bwburke94 Ballot for 2023 Final
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Jan. 10, 2024, 11:18 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 Iowa, Utah, Oklahoma State, Maryland, and NC State. Bottom 10 (best to worst) are Buffalo, East Carolina, Louisiana Tech, Charlotte, ULM, FIU, Nevada, Temple, Akron, and Kent State. I'm not really that proud of how my algo turned out this year (particularly with Georgia being significantly underranked for most of the year, although the bowl win over Florida State seems to have fixed that), so I might do some fine-tuning in the next eight months.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
+23.1236979 (LW: #1) |
| 2 |
Washington Huskies
|
+19.3251082 (LW: #3) |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
+18.5016062 (LW: #4) |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
+18.3150853 (LW: #2) |
| 5 |
Oregon Ducks
|
+17.9422108 (LW: #8) |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
+16.8967005 (LW: #10) |
| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
+16.8569813 (LW: #6) |
| 8 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
+15.8248509 (LW: #5) |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
+14.8365713 (LW: #7) |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
+13.4675041 (LW: #11) |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
+13.312733 (LW: #14) |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
+13.3065737 (LW: #9) |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
+13.0949423 (LW: #13) |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
+12.7425466 (LW: #12) |
| 15 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
+12.4816458 (LW: #15) |
| 16 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
+12.3595469 (LW: #19) |
| 17 |
Troy Trojans
|
+10.6830442 (LW: #16) |
| 18 |
James Madison Dukes
|
+10.0623524 (LW: #17) |
| 19 |
Liberty Flames
|
+9.9172012 (LW: #18) |
| 20 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
+8.6576704 (LW: #23) |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
+8.1542763 (LW: #20) |
| 22 |
Clemson Tigers
|
+8.1421862 (LW: #26) |
| 23 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
+7.7424005 (LW: #27) |
| 24 |
USC Trojans
|
+7.5461 (LW: #38) |
| 25 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
+7.507691 (LW: #28) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
2.34 |
| 4 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.42 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.58 |
| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.74 |
| 8 |
Florida State Seminoles
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
1.09 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.99 |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-1.13 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.44 |
| 13 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.96 |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.53 |
| 16 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
-0.66 |
| 17 |
Troy Trojans
|
4.27 |
| 18 |
James Madison Dukes
|
1.75 |
| 19 |
Liberty Flames
|
0.21 |
| 20 |
Oregon State Beavers
|
1.61 |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-0.62 |
| 24 |
USC Trojans
|
0.80 |
| 25 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
-0.20 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
1.64 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.77 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.31 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.19 |
Total Score: 22.26