This here's the RTT Ready, Fire, Aim BlogPoll computer ballot. For a complete refresher on what we're doing, go here, here, here, and here. You can also hit the "blogpoll" tag below the post for a list of all of the related stories.
Rank |
Team |
AVG R |
W AVG |
1 |
Florida | 18.00 |
48.04 |
2 |
Texas | 26.91 |
75.50 |
3 |
Alabama | 28.64 |
81.91 |
4 |
Oklahoma | 28.18 |
82.09 |
5 |
Southern California | 15.45 |
88.33 |
6 |
Penn St. | 17.27 |
119.49 |
7 |
Texas Tech | 41.09 |
123.41 |
8 |
Utah | 20.27 |
130.59 |
9 |
Ohio St. | 29.09 |
141.15 |
10 |
Georgia | 33.73 |
142.27 |
11 |
Boise St. | 28.73 |
147.78 |
12 |
TCU | 18.55 |
149.50 |
13 |
Cincinnati | 38.09 |
159.96 |
14 |
Oregon | 49.36 |
189.17 |
15 |
Missouri | 42.18 |
196.02 |
16 |
Mississippi | 22.18 |
197.60 |
17 |
Virginia Tech | 45.27 |
200.45 |
18 |
Florida St. | 33.73 |
206.30 |
19 |
Oregon St. | 31.09 |
208.20 |
20 |
Nebraska | 34.36 |
209.93 |
21 |
Oklahoma St. | 43.45 |
213.51 |
22 |
Pittsburgh | 48.82 |
217.08 |
23 |
West Virginia | 39.91 |
219.53 |
24 |
BYU | 46.27 |
220.52 |
25 |
Ball St. | 46.64 |
221.38 |
26 |
Georgia Tech | 52.27 |
224.39 |
27 |
Iowa | 31.09 |
226.14 |
28 |
Michigan St. | 60.18 |
228.28 |
29 |
California | 44.09 |
231.57 |
30 |
Northwestern | 42.45 |
233.74 |
31 |
Rice | 60.09 |
240.49 |
32 |
Tulsa | 46.64 |
254.72 |
33 |
Western Mich. | 52.45 |
262.52 |
34 |
Boston College | 42.82 |
325.95 |
35 |
LSU | 44.55 |
337.50 |
Remember, we use this as a starting point for the RTT CBS BlogPoll ballot. Initially the idea was to start the season in total human override mode and then gradually back it off until all of the games had been played at which time we'd let the computer do all of the talking. So the first question to y'all is this: now that we've seen the results, should we do that, or is there something in there that is so wrong that we absolutely need to intervene?
Possibly out of order (blue)
- Boise State and TCU
Ranked higher than the major polls (red)
- Alabama
- Texas Tech
- Georgia
- Cincinnatti
- Missouri
- Florida State
- Nebraska
- Pittsburgh
- Ball State
Ranked lower than the major polls (green)
- Utah
- TCU
- Oregon
- Oklahoma State
- Georgia Tech
- Iowa
- Michigan State
So what do y'all think?
Full chart, links to explanations, and revision to the RTT CBS BlogPoll ballot below the jump.
Prior tweaks to the system: (1) added experience ratings; (2) adjusted the weighting with a "square root of the sum of the squares." Why? I'll you why: I don't know. (3) revised the way tied teams were ranked; (4) began sorting the win/loss category based on losing percentage to hopefully alleviate the penalty to teams with early byes; (5) (a) adjusted the weighting of the win/loss factor and (b) adjusted the strength of schedule factor by subjecting the NCAA past opposition figures to a strength of conference rating. Conferences were divided into two categories: BCS and non-BCS; and (6) modified the Conference Ratings so that there were three categories instead of just BCS and non-BCS. The new categories are (a) the SEC and the Big12, (b) the other BCS conferences, and (c) the non-BCS conferences.
Tweaks for this week:
- None.
- The categories again: Win/Loss, Strength of Schedule, Pass Efficiency Defense, Rush Defense, 3rd Down Offense, Total Defense, Pass Efficiency Offense, Experience, Opponents Points Per Game, Total Offense, and 3rd Down Defense. The AVG R column is Average Ranking, and the last column is Weighted Average.
- The current weighting of the categories: 100, 15, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Then tweaked by the square root of the sum of the squares maneuver.
- Current spreadsheet here.
All right, then. The Top 35 with all of the categories, according to the computer:
Rank |
Team |
WL |
SOS |
PED |
RD |
3DO |
TD |
PEO |
EXP |
OPPG |
TO |
3DD |
AVG R |
W AVG |
1 |
Florida | 2 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
116 |
4 |
15 |
21 |
18.00 |
48.04 |
2 |
Texas | 3 |
3 |
59 |
3 |
3 |
51 |
2 |
116 |
18 |
9 |
29 |
26.91 |
75.50 |
3 |
Alabama | 6 |
14 |
14 |
2 |
43 |
3 |
65 |
95 |
7 |
63 |
3 |
28.64 |
81.91 |
4 |
Oklahoma | 6 |
1 |
46 |
20 |
9 |
68 |
1 |
59 |
58 |
3 |
39 |
28.18 |
82.09 |
5 |
Southern California | 3 |
43 |
1 |
5 |
24 |
2 |
6 |
72 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
15.45 |
88.33 |
6 |
Penn St. | 9 |
46 |
19 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
19 |
38 |
8 |
14 |
15 |
17.27 |
119.49 |
7 |
Texas Tech | 9 |
7 |
72 |
61 |
4 |
79 |
9 |
68 |
74 |
4 |
65 |
41.09 |
123.41 |
8 |
Utah | 1 |
70 |
20 |
11 |
26 |
11 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
35 |
7 |
20.27 |
130.59 |
9 |
Ohio St. | 14 |
25 |
13 |
18 |
34 |
14 |
30 |
59 |
6 |
76 |
31 |
29.09 |
141.15 |
10 |
Georgia | 14 |
4 |
47 |
27 |
38 |
22 |
14 |
90 |
59 |
22 |
34 |
33.73 |
142.27 |
11 |
Boise St. | 3 |
75 |
2 |
22 |
30 |
20 |
11 |
114 |
3 |
18 |
18 |
28.73 |
147.78 |
12 |
TCU | 9 |
67 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
57 |
26 |
2 |
24 |
5 |
18.55 |
149.50 |
13 |
Cincinnati | 12 |
48 |
27 |
19 |
103 |
31 |
32 |
59 |
25 |
52 |
11 |
38.09 |
159.96 |
14 |
Oregon | 14 |
61 |
57 |
23 |
59 |
82 |
60 |
38 |
78 |
7 |
64 |
49.36 |
189.17 |
15 |
Missouri | 19 |
10 |
80 |
31 |
5 |
98 |
10 |
32 |
69 |
8 |
102 |
42.18 |
196.02 |
16 |
Mississippi | 21 |
8 |
49 |
4 |
32 |
19 |
22 |
26 |
20 |
29 |
14 |
22.18 |
197.60 |
17 |
Virginia Tech | 19 |
34 |
28 |
14 |
71 |
7 |
99 |
105 |
9 |
103 |
9 |
45.27 |
200.45 |
18 |
Florida St. | 21 |
27 |
26 |
42 |
23 |
15 |
86 |
53 |
26 |
51 |
1 |
33.73 |
206.30 |
19 |
Oregon St. | 21 |
31 |
32 |
40 |
61 |
23 |
39 |
12 |
47 |
30 |
6 |
31.09 |
208.20 |
20 |
Nebraska | 21 |
19 |
82 |
21 |
18 |
55 |
15 |
32 |
80 |
12 |
23 |
34.36 |
209.93 |
21 |
Oklahoma St. | 21 |
12 |
74 |
52 |
25 |
93 |
5 |
45 |
76 |
6 |
69 |
43.45 |
213.51 |
22 |
Pittsburgh | 21 |
30 |
35 |
29 |
94 |
27 |
87 |
77 |
35 |
77 |
25 |
48.82 |
217.08 |
23 |
West Virginia | 21 |
52 |
16 |
41 |
40 |
36 |
28 |
53 |
11 |
59 |
82 |
39.91 |
219.53 |
24 |
BYU | 14 |
89 |
64 |
60 |
2 |
59 |
13 |
49 |
39 |
16 |
104 |
46.27 |
220.52 |
25 |
Ball St. | 6 |
109 |
38 |
84 |
17 |
69 |
12 |
53 |
29 |
17 |
79 |
46.64 |
221.38 |
26 |
Georgia Tech | 21 |
42 |
43 |
24 |
84 |
25 |
92 |
109 |
28 |
50 |
57 |
52.27 |
224.39 |
27 |
Iowa | 21 |
62 |
5 |
9 |
49 |
12 |
46 |
53 |
5 |
53 |
27 |
31.09 |
226.14 |
28 |
Michigan St. | 21 |
39 |
37 |
67 |
98 |
58 |
85 |
68 |
41 |
74 |
74 |
60.18 |
228.28 |
29 |
California | 21 |
53 |
6 |
25 |
112 |
26 |
72 |
90 |
23 |
47 |
10 |
44.09 |
231.57 |
30 |
Northwestern | 21 |
66 |
25 |
34 |
21 |
49 |
77 |
59 |
26 |
61 |
28 |
42.45 |
233.74 |
31 |
Rice | 14 |
90 |
86 |
99 |
10 |
111 |
7 |
32 |
103 |
10 |
99 |
60.09 |
240.49 |
32 |
Tulsa | 12 |
113 |
107 |
37 |
1 |
74 |
3 |
49 |
75 |
1 |
41 |
46.64 |
254.72 |
33 |
Western Mich. | 21 |
85 |
67 |
62 |
44 |
87 |
23 |
14 |
63 |
28 |
83 |
52.45 |
262.52 |
34 |
Boston College | 34 |
37 |
7 |
7 |
86 |
5 |
103 |
68 |
17 |
94 |
13 |
42.82 |
325.95 |
35 |
LSU | 36 |
17 |
42 |
17 |
66 |
32 |
80 |
77 |
56 |
55 |
12 |
44.55 |
337.50 |