Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 26, 2023, 2:16 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!

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Michigan Wolverines	Ranking points: 50.7
2	Georgia Bulldogs	50.1
3	Washington Huskies	46.1
4	Florida State Seminoles	45.2
5	Texas Longhorns	43.6
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	41.3
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	41.2
8	Oregon Ducks	40.6
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	36.9
10	Oklahoma Sooners	36.0
11	Liberty Flames	31.7
12	Ole Miss Rebels	30.4
13	Louisville Cardinals	29.2
14	Missouri Tigers	27.5
15	LSU Tigers	26.3
16	James Madison Dukes	24.4
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	24.2
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	22.7
19	Tulane Green Wave	22.5
20	Toledo Rockets	21.9
21	Arizona Wildcats	20.5
22	Kansas State Wildcats	18.9
23	NC State Wolfpack	18.1
24	Oklahoma State Cowboys	17.1
25	SMU Mustangs	16.9. #26-30: Troy, Clemson, Kansas, Miami (OH), Oregon State

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Michigan Wolverines	0.30
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Washington Huskies	0.00
4	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	0.25
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Oregon Ducks	-1.00
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.12
11	Liberty Flames	0.99
12	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
13	Louisville Cardinals	0.14
14	Missouri Tigers	-0.85
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	James Madison Dukes	0.58
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
19	Tulane Green Wave	0.00
20	Toledo Rockets	0.00
21	Arizona Wildcats	-0.73
22	Kansas State Wildcats	0.24
23	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
24	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.31
25	SMU Mustangs	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oregon State Beavers	0.44

Total Score: 5.95