My ballot. Computer poll. Unfortunately, an Ohio State University built up a big enough lead with their win against Indiana that they managed to hold onto the #1 spot. If this were a human poll, they would probably be closer to #10 after their baffling performance yesterday… It also pulls Michigan back into the rankings and aggy doesn’t totally fall out – Texas does have quality wins after all!

Full ranking:

Rank	Change	Team	Record	Points
1	-	Ohio State	10-2	886
2	-	Notre Dame	11-1	880
3	-	Texas	11-1	823
4	+3	Penn State	11-1	783
5	+1	Oregon	12-0	776
T6	+4	Indiana	11-1	766
T6	-2	Ole Miss	9-3	766
8	-3	Georgia	10-2	755
9	-1	Tennessee	10-2	738
10	+1	SMU	11-1	733
11	-2	Alabama	9-3	732
12	+1	Arizona State	10-2	715
13	-1	Miami (FL)	10-2	699
14	-	South Carolina	9-3	691
15	+8	Colorado	9-3	679
16	+5	Louisville	8-4	665
17	-1	Clemson	9-3	662
18	-	Iowa State	10-2	656
19	-	BYU	10-2	655
20	-5	USC	6-6	653
21	-4	Texas A&M	8-4	648
22	+3	Virginia Tech	6-6	642
23	-1	Iowa	8-4	635
24	+8	Michigan	7-5	634
25	+2	Minnesota	7-5	618
T26	-6	Tulane	9-3	617
T26	+5	Baylor	8-4	617
28	-2	Kansas State	8-4	609
29	-	TCU	8-4	602
30	-6	Kansas	5-7	599
31	+1	UNLV	10-2	596
32	+5	LSU	8-4	595
33	-5	Boise State	11-1	594
34	-5	Georgia Tech	7-5	593
35	+5	Florida	7-5	590
36	+17	Texas Tech	8-4	589
37	-	Illinois	9-3	587
38	-1	Missouri	9-3	582
39	+11	Syracuse	9-3	580
40	-	Boston College	7-5	577
41	-6	JMU	8-4	568
42	-8	Vanderbilt	6-6	567
T43	+13	Memphis	10-2	563
T43	+7	Duke	9-3	563
45	+2	Miami (OH)	8-4	562
46	-3	Texas State	7-5	561
47	+2	Louisiana	10-2	558
T48	-6	Jacksonville State	8-4	556
T48	+19	Rutgers	7-5	556
T48	-4	Arkansas	6-6	556
51	-1	Nebraska	6-6	554
52	-7	North Carolina	6-6	553
53	-18	California	6-6	551
54	-7	Pittsburgh	7-5	549
55	+10	Utah	5-7	546
56	-11	Oklahoma	6-6	542
T57	+4	Ohio	9-3	541
T57	-3	Auburn	5-7	541
59	-4	UCF	4-8	536
60	-1	Army	10-1	532
61	-1	Cincinnati	5-7	530
62	+3	Northern Illinois	7-5	525
63	-5	Wisconsin	5-7	523
64	-1	Washington State	8-4	522
65	+3	Connecticut	8-4	521
66	-10	Washington	6-6	518
67	-6	Bowling Green	7-5	511
68	+3	Marshall	9-3	504
T69	+1	Sam Houston	9-3	503
T69	+7	NC State	6-6	503
71	+1	UCLA	5-7	498
72	-8	West Virginia	6-6	496
73	+4	Old Dominion	5-7	489
74	+1	Western Kentucky	8-4	488
T75	-1	Toledo	7-5	486
T75	-2	South Alabama	6-6	486
77	-8	Kentucky	4-8	485
78	+1	Georgia Southern	8-4	483
79	+1	Houston	4-8	477
80	+10	Louisiana Tech	5-7	473
81	+2	Fresno State	6-6	469
82	-1	Northwestern	4-8	468
83	+6	Navy	8-3	467
84	-6	ECU	7-5	466
85	+13	Buffalo	8-4	464
86	+1	Liberty	8-3	459
T87	-1	USF	6-6	456
T87	-4	Virginia	5-7	456
89	+1	FIU	4-8	455
90	+5	San Jose State	7-5	452
91	+2	Colorado State	8-4	449
T92	+4	UTSA	6-6	437
T92	+2	New Mexico	5-7	437
94	-9	Maryland	4-8	436
T95	+7	Coastal Carolina	6-6	432
T95	-13	Arizona	4-8	432
97	+4	UNT	6-6	431
98	+1	Wake Forest	4-8	430
T99	+1	Western Michigan	6-6	429
T99	-7	Michigan State	5-7	429
T101	+7	Troy	4-8	420
T101	-4	Nevada	3-10	420
103	-15	Oklahoma State	3-9	419
T104	-	Eastern Michigan	5-7	409
T104	+3	Air Force	5-7	409
106	-3	Oregon State	5-7	406
107	-2	Mississippi State	2-10	401
T108	-2	Stanford	3-9	399
T108	+10	FAU	3-9	399
110	-	Utah State	4-8	393
111	-3	Arkansas State	7-5	388
112	+1	Rice	4-8	384
113	+2	Wyoming	3-9	375
114	-2	UL Monroe	5-7	372
115	-4	Georgia State	3-9	371
T116	+1	UAB	3-9	365
T116	-2	Florida State	2-10	365
118	+1	Hawaii	5-7	362
119	-3	San Diego State	3-9	360
120	-1	Central Michigan	4-8	353
T121	+2	Charlotte	5-7	349
T121	+3	Akron	4-8	349
123	-2	Appalachian State	5-6	345
124	+2	UTEP	3-9	344
125	-4	Ball State	3-9	335
126	-	Temple	3-9	329
127	-2	Kennesaw State	2-10	320
128	-	New Mexico State	3-9	312
129	-	Middle Tennessee	3-9	301
130	+2	Massachusetts	2-10	290
131	-1	Tulsa	3-9	266
132	-1	Purdue	1-11	260
133	-	Southern Mississippi	1-11	233
134	-	Kent State	0-12	203

Thanks to everyone for playing this year and congratulations to the winners, the Oregon Ducks. This comment is your official National Championship Trophy and you have full written permission to print this out and hang it in your trophy hall. The full final rankings this year are:

1. Oregon
2. Texas
3. Georgia
4. Tennessee
5. South Carolina
6. Notre Dame
7. SMU
8. Boise State
9. Penn State
10. Indiana
11. Ohio State
12. Ole Miss
13. Arizona State
14. alabama
15. Miami (FL)
16. LSU
17. Iowa State
18. Army
19. Illinois
20. Kansas State
21. UNLV
22. BYU
23. Memphis
24. florida
25. Vanderbilt

Remember that these are the only official rankings, any other ballots or polls or tournaments or bowls you may witness in real life are just as made up and arbitrary and therefore just as real as the official rankings presented above.

My ballot. Computer poll based on resume and margin of victory/defeat.

It’s been another fun season doing this poll with y’all. I have some minor tweaks I want to make for next season, but overall I’m pleased with how my spreadsheet is operating.

1. Oregon (1) | 12 - 0 | LW: 1 ( - )
2. Notre Dame (5.3) | 11 - 1 | LW: 3 (+1)
3. Texas (5.8) | 11 - 1 | LW: 4 (+1)
4. Ohio State (9.8) | 10 - 2 | LW: 2 (-2)
5. Penn State (12.1) | 11 - 1 | LW: 5 ( - )
6. SMU (12.9) | 11 - 1 | LW: 6 ( - )
7. Indiana (16.8) | 11 - 1 | LW: 8 (+1)
8. Georgia (18.1) | 10 - 2 | LW: 9 (+1)
9. Boise State (21) | 11 - 1 | LW: 10 (+1)
10. Miami (22.3) | 10 - 2 | LW: 7 (-3)
11. Alabama (23.2) | 9 - 3 | LW: 11 ( - )
12. Iowa State (25) | 10 - 2 | LW: 13 (+1)
13. South Carolina (25.5) | 9 - 3 | LW: 16 (+3)
14. BYU (26.8) | 10 - 2 | LW: 14 ( - )
15. Arizona State (27.9) | 10 - 2 | LW: 15 ( - )
16. Tennessee (28.1) | 10 - 2 | LW: 19 (+3)
17. Ole Miss (29.8) | 9 - 3 | LW: 17 ( - )
18. Army (30) | 10 - 1 | LW: 20 (+2)
19. Clemson (32.5) | 9 - 3 | LW: 12 (-7)
20. Syracuse (32.7) | 9 - 3 | LW: 27 (+7)
21. UNLV (32.9) | 10 - 2 | LW: 21 ( - )
22. Louisville (33.3) | 8 - 4 | LW: 23 (+1)
23. Illinois (34.9) | 9 - 3 | LW: 25 (+2)
24. Missouri (35.6) | 9 - 3 | LW: 28 (+4)
25. Colorado (36.2) | 9 - 3 | LW: 26 (+1)

Full Rankings Below:

26. Tulane (36.2) | 9 - 3 | LW: 18 (-8)
27. LSU (36.4) | 8 - 4 | LW: 31 (+4)
28. Texas A&M (37.6) | 8 - 4 | LW: 22 (-6)
29. Memphis (38.3) | 10 - 2 | LW: 33 (+4)
30. Louisiana (38.9) | 10 - 2 | LW: 29 (-1)
31. Duke (39.2) | 9 - 3 | LW: 30 (-1)
32. Michigan (39.4) | 7 - 5 | LW: 34 (+2)
33. Kansas State (40.3) | 8 - 4 | LW: 24 (-9)
34. Baylor (42.1) | 8 - 4 | LW: 41 (+7)
35. Iowa (42.6) | 8 - 4 | LW: 35 ( - )
36. Navy (42.6) | 8 - 3 | LW: 37 (+1)
37. Marshall (43.5) | 9 - 3 | LW: 38 (+1)
38. Texas Tech (44.7) | 8 - 4 | LW: 43 (+5)
39. Florida (46.2) | 7 - 5 | LW: 40 (+1)
40. Georgia Tech (47.1) | 7 - 5 | LW: 32 (-8)
41. Ohio (48.6) | 9 - 3 | LW: 44 (+3)
42. TCU (49.2) | 8 - 4 | LW: 47 (+5)
43. Virginia Tech (50.1) | 6 - 6 | LW: 49 (+6)
44. Minnesota (50.2) | 7 - 5 | LW: 50 (+6)
45. Boston College (50.2) | 7 - 5 | LW: 51 (+6)
46. USC (52.1) | 6 - 6 | LW: 45 (-1)
47. Georgia Southern (52.2) | 8 - 4 | LW: 57 (+10)
48. Sam Houston (53.7) | 9 - 3 | LW: 62 (+14)
49. Oklahoma (53.8) | 6 - 6 | LW: 42 (-7)
50. Pittsburgh (53.9) | 7 - 5 | LW: 36 (-14)
51. Miami (OH) (54.2) | 8 - 4 | LW: 59 (+8)
52. Washington State (55.6) | 8 - 4 | LW: 39 (-13)
53. Rutgers (56.4) | 7 - 5 | LW: 65 (+12)
54. James Madison (56.5) | 8 - 4 | LW: 46 (-8)
55. Washington (56.7) | 6 - 6 | LW: 48 (-7)
56. Western Kentucky (58.2) | 8 - 4 | LW: 67 (+11)
57. Vanderbilt (58.2) | 6 - 6 | LW: 52 (-5)
58. Nebraska (59.3) | 6 - 6 | LW: 55 (-3)
59. Colorado State (60) | 8 - 4 | LW: 72 (+13)
60. Kansas (60.4) | 5 - 7 | LW: 53 (-7)
61. Liberty (60.7) | 8 - 3 | LW: 54 (-7)
62. Jacksonville State (60.8) | 8 - 4 | LW: 56 (-6)
63. UConn (60.8) | 8 - 4 | LW: 66 (+3)
64. Texas State (61.3) | 7 - 5 | LW: 77 (+13)
65. Buffalo (61.9) | 8 - 4 | LW: 71 (+6)
66. Arkansas (62.7) | 6 - 6 | LW: 61 (-5)
67. UCLA (62.7) | 5 - 7 | LW: 82 (+15)
68. Bowling Green (63.4) | 7 - 5 | LW: 60 (-8)
69. Northern Illinois (63.7) | 7 - 5 | LW: 79 (+10)
70. West Virginia (63.7) | 6 - 6 | LW: 58 (-12)
71. NC State (65.3) | 6 - 6 | LW: 84 (+13)
72. North Carolina (66.1) | 6 - 6 | LW: 64 (-8)
73. Toledo (66.4) | 7 - 5 | LW: 63 (-10)
74. East Carolina (66.9) | 7 - 5 | LW: 70 (-4)
75. California (67.3) | 6 - 6 | LW: 69 (-6)
76. San José State (67.4) | 7 - 5 | LW: 86 (+10)
77. Cincinnati (67.8) | 5 - 7 | LW: 68 (-9)
78. South Alabama (69.3) | 6 - 6 | LW: 73 (-5)
79. Wisconsin (69.6) | 5 - 7 | LW: 75 (-4)
80. Auburn (70.1) | 5 - 7 | LW: 78 (-2)
81. Virginia (70.6) | 5 - 7 | LW: 74 (-7)
82. Arkansas State (71) | 7 - 5 | LW: 76 (-6)
83. Old Dominion (71.2) | 5 - 7 | LW: 90 (+7)
84. Michigan State (71.4) | 5 - 7 | LW: 81 (-3)
85. Utah (72.6) | 5 - 7 | LW: 95 (+10)
86. Coastal Carolina (73.1) | 6 - 6 | LW: 91 (+5)
87. South Florida (73.5) | 6 - 6 | LW: 80 (-7)
88. App State (74.2) | 5 - 6 | LW: 83 (-5)
89. North Texas (74.3) | 6 - 6 | LW: 94 (+5)
90. Fresno State (74.5) | 6 - 6 | LW: 85 (-5)
91. Kentucky (74.6) | 4 - 8 | LW: 87 (-4)
92. UTSA (74.7) | 6 - 6 | LW: 89 (-3)
93. UCF (76.8) | 4 - 8 | LW: 88 (-5)
94. Western Michigan (77.3) | 6 - 6 | LW: 100 (+6)
95. Maryland (78.5) | 4 - 8 | LW: 92 (-3)
96. Houston (78.9) | 4 - 8 | LW: 93 (-3)
97. Oregon State (80.7) | 5 - 7 | LW: 98 (+1)
98. Northwestern (80.7) | 4 - 8 | LW: 96 (-2)
99. Wake Forest (82.2) | 4 - 8 | LW: 97 (-2)
100. Charlotte (82.9) | 5 - 7 | LW: 104 (+4)
101. UL Monroe (83.2) | 5 - 7 | LW: 99 (-2)
102. Arizona (85.3) | 4 - 8 | LW: 101 (-1)
103. Air Force (86.9) | 5 - 7 | LW: 109 (+6)
104. Hawai’i (87.7) | 5 - 7 | LW: 108 (+4)
105. Stanford (87.8) | 3 - 9 | LW: 102 (-3)
106. Rice (88) | 4 - 8 | LW: 113 (+7)
107. Eastern Michigan (89.8) | 5 - 7 | LW: 103 (-4)
108. Akron (91.4) | 4 - 8 | LW: 118 (+10)
109. Troy (91.6) | 4 - 8 | LW: 115 (+6)
110. Oklahoma State (91.7) | 3 - 9 | LW: 105 (-5)
111. Florida State (92.9) | 2 - 10 | LW: 106 (-5)
112. Mississippi State (94.6) | 2 - 10 | LW: 111 (-1)
113. Louisiana Tech (95) | 5 - 7 | LW: 120 (+7)
114. Utah State (95.4) | 4 - 8 | LW: 110 (-4)
115. New Mexico (95.8) | 5 - 7 | LW: 107 (-8)
116. Central Michigan (98.4) | 4 - 8 | LW: 114 (-2)
117. Georgia State (98.9) | 3 - 9 | LW: 112 (-5)
118. UAB (100.2) | 3 - 9 | LW: 116 (-2)
119. Nevada (100.2) | 3 - 10 | LW: 117 (-2)
120. Wyoming (101.2) | 3 - 9 | LW: 128 (+8)
121. Temple (102.7) | 3 - 9 | LW: 119 (-2)
122. Florida International (102.9) | 4 - 8 | LW: 125 (+3)
123. Ball State (103.7) | 3 - 9 | LW: 121 (-2)
124. Purdue (105.7) | 1 - 11 | LW: 123 (-1)
125. San Diego State (108.1) | 3 - 9 | LW: 122 (-3)
126. Florida Atlantic (108.3) | 3 - 9 | LW: 130 (+4)
127. UTEP (112.1) | 3 - 9 | LW: 132 (+5)
128. Middle Tennessee (112.4) | 3 - 9 | LW: 126 (-2)
129. New Mexico State (112.8) | 3 - 9 | LW: 124 (-5)
130. Massachusetts (113.1) | 2 - 10 | LW: 129 (-1)
131. Tulsa (115.5) | 3 - 9 | LW: 127 (-4)
132. Kennesaw State (120.9) | 2 - 10 | LW: 131 (-1)
133. Southern Miss (125.4) | 1 - 11 | LW: 133 ( - )
134. Kent State (134) | 0 - 12 | LW: 134 ( - )

Here is my biased Human Poll

1 Oregon

2 Penn State

3 Texas

4 SMU

5 Boise State

6 Indiana

7 Notre Dame

8 Tennessee

9 Arizona State

10 Ohio State

11 Georgia

12 Iowa State

13 BYU

14 Alabama

15 UNLV

16 Miami

17 Ole Miss

18 South Carolina

19 Army

20 Clemson

21 Illinois

22 Syracuse

23 Missouri

24 Colorado

25 Duke

Next 5 Out

Georgia Tech Louisiana Memphis Ohio Texas A&M

Here is my computer poll. I don’t know why it likes Notre Dame over Oregon…

1. Notre Dame 2. Oregon 3. Texas 4. SMU 5. Penn State 6. South Carolina 7. Indiana 8. Ohio State 9. Georgia
2. Arizona State
3. Tennessee
4. Boise State
5. Alabama
6. Baylor
7. Syracuse
8. Ole Miss
9. Colorado
10. Clemson
11. Iowa State
12. Louisville
13. Tulane
14. Michigan
15. Army
16. Miami
17. Florida