5, 1 T6, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T1,1 T4 | 2 WP | 1 LP | |
| 24 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Points: 54.38 | Wins: 2 T4, 2 T5, 2 T6 | Losses: 1 T2,1 T4 | 2 WP | 1 LB | 1 LP | |
| 25 |
Troy Trojans
|
Points: 53.63 | Wins: 1 T4, 3 T5, 2 T7 | Losses: 1 T2,1 T3 | 1 WB | 1 WP | 1 LB | 1 LP | |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.29 |
| 2 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
1.85 |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.90 |
| 5 |
James Madison Dukes
|
1.95 |
| 6 |
Missouri Tigers
|
2.25 |
| 7 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
-1.60 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Washington Huskies
|
-1.48 |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-1.64 |
| 11 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-1.79 |
| 13 |
Liberty Flames
|
2.08 |
| 14 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.99 |
| 16 |
Air Force Falcons
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.50 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
-0.38 |
| 20 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
-1.53 |
| 22 |
Tulane Green Wave
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-0.15 |
| 25 |
Troy Trojans
|
0.12 |