Noelthemexican Ballot for 2024 Week 3
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Sept. 8, 2024, 1:08 p.m.
Overall Rationale: The biased unbiased rankings are back. This is essentially a Colley matrix with bias (i.e. every team does not start at .5). The advantage of this is the early rankings should be a lot more palatable than the normal Colley matrix's early rankings. Last year, I used bias based on the previous years ranking, and it caused some weird stuff occasionally. This year I'm going to bias the teams by ESPN's FPI. Essentially, the rating they begin at starts around 1 and descends. At the 50th team, I stop adding any bias (meaning I don't adjust a team lower than .5). This is because last year, this system really punished teams who underwent big turnarounds, and I want to avoid that.
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.34 |
| 2 |
USC Trojans
|
1.29 |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.32 |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.82 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.65 |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
5.29 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.01 |
| 9 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Syracuse Orange
|
2.64 |
| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.43 |
| 12 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.17 |
| 14 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.27 |
| 15 |
UCF Knights
|
5.53 |
| 16 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.40 |
| 17 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1.58 |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.18 |
| 20 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
4.89 |
| 21 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.99 |
| 22 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
-1.22 |
| 23 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.67 |
| 25 |
Utah Utes
|
-2.76 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
2.05 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
1.09 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.64 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.52 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.51 |
Boston College Eagles
|
0.25 |
Total Score: 35.50