Sorry I’m a bit late, took me a while to navigate the back alleys I woke up in after Saturday. Big week this week, let’s show those ap voters what’s what.
My ballot this week. Computer poll.
This will be the last week with preseason expectations still factored in, which means next week might get really weird.
I obviously need to tweak it a bit because it keeps placing teams like A&M so high every year, almost certainly because of the stacked talent on their team. I have yet to figure out how to properly account for coaches or team culture (e.g. a “Jimbo” handicap) without introducing bias…
T25:
Full ranking:
Rank Change Team Record Points 1 - USC 3-0 346 2 +1 Florida State 3-0 345 3 +5 Washington 3-0 337 4 - Texas 3-0 332 5 +1 Notre Dame 4-0 326 6 -4 Michigan 3-0 325 7 +5 Oklahoma 3-0 299 8 -1 Georgia 3-0 287 9 +1 Ohio State 3-0 280 10 +4 Duke 3-0 277 11 - North Carolina 3-0 276 12 -3 Oregon 3-0 272 13 +4 Texas A&M 2-1 271 14 -1 Penn State 3-0 265 15 -10 Utah 3-0 261 16 +2 Ole Miss 3-0 260 17 -1 Alabama 2-1 256 18 +1 Wisconsin 2-1 246 19 +4 LSU 2-1 241 20 +32 Rutgers 3-0 237 21 +13 Syracuse 3-0 233 22 +10 Maryland 3-0 232 23 +4 Tulane 2-1 231 T24 +19 Iowa 3-0 230 T24 +13 Liberty 3-0 230 T26 -1 Louisville 3-0 229 T26 -11 Miami (FL) 3-0 229 T26 -6 Tennessee 2-1 229 T29 -4 Minnesota 2-1 222 T29 +9 TCU 2-1 222 T31 -9 Auburn 3-0 218 T31 -2 Clemson 2-1 218 T33 +5 Kentucky 3-0 217 T33 -9 Washington State 3-0 217 35 +3 Ohio 3-1 216 36 +20 Colorado 3-0 215 T37 -3 Oregon State 3-0 213 T37 -16 UCLA 3-0 213 39 +18 Florida 2-1 212 T40 +30 Fresno State 3-0 211 T40 -7 Kansas State 2-1 211 42 -13 UCF 3-0 204 T43 +7 BYU 3-0 200 T43 -14 Illinois 1-2 200 45 +17 South Alabama 2-1 199 46 -18 Texas Tech 1-2 196 T47 - Kansas 3-0 195 T47 -4 Purdue 1-2 195 49 -8 Arkansas 2-1 194 50 +4 Missouri 3-0 193 51 +16 Miami (OH) 2-1 192 52 -10 Toledo 2-1 191 T53 - Memphis 3-0 190 T53 +25 Nebraska 1-2 190 T53 -8 Northwestern 1-2 190 56 -22 California 2-1 189 57 -9 UTSA 1-2 188 58 +3 Air Force 3-0 186 T59 +6 Wake Forest 3-0 182 T59 +26 FIU 3-1 182 T59 +15 Vanderbilt 2-2 182 62 +14 New Mexico State 2-2 181 63 +9 Arizona 2-1 180 64 +14 Virginia Tech 1-2 173 65 +26 Georgia State 3-0 172 66 -8 South Carolina 1-2 170 T67 +24 Louisiana 2-1 168 T67 +8 San Diego State 2-2 168 T67 -8 Houston 1-2 168 70 -8 SMU 2-1 166 71 +7 San Jose State 1-3 165 T72 -24 NC State 2-1 164 T72 +25 West Virginia 2-1 164 T72 +29 Old Dominion 1-2 164 T75 -4 UNT 1-2 163 T75 -8 Connecticut 0-3 163 77 +17 JMU 3-0 162 78 -12 Wyoming 2-1 161 T79 -20 Mississippi State 2-1 160 T79 -23 Baylor 1-2 160 T79 +25 Massachusetts 1-3 160 82 +5 Pittsburgh 1-2 159 T83 +6 Cincinnati 2-1 158 T83 +16 Louisiana Tech 2-2 158 85 -13 Coastal Carolina 2-1 157 86 -2 Iowa State 1-2 156 T87 +15 Army 2-1 154 T87 -23 Troy 1-2 154 T87 +2 UTEP 1-3 154 T90 +21 Appalachian State 2-1 153 T90 -23 Oklahoma State 2-1 153 92 +4 Texas State 2-1 150 T93 -18 Rice 2-1 149 T93 -39 Boise State 1-2 149 T93 -7 Northern Illinois 1-2 149 96 +14 UNLV 2-1 144 T97 -46 Western Kentucky 2-1 143 T97 -19 Michigan State 2-1 143 T99 +3 Georgia Southern 2-1 142 T99 -4 Georgia Tech 1-2 142 101 -10 Hawaii 1-3 139 102 +14 Boston College 1-2 137 103 +8 Eastern Michigan 2-1 135 104 -21 FAU 1-2 133 T105 -8 Temple 2-1 129 T105 - USF 1-2 129 107 +7 Utah State 1-2 127 T108 -21 Arizona State 1-2 126 T108 -3 Bowling Green 1-2 126 T108 -3 Navy 1-2 126 T108 +5 ECU 0-3 126 112 +12 Indiana 1-2 124 113 -31 Marshall 2-0 123 114 - Virginia 0-3 120 115 -15 Buffalo 0-3 116 T116 -8 Middle Tennessee 1-2 113 T116 +8 Colorado State 0-2 113 T118 - Akron 1-2 111 T118 +5 Central Michigan 1-2 111 T118 -10 Stanford 1-2 111 T118 +1 UAB 1-2 111 122 -3 Jacksonville State 2-1 110 123 +4 Charlotte 1-2 104 T124 -3 UL Monroe 2-1 100 T124 -8 Southern Mississippi 1-2 100 126 +2 New Mexico 1-2 98 127 -5 Ball State 1-2 97 128 -2 Western Michigan 1-2 90 129 - Sam Houston 0-2 87 130 -1 Kent State 1-2 84 131 +2 Nevada 0-3 82 132 -1 Tulsa 1-2 69 133 -1 Arkansas State 1-2 68 No worries on being late, I usually don’t get my ballot in until Monday afternoon anyway
I assumed it would be later than usual after Saturday’s game. If it wasn’t posted by tonight I was thinking about asking @ToasterOverlord to post one, but glad you got it out!
I see we’re on the same wavelength - I noticed it was late and thought about asking if I should step in this week. But I ended up spending all day at work to meet a deadline, so I’m glad @[email protected] got it up!
