theb52 Ballot for 2024 Week 7
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 6, 2024, 8:09 p.m.
Overall Rationale: FIRST FIVE OUT: 26. Colorado (33.300). 27. Illinois (33.200), 28. LSU (32.800), 29. Navy (31.000), 30. ULM (29.000). There are two ideologies for polls. 1. Who would win in a theoretical matchup? and 2. Who has the best report card? This is a 100% computer poll following the latter idea. It is driven only on record and strength of schedule, so no pre-season bias. However, that means at the beginning of the season it is hard to know which losses are quality losses and which are bad losses because of everyone's short resume`, so teams will move a lot until week 6 where it will steady out. Because of this, teams who lose early are punished harshly, but past weeks are recalculated every update. You can view my methodology here and select an individual team to view on the Team Summary tab <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Qv4UEZBJ3kaxy5lz5V-aDkls2Y89oJEiqwvkDilS0rc/edit?usp=sharing>
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Ducks
|
68.600 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
62.600 |
| 3 |
BYU Cougars
|
57.800 |
| 4 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
56.000 |
| 5 |
Washington State Cougars
|
51.200 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
50.200 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
47.800 |
| 8 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
47.100 |
| 9 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
46.000 Tie with Missouri |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers
|
46.000 Tie with Indiana |
| 11 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
45.400 |
| 12 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
44.700 |
| 13 |
Clemson Tigers
|
44.600 |
| 14 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
44.500 |
| 15 |
Boise State Broncos
|
44.300 |
| 16 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
43.400 |
| 17 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
39.250 |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
38.000 |
| 19 |
Washington Huskies
|
37.750 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
37.600 Tie with Syracuse |
| 21 |
Syracuse Orange
|
37.600 Tie with Virginia |
| 22 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
37.417 |
| 23 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
36.000 |
| 24 |
SMU Mustangs
|
35.000 |
| 25 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
34.417 |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.77 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.79 |
| 4 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
5.95 |
| 5 |
Washington State Cougars
|
7.91 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.05 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-0.48 |
| 8 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-2.01 |
| 9 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.02 |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers
|
2.64 |
| 11 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
1.14 |
| 12 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.24 |
| 13 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
-0.51 |
| 15 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.09 |
| 16 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
2.75 |
| 19 |
Washington Huskies
|
5.72 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
5.03 |
| 21 |
Syracuse Orange
|
4.00 |
| 22 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-3.86 |
| 23 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Tennessee Volunteers
|
2.05 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
1.77 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1.77 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.93 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.63 |
Utah Utes
|
0.58 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.24 |
Total Score: 51.93