| Place | Team | Points | #1 Votes | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 4 | - |
| 2 | Texas | 88 | 0 | +1 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 82 | 0 | +4 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 80 | 0 | - |
| 5 | Oregon | 65 | 0 | -3 |
| 6 | Miami (FL) | 64 | 0 | +7 |
| 7 | alabama | 62 | 0 | +4 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 60 | 0 | - |
| 9 | USC | 59 | 0 | +9 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 58 | 0 | - |
| 10 | Penn State | 58 | 0 | -4 |
| 12 | Michigan | 51 | 0 | - |
| 13 | Tennessee | 42 | 0 | +3 |
| 14 | Missouri | 37 | 0 | +2 |
| 14 | Utah | 37 | 0 | +4 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 36 | 0 | -3 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 27 | 0 | NR |
| 17 | Kansas | 27 | 0 | +6 |
| 19 | LSU | 24 | 0 | -10 |
| 20 | Florida State | 22 | 0 | -15 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 22 | 0 | +3 |
| 20 | Louisville | 22 | 0 | NR |
| 20 | SMU | 22 | 0 | -2 |
| 24 | Boston College | 20 | 0 | NR |
| 24 | Iowa | 20 | 0 | -2 |
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M (19), Clemson (15), Wisconsin (12), Vanderbilt (11), Kentucky (10), UNLV (8), Maryland (7), Boise State (6), Iowa State (6), NC State (5), Auburn (4), Arizona (3), UCF (3), Washington (3), Virginia Tech (2), Arizona State (1)
Link to the results spreadsheet HERE
Link for next weeks poll HERE
Link to submit your CFP bracket prediction for the contest HERE
My ballot – still a little weird from preseason expectations, but that’s mostly factored out now. The bigger issue is that 2-3 weeks of data is too small a sample size for the computer to know what to do with. Teams that played P4 teams are very high (even if they lost), whereas teams that played FCS schools are very low (even if they blew them out). Teams that already had a bye are even lower (exacerbated by this season having an extra bye week). It should all be sorted out in a couple weeks.
I will say, by eye test I really disagree with some of these rankings (I mean, ou up to number 4???) but I find the pure data intriguing, especially for spots 40ish through 134 which a lot of people ignore. I’m considering a few tweaks (to diminish the effects of garbage time stat padding), but it would make the algorithm more complex. Without fully automating it, I need to keep it simple enough to tabulate semi-manually every week. Hoping I can use next offseason to tinker with some scripts.
Full ranking: