I got my poll in. This one has probably been the hardest so far to rank. I had probably about 8 teams I could have put anywhere from 23-30 and so it was hard to decide the last 3 spots in my poll. At first I thought the AP was kind of ridiculous ranking Fresno St at 25 but 2 road wins against power 5 schools is a lot better resume than some other power 5 teams have, even if its two of the worst power 5 schools this season. I ended up ranking Fresno 24th.
this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2023
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| 19. ~~Army~~ |  |
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Those last couple of spots proved tricky for me as well, and looking at the current ballots we may not be alone
I warned you guys last week my computer poll would get weird this week -- welcome to weird.
The preseason expectations are now completely out of the algorithm, so think of the model as a power rating based on just 4 weeks of data.
My ballot:
::: spoiler Full ranking:
| Rank | Change | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | +1 | Florida State | 4-0 | 310 |
| T1 | +3 | Texas | 4-0 | 310 |
| 3 | -2 | USC | 4-0 | 306 |
| 4 | -1 | Washington | 4-0 | 301 |
| 5 | +2 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 284 |
| 6 | -1 | Notre Dame | 4-1 | 274 |
| 7 | +3 | Duke | 4-0 | 259 |
| 8 | -2 | Michigan | 4-0 | 258 |
| 9 | +4 | Texas A&M | 3-1 | 254 |
| 10 | +2 | Oregon | 4-0 | 251 |
| T11 | - | North Carolina | 4-0 | 249 |
| T11 | +6 | Alabama | 3-1 | 249 |
| 13 | -4 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 248 |
| 14 | - | Penn State | 4-0 | 246 |
| 15 | +9 | Liberty | 4-0 | 235 |
| 16 | +2 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 233 |
| 17 | +3 | Rutgers | 3-1 | 229 |
| 18 | +22 | Fresno State | 4-0 | 226 |
| 19 | +3 | Maryland | 4-0 | 224 |
| 20 | +6 | Miami (FL) | 4-0 | 223 |
| 21 | +14 | Ohio | 4-1 | 220 |
| T22 | -14 | Georgia | 4-0 | 214 |
| T22 | +4 | Louisville | 4-0 | 214 |
| T24 | +9 | Kentucky | 4-0 | 212 |
| T24 | -3 | Syracuse | 4-0 | 212 |
| 26 | +7 | Washington State | 4-0 | 211 |
| T27 | -11 | Ole Miss | 3-1 | 207 |
| T27 | -1 | Tennessee | 3-1 | 207 |
| 29 | +7 | Colorado | 3-1 | 199 |
| 30 | -15 | Utah | 4-0 | 198 |
| T31 | -7 | Iowa | 3-1 | 196 |
| T31 | +9 | Kansas State | 3-1 | 196 |
| 33 | -4 | Minnesota | 2-2 | 195 |
| 34 | -5 | TCU | 3-1 | 194 |
| T35 | +4 | Florida | 3-1 | 193 |
| T35 | +18 | Nebraska | 2-2 | 193 |
| T37 | +10 | Kansas | 4-0 | 187 |
| T37 | -6 | Auburn | 3-1 | 187 |
| T37 | - | Oregon State | 3-1 | 187 |
| 40 | -21 | LSU | 3-1 | 185 |
| T41 | +17 | Air Force | 4-0 | 184 |
| T41 | +12 | Northwestern | 2-2 | 184 |
| 43 | -1 | UCF | 3-1 | 182 |
| 44 | -7 | UCLA | 3-1 | 181 |
| T45 | +20 | Georgia State | 4-0 | 177 |
| T45 | +8 | Memphis | 3-1 | 177 |
| T47 | +16 | Arizona | 3-1 | 175 |
| T47 | +20 | Houston | 2-2 | 175 |
| 49 | +10 | Vanderbilt | 2-3 | 174 |
| 50 | +49 | Georgia Southern | 3-1 | 173 |
| 51 | +9 | New Mexico State | 2-3 | 171 |
| T52 | -9 | BYU | 3-1 | 170 |
| T52 | +40 | Texas State | 3-1 | 170 |
| T52 | -3 | Arkansas | 2-2 | 170 |
| T52 | +12 | Virginia Tech | 1-3 | 170 |
| T56 | -4 | Toledo | 3-1 | 169 |
| T56 | +23 | Massachusetts | 1-4 | 169 |
| 58 | -8 | Missouri | 4-0 | 167 |
| 59 | +13 | West Virginia | 3-1 | 166 |
| 60 | +17 | JMU | 4-0 | 165 |
| 61 | -15 | Texas Tech | 1-3 | 164 |
| 62 | -31 | Clemson | 2-2 | 163 |
| T63 | -40 | Tulane | 3-1 | 162 |
| T63 | -20 | Illinois | 2-2 | 162 |
| T65 | -6 | Wake Forest | 3-1 | 161 |
| T65 | +34 | Georgia Tech | 2-2 | 161 |
| T65 | +18 | Louisiana Tech | 2-3 | 161 |
| T65 | -18 | Purdue | 1-3 | 161 |
| T69 | -10 | FIU | 3-2 | 158 |
| T69 | -13 | California | 2-2 | 158 |
| T71 | -4 | Louisiana | 3-1 | 157 |
| T71 | -26 | South Alabama | 2-2 | 157 |
| 73 | -6 | San Diego State | 2-3 | 156 |
| T74 | +16 | Appalachian State | 2-2 | 155 |
| T74 | +12 | Iowa State | 2-2 | 155 |
| T76 | -4 | NC State | 3-1 | 154 |
| T76 | -10 | South Carolina | 2-2 | 154 |
| T78 | -8 | SMU | 2-2 | 153 |
| T78 | -21 | UTSA | 1-3 | 153 |
| 80 | -29 | Miami (OH) | 3-1 | 152 |
| 81 | +15 | UNLV | 3-1 | 151 |
| T82 | +40 | Jacksonville State | 3-1 | 150 |
| T82 | +5 | Army | 2-2 | 150 |
| T82 | +1 | Cincinnati | 2-2 | 150 |
| 85 | +16 | Hawaii | 2-3 | 147 |
| T86 | -7 | Mississippi State | 2-2 | 145 |
| T86 | +4 | Oklahoma State | 2-2 | 145 |
| T88 | -10 | Wyoming | 3-1 | 140 |
| T88 | +3 | Coastal Carolina | 2-2 | 140 |
| T90 | -18 | Old Dominion | 2-2 | 137 |
| T90 | -8 | Pittsburgh | 1-3 | 137 |
| 92 | -5 | UTEP | 1-4 | 136 |
| 93 | +19 | Indiana | 2-2 | 133 |
| T94 | -1 | Rice | 2-2 | 131 |
| T94 | -23 | San Jose State | 1-4 | 131 |
| 96 | -3 | Northern Illinois | 1-3 | 130 |
| T97 | +8 | USF | 2-2 | 128 |
| T97 | +17 | Virginia | 0-4 | 128 |
| 99 | +8 | Utah State | 1-3 | 127 |
| T100 | +13 | Marshall | 3-0 | 125 |
| T100 | -7 | Boise State | 2-2 | 125 |
| T100 | +18 | Akron | 1-3 | 125 |
| 103 | -1 | Boston College | 1-3 | 122 |
| T104 | -7 | Michigan State | 2-2 | 119 |
| T104 | -17 | Troy | 2-2 | 119 |
| T104 | +12 | Colorado State | 1-2 | 119 |
| T104 | +14 | Stanford | 1-3 | 119 |
| 108 | +10 | Central Michigan | 2-2 | 117 |
| T109 | +14 | Charlotte | 1-3 | 116 |
| T109 | -5 | FAU | 1-3 | 116 |
| T109 | -34 | Connecticut | 0-4 | 116 |
| 112 | -9 | Eastern Michigan | 2-2 | 115 |
| 113 | -16 | Western Kentucky | 2-2 | 114 |
| 114 | +12 | New Mexico | 2-2 | 108 |
| 115 | -36 | Baylor | 1-3 | 106 |
| 116 | -8 | ECU | 1-3 | 102 |
| 117 | -1 | Middle Tennessee | 1-3 | 102 |
| 118 | -10 | Arizona State | 1-3 | 101 |
| 119 | -14 | Temple | 2-2 | 99 |
| T120 | -2 | UAB | 1-3 | 97 |
| T120 | -5 | Buffalo | 0-4 | 97 |
| T122 | -47 | UNT | 1-2 | 96 |
| T122 | +7 | Sam Houston | 0-3 | 96 |
| 124 | -16 | Bowling Green | 1-3 | 94 |
| 125 | +7 | Tulsa | 2-2 | 88 |
| 126 | +5 | Nevada | 0-4 | 86 |
| 127 | -3 | Southern Mississippi | 1-3 | 82 |
| 128 | - | Western Michigan | 1-3 | 78 |
| 129 | +4 | Arkansas State | 2-2 | 77 |
| 130 | -22 | Navy | 1-2 | 67 |
| 131 | -7 | UL Monroe | 2-1 | 65 |
| 132 | -5 | Ball State | 1-3 | 64 |
| 133 | -3 | Kent State | 1-3 | 60 |
You know what, I'm not even mad. I wanted to be mad your computer didn't think of us, but I'm mostly just impressed. I also now feel justified with trending up on Syracuse. They were one of my honorable mentions and it's totally based on gut (record and recognition biases baby!)
I have one more week of pre-season expectations being factored in, but my poll is similarly nutty. Glad I'm not the only one.