bwburke94 Ballot for 2023 Week 15 & Bowls
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Dec. 5, 2023, 2:51 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Although this algorithm only uses wins and losses, values given are converted to a projected point spread vs. an average FBS team. First 5 out are Clemson, Tennessee, Kansas, Iowa State, and Toledo. Bottom 10 (best to worst) are Buffalo, Sam Houston, East Carolina, Louisiana-Monroe, Charlotte, FIU, Temple, Nevada, Akron, and Kent State. There's an unusual ranking situation this week: SMU is ranked above Oregon State despite having a worse raw value, because they will finish ahead of Oregon State once the Army-Navy game is played regardless of its result. Speaking of changes from Army-Navy, Troy will jump James Madison if Army wins.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
+21.490437 (LW: #1) |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
+19.3874275 (LW: #2) |
| 3 |
Washington Huskies
|
+18.8920194 (LW: #4) |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
+18.7620386 (LW: #3) |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
+17.8570129 (LW: #6) |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
+17.517651 (LW: #8) |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
+16.7957439 (LW: #7) |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
+16.0002353 (LW: #5) |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
+15.2536853 (LW: #10) |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
+15.0774658 (LW: #9) |
| 11 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
+12.8977442 (LW: #11) |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
+12.7875648 (LW: #13) |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
+12.4843904 (LW: #12) |
| 14 |
Missouri Tigers
|
+12.3375363 (LW: #14) |
| 15 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
+12.2396578 (LW: #15) |
| 16 |
James Madison Dukes
|
+11.9871895 (LW: #16) |
| 17 |
Troy Trojans
|
+11.9143373 (LW: #19) |
| 18 |
Liberty Flames
|
+11.7953284 (LW: #17) |
| 19 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
+10.7333877 (LW: #20) |
| 20 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
+9.6970431 (LW: #18) |
| 21 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
+9.3298687 (LW: #21) |
| 22 |
SMU Mustangs
|
+8.3951667 (LW: #27) |
| 23 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
+8.4197058 (LW: #24) |
| 24 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
+8.3209963 (LW: #23) |
| 25 |
Utah Utes
|
+8.0397319 (LW: #26) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
1.17 |
| 3 |
Washington Huskies
|
-0.01 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
1.29 |
| 5 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
-0.01 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
1.16 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.48 |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-2.91 |
| 11 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1.19 |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.06 |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.85 |
| 15 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
3.07 |
| 16 |
James Madison Dukes
|
0.42 |
| 17 |
Troy Trojans
|
1.47 |
| 18 |
Liberty Flames
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
-0.44 |
| 20 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
-0.42 |
| 21 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
SMU Mustangs
|
-0.10 |
| 23 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
-0.51 |
| 25 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Tulane Green Wave