STL_12 Ballot for 2024 Week 7
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 6, 2024, 3:39 a.m.
Overall Rationale: My own version of a SOS/SOR type ranking, is backwards-looking and only looks at the games played with no sort of poll inertia (think if the season ended today, these would be the teams with the best resume), slowly gets better over the season as more games are played and teams balance out (for example, a team with a frontloaded schedule will likely be over-ranked in early ballots and a team with a backloaded schedule will likely be under-ranked), unlike wins, a loss is a loss and there is no concept of a "quality loss" in these rankings, the way the score is calculated can sometimes cause shenanigans mid-season as teams that have simply played more games have a slight advantage (this will even out as teams take their BYE weeks and teams will most likely fall in an idle week), these rankings should be at their best before conference championship week, before bowl season, and post-season.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Points: 14.042 LW: 3 |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Points: 13.933 LW: 8 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Points: 13.583 LW: 19 |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Points: 13.542 LW: 10 |
| 5 |
BYU Cougars
|
Points: 13.200 LW: 1 |
| 6 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Points: 12.992 LW: 7 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Points: 12.617 LW: 2 |
| 8 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Points: 12.500 LW: 9 |
| 9 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Points: 12.075 LW: 21 |
| 10 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
Points: 11.733 LW: 43 |
| 11 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
Points: 11.658 LW: 27 |
| 12 |
Washington State Cougars
|
Points: 11.483 LW: 17 |
| 13 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Points: 11.342 LW: 18 |
| 14 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Points: 11.275 LW: 11 |
| 15 |
Syracuse Orange
|
Points: 11.258 LW: 41 |
| 16 |
SMU Mustangs
|
Points: 11.001 LW: 28 |
| 17 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Points: 11.000 LW: 4 |
| 18 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
Points: 10.692 LW: 12 |
| 19 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
Points: 10.625 LW: 37 |
| 20 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
Points: 10.608 LW: 13 |
| 21 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Points: 10.542 LW: 31 |
| 22 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Points: 10.458 LW: 45 (Exact tie with Washington, Tiebreaker given to Ole Miss) |
| 23 |
Washington Huskies
|
Points: 10.458 LW: 49 (Exact tie with Ole Miss, Tiebreaker given to Ole Miss) |
| 24 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Points: 10.417 LW: 6 |
| 25 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Points: 10.400 LW: 5 |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
6.96 |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.22 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
2.33 |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.10 |
| 5 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.38 |
| 6 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.33 |
| 7 |
Texas Longhorns
|
-3.58 |
| 8 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.21 |
| 9 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-2.51 |
| 10 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
15.03 |
| 11 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.45 |
| 12 |
Washington State Cougars
|
4.82 |
| 13 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-3.45 |
| 14 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.38 |
| 15 |
Syracuse Orange
|
10.00 |
| 16 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.63 |
| 17 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-1.09 |
| 18 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.31 |
| 19 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.49 |
| 20 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
4.92 |
| 21 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-2.35 |
| 22 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.98 |
| 23 |
Washington Huskies
|
1.72 |
| 24 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.88 |
| 25 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.10 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Tennessee Volunteers
|
2.05 |
Clemson Tigers
|
1.57 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1.77 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.93 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.91 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.63 |
Utah Utes
|
0.58 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.24 |
Total Score: 72.88