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Overall Rationale: The JB Rankings from https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/12nja3j/ranking_the_top_131_fbs_programs_of_the_last_40/ make their way to the r/CFB Poll! The JB Rankings are a computer model that, in a nutshell, gives you points for a win, takes away points for a loss, and divides your cumulative score by log(games played + 1). So every team starts out with 0 resume points which go up/down depending on how they play during the year. For each game, opponent record, opponent conference, at what point in the season the game was played, and scoring margin are taken into account. The model rewards you for playing a tough schedule. If you beat a great team, you get a lot of points. If you lose to a great team, you only lose a few points. If you beat a bad team, you only get a few points. If you lose to a bad team, you lose a lot of points. Please PM me with any questions or complaints! Side note: this algorithm needs some tweaking for 2024 and beyond. Some of the big names flocking to the SEC/Big Ten has messed up the strength of schedule ratings for each conference.

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	32.8 points
2	USC Trojans	31.5
3	Ole Miss Rebels	31.4
4	Oklahoma Sooners	31.4
5	Missouri Tigers	26.8
6	Texas Tech Red Raiders	24.3
7	Houston Cougars	23.1
8	TCU Horned Frogs	22.8
9	Mississippi State Bulldogs	22.6
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	22.5
11	Michigan Wolverines	22.4
12	Miami Hurricanes	22.2
13	Vanderbilt Commodores	21.7
14	Georgia Bulldogs	21.6
15	Texas A&M Aggies	21.5
16	Iowa State Cyclones	20.9
17	LSU Tigers	20.6
18	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	20.3
19	Florida State Seminoles	20.3
20	UCF Knights	19.4
21	North Texas Mean Green	19.2
22	Oregon Ducks	18.9
23	Memphis Tigers	18.9
24	Louisville Cardinals	18.8
25	Kansas Jayhawks	18.7

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	1.27
2	USC Trojans	2.03
3	Ole Miss Rebels	1.16
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.25
5	Missouri Tigers	1.59
6	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.73
7	Houston Cougars	7.55
8	TCU Horned Frogs	2.40
9	Mississippi State Bulldogs	2.16
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.05
11	Michigan Wolverines	1.94
12	Miami Hurricanes	-1.82
13	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.02
14	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.62
15	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.21
16	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
17	LSU Tigers	-1.13
18	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0.00
19	Florida State Seminoles	-1.30
20	UCF Knights	4.77
21	North Texas Mean Green	2.06
22	Oregon Ducks	-3.03
23	Memphis Tigers	0.00
24	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
25	Kansas Jayhawks	0.03

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	2.45
Texas Longhorns	0.94
Tennessee Volunteers	1.15
Alabama Crimson Tide	0.53
BYU Cougars	0.15

Total Score: 43.34

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