Noelthemexican Ballot for 2024 Week 16 & Bowls
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Dec. 8, 2024, 12:11 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 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.59 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.94 |
| 9 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
0.71 |
| 11 |
Boise State Broncos
|
-0.12 |
| 12 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-0.45 |
| 14 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
3.88 |
| 20 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.76 |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
1.19 |
| 22 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
1.03 |
| 23 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
2.13 |
| 24 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
-0.16 |
| 25 |
Syracuse Orange
|
-0.25 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Army West Point
|
1.04 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.88 |
UNLV Rebels
|
0.25 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.14 |
Total Score: 14.51