Bereft13 Ballot for 2024 Week 2
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Sept. 4, 2024, 12:32 a.m.
Overall Rationale: first a power ranking of teams is created, then it is used to algorithmically determine a strength of record ranking of teams. these are combined to rank the teams, with power weighted higher early in the season and SoR weighted higher late in the season. power rankings are a mixture of human and computer inputs. current weight: 90/10 in favor of power.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Power: 1, SoR: 1; LW: 2 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Power: 3, SoR: 19; LW: 4 |
| 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Power: 5, SoR: 4; LW: 6 |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Power: 4, SoR: 21; LW: 3 |
| 5 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Power: 7, SoR: 3; LW: 12 |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Power: 6, SoR: 33; LW: 7 |
| 7 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Power: 10, SoR: 5; LW: 22 |
| 8 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Power: 2, SoR: 95; LW: 1 |
| 9 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Power: 9, SoR: 36; LW: 13 |
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Power: 13, SoR: 8; LW: 8 |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Power: 11, SoR: 41; LW: 9 |
| 12 |
USC Trojans
|
Power: 16, SoR: 2; LW: NR (34) |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
Power: 12, SoR: 44; LW: 11 |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Power: 8, SoR: 86; LW: 5 |
| 15 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
Power: 18, SoR: 24; LW: 24 |
| 16 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Power: 15, SoR: 59; LW: 10 |
| 17 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Power: 14, SoR: 69; LW: 19 |
| 18 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
Power: 17, SoR: 43; LW: 21 |
| 19 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Power: 24, SoR: 37; LW: 25 |
| 20 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Power: 23, SoR: 50; LW: 20 |
| 21 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
Power: 26, SoR: 31; LW: NR (26) |
| 22 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
Power: 29, SoR: 7; LW: NR (~80) |
| 23 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Power: 19, SoR: 99; LW: 15 |
| 24 |
Auburn Tigers
|
Power: 27, SoR: 35; LW: NR (32) |
| 25 |
LSU Tigers
|
Power: 20, SoR: 103; LW: 16 | Next 5: Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Memphis, Iowa State, Nebraska | Dropped: Florida State, Oklahoma, Washington, Texas A&M |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.90 |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.21 |
| 8 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.58 |
| 9 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.41 |
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-0.02 |
| 15 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.49 |
| 16 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.31 |
| 20 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
1.87 |
| 22 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.01 |
| 24 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.46 |
| 25 |
LSU Tigers
|
-0.05 |
Oklahoma Sooners