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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama |
 1 |
| 2 | Texas |
2 |
| 3 | Penn State |
2 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State |
21 |
| 5 | Texas Tech |
9 |
| 6 | Oklahoma |
 5 |
| 7 | Southern Cal |
8 |
| 8 | Florida |
18 |
| 9 | Ohio State |
3 |
| 10 | Utah |
3 |
| 11 | Michigan State |
13 |
| 12 | Boise State |
1 |
| 13 | Missouri |
10 |
| 14 | Kansas |
6 |
| 15 | Georgia |
6 |
| 16 | Brigham Young |
6 |
| 17 | South Florida |
1 |
| 18 | North Carolina |
1 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech |
7 |
| 20 | Wake Forest |
6 |
| 21 | TCU | -- |
| 22 | Ball State |
2 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt |
12 |
| 24 | California |
2 |
| 25 | LSU |
13 |
Dropped Out: Florida State (#16), Kentucky (#19), Georgia Tech (#23).
Tweaked based on the discussion here. You can see the raw, unadjusted computer results for this week below the jump. I decided the following computer quirks might actually be right and decided to live with them rather than follow the herd of humans:
- Michigan State. The Spartans are 20th and 17th in the major polls, so the computer having them at 9th would seem too high. Still, they're 6-1 halfway through the season with only a respectable loss to Cal in the first game of the season. Yeah, no marquee wins yet, really, but their pass efficiency defense and opponent points per game stats are respectable. I wonder if the computer might be more reliable here than the human polls. After all, the computer doesn't know that THIS IS MICHIGAN STATE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
- LSU. 13th and 14th in the major polls, 15th in the BlogPoll Monday Draft, and 33rd according to the RTT computer. We'll see in a couple of weeks, but here's the thing. They've beaten Appy State, North Texas, Auburn, and Mississippi State, and they got manhandled by one-loss Florida. Even against that competition, their numbers aren't all that impressive. The computer neither knows nor cares that THEY ARE THE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS HAVE A GREAT DAY!
- Florida. The RTT computer has the Gators at 17, while the BlogPoll Monday draft has them at 4. They have solid but not extraordinary numbers. What the computer doesn't know is that they seem to have fixed whatever ills they had early in the season. Of course, the computer doesn't care, either. It's designed to be strictly a resume system and only cares about the past. If the humans are right that Florida is primed for a run, expect the computer to be along shortly.
- BYU. The BlogPoll Monday draft says 10, but the computer says 16. The Cougars sport the nation's best third down offense and the nation's second best points per game for opponents, but they've played no one: Northern Iowa, Washington, UCLA, Wyoming, Utah State, New Mexico. I'm going with the computer, considering the competition.
Raw, unadjusted computer rankings (1-34) after the jump.
|
Rank
|
Team
|
WL
|
SOS
|
PED
|
RD
|
3DO
|
TD
|
PEO
|
EXP
|
OPPG
|
TO
|
3DD
|
AVG R
|
W AVG
|
|
1
|
Alabama |
1
|
42
|
19
|
2
|
26
|
10
|
55
|
95
|
12
|
52
|
7
|
29.18
|
76.35
|
|
2
|
Texas |
1
|
30
|
61
|
3
|
9
|
40
|
3
|
116
|
18
|
11
|
38
|
30.00
|
81.13
|
|
3
|
Penn St. |
1
|
59
|
7
|
11
|
6
|
8
|
15
|
38
|
6
|
9
|
5
|
15.00
|
83.24
|
|
4
|
Oklahoma St. |
1
|
51
|
38
|
52
|
11
|
62
|
4
|
45
|
55
|
8
|
8
|
30.45
|
94.91
|
|
5
|
Texas Tech |
1
|
56
|
50
|
24
|
8
|
64
|
10
|
68
|
43
|
2
|
4
|
30.00
|
99.53
|
|
6
|
Boise St. |
1
|
71
|
17
|
62
|
27
|
36
|
7
|
114
|
7
|
22
|
10
|
34.00
|
118.80
|
|
7
|
Ohio St. |
11
|
27
|
13
|
23
|
69
|
12
|
51
|
59
|
13
|
94
|
63
|
39.55
|
122.70
|
|
8
|
Utah |
1
|
94
|
57
|
8
|
41
|
7
|
25
|
14
|
37
|
43
|
15
|
31.09
|
140.49
|
|
9
|
Michigan St. |
11
|
38
|
24
|
60
|
80
|
68
|
62
|
68
|
25
|
62
|
75
|
52.09
|
143.42
|
|
10
|
Oklahoma |
16
|
4
|
15
|
25
|
16
|
23
|
2
|
59
|
37
|
6
|
17
|
20.00
|
149.99
|
|
11
|
South Fla. |
16
|
28
|
26
|
6
|
23
|
11
|
31
|
66
|
31
|
25
|
20
|
25.73
|
155.58
|
|
12
|
Minnesota |
11
|
46
|
68
|
46
|
79
|
83
|
29
|
112
|
36
|
66
|
38
|
55.82
|
157.52
|
|
13
|
Georgia Tech |
16
|
16
|
3
|
32
|
58
|
6
|
23
|
109
|
4
|
53
|
58
|
34.36
|
159.24
|
|
14
|
Kansas |
16
|
44
|
20
|
12
|
3
|
34
|
11
|
32
|
27
|
14
|
40
|
23.00
|
160.26
|
|
15
|
Georgia |
16
|
12
|
64
|
4
|
19
|
15
|
27
|
90
|
31
|
23
|
29
|
30.00
|
160.33
|
|
16
|
BYU |
1
|
114
|
29
|
38
|
1
|
31
|
8
|
49
|
2
|
16
|
76
|
33.18
|
162.02
|
|
17
|
Florida |
16
|
43
|
23
|
17
|
28
|
18
|
20
|
116
|
10
|
37
|
29
|
32.45
|
165.64
|
|
18
|
North Carolina |
16
|
20
|
33
|
61
|
47
|
74
|
32
|
72
|
41
|
91
|
76
|
51.18
|
168.72
|
|
19
|
TCU |
11
|
93
|
14
|
1
|
10
|
1
|
100
|
26
|
9
|
39
|
3
|
27.91
|
168.72
|
|
20
|
Missouri |
16
|
24
|
71
|
33
|
14
|
82
|
6
|
32
|
46
|
3
|
80
|
37.00
|
169.15
|
|
21
|
Ball St. |
1
|
111
|
21
|
87
|
4
|
55
|
9
|
53
|
20
|
15
|
65
|
40.09
|
169.29
|
|
22
|
Northwestern |
16
|
48
|
46
|
37
|
20
|
37
|
96
|
59
|
23
|
51
|
23
|
41.45
|
175.06
|
|
23
|
Connecticut |
16
|
41
|
31
|
52
|
52
|
33
|
112
|
109
|
29
|
42
|
60
|
52.45
|
179.13
|
|
24
|
Virginia Tech |
16
|
29
|
83
|
54
|
66
|
35
|
81
|
105
|
34
|
107
|
42
|
59.27
|
185.19
|
|
25
|
Vanderbilt |
16
|
53
|
22
|
51
|
92
|
39
|
106
|
90
|
22
|
117
|
71
|
61.73
|
189.43
|
|
26
|
Cincinnati |
16
|
61
|
77
|
13
|
85
|
47
|
19
|
59
|
37
|
40
|
57
|
46.45
|
190.88
|
|
27
|
Tulsa |
1
|
118
|
104
|
75
|
2
|
101
|
1
|
49
|
71
|
1
|
103
|
56.91
|
200.02
|
|
28
|
Western Mich. |
11
|
113
|
62
|
59
|
51
|
60
|
21
|
14
|
54
|
27
|
83
|
50.45
|
201.74
|
|
29
|
Southern California |
29
|
19
|
4
|
10
|
29
|
4
|
12
|
72
|
1
|
19
|
16
|
19.55
|
267.05
|
|
30
|
Florida St. |
29
|
26
|
12
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
83
|
53
|
21
|
28
|
1
|
24.27
|
269.71
|
|
31
|
Wake Forest |
29
|
40
|
1
|
48
|
77
|
17
|
52
|
49
|
16
|
86
|
45
|
41.82
|
278.10
|
|
32
|
California |
29
|
47
|
9
|
14
|
92
|
25
|
43
|
90
|
27
|
33
|
21
|
39.09
|
280.95
|
|
33
|
LSU |
29
|
54
|
44
|
28
|
57
|
32
|
47
|
77
|
52
|
36
|
35
|
44.64
|
282.40
|
|
34
|
Pittsburgh |
29
|
49
|
53
|
40
|
44
|
27
|
85
|
77
|
48
|
70
|
44
|
51.45
|
283.41
|