The ballot for the BlogPoll is here, but includes only a list of the top 35 teams (for sake of brevity). A comprehensive table of all teams follows after the jump, including the weights used this week and an explanation of the methodology. Feel free to see if anything looks amiss for any of the teams.
Methodology:
- All data is pulled from the NCAA records on Sunday. For each category, the data is centered such that the average is zero, and the range is modified such that the standard deviation is one. This lets the weights have the same significance between columns (e.g. a weight of 9 for win/loss is the same as a weight of 9 for strength of schedule). After weighting each category, all values are summed up to give a team's final score.
- The categories are: W/L = Win / Loss record; SOS = Strength Of Schedule; PED = Pass Efficiency Defense; RD = Run Defense; 3DO = 3rd Down Offense; TD = Total Defense; PEO = Pass Efficiency Offense; OPPG = Opponents' Points Per Game; TO = Total Offense; and 3DD = 3rd Down Defense. W SUM = Weighted Sum.
- In all categories and in the final score, a positive score indicates a better-than-average mark. In each category (but not the final score), any value greater than one is 1 standard deviation better than the norm. A value greater than 2 is 2 standard deviations better than the norm, and so on.
| Rank | Team | WL | SOS | PED | RD | 3DO | TD | PEO | OPPG | TO | 3DD | W SUM |
| 1 | Florida | 1.338 | -1.318 | 1.627 | 0.723 | 2.586 | 1.449 | 1.756 | 1.705 | 2.054 | 0.626 | 107.308 |
| 2 | Alabama | 1.338 | -0.123 | 0.675 | 1.715 | 0.622 | 1.927 | 0.990 | 0.866 | 1.735 | 0.739 | 106.809 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 1.338 | 0.154 | 0.865 | 1.204 | 0.976 | 0.867 | 1.535 | 1.194 | 1.792 | 0.764 | 104.426 |
| 4 | Miami (FL) | 1.338 | 1.984 | -0.380 | 0.582 | 0.976 | 0.310 | 2.105 | -0.284 | 1.115 | -0.494 | 101.633 |
| 5 | Penn St. | 1.338 | -0.822 | 0.558 | 1.634 | 1.666 | 1.593 | 0.750 | 1.777 | 0.229 | 0.814 | 86.291 |
| 6 | California | 1.338 | -0.416 | -0.159 | 1.316 | 1.230 | 0.838 | 1.518 | 1.011 | 1.425 | 0.642 | 83.479 |
| 7 | Arizona St. | 1.338 | -1.145 | 2.121 | 1.275 | -0.191 | 2.371 | -0.251 | 1.577 | -0.096 | 1.529 | 79.306 |
| 8 | LSU | 1.338 | 0.995 | 1.023 | 0.080 | 1.348 | 0.261 | 0.496 | 1.230 | -0.710 | -0.562 | 77.126 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 1.338 | -0.371 | 1.104 | 1.522 | -0.474 | 1.762 | 0.488 | 1.303 | -0.278 | 1.624 | 76.982 |
| 10 | Kansas | 1.338 | -1.438 | 0.318 | 1.422 | 1.297 | 0.723 | 0.848 | 1.558 | 2.067 | 1.509 | 76.237 |
| 11 | Auburn | 1.338 | 0.447 | 0.772 | -0.432 | 1.195 | -0.115 | 0.918 | 0.063 | 1.770 | -1.061 | 75.541 |
| 12 | Iowa | 1.338 | 0.679 | 1.325 | -0.132 | 0.756 | 0.467 | -0.196 | 1.194 | -0.203 | 0.563 | 72.524 |
| 13 | Boise St. | 1.338 | -0.366 | 1.449 | 0.074 | 0.356 | 0.702 | 1.149 | 0.975 | 0.622 | 0.922 | 72.166 |
| 14 | Texas | 1.338 | -0.427 | 0.332 | 1.378 | 0.667 | 0.158 | 0.478 | 0.537 | 1.338 | 1.379 | 69.666 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 0.278 | -0.080 | 0.923 | 1.740 | 0.151 | 1.457 | 1.092 | 1.996 | 0.954 | 0.697 | 69.650 |
| 16 | South Fla. | 1.338 | -2.519 | 1.783 | -0.182 | 2.001 | 1.403 | 1.886 | 1.777 | 0.993 | 1.870 | 69.079 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 1.338 | -1.206 | 0.993 | 0.676 | 1.809 | 0.719 | 0.403 | 1.030 | 0.487 | 0.280 | 64.633 |
| 18 | Southern Miss. | 1.338 | -1.303 | 0.523 | 1.534 | 0.251 | 1.106 | 0.471 | 0.573 | 0.958 | 0.642 | 61.618 |
| 19 | Houston | 1.338 | -0.496 | 0.431 | -0.785 | 0.286 | -0.092 | 1.709 | 0.209 | 1.901 | -1.268 | 52.522 |
| 20 | UCLA | 1.338 | -0.567 | 1.461 | 1.110 | -0.715 | 1.115 | -0.614 | 1.121 | -1.029 | 1.132 | 50.883 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 0.278 | 0.121 | 0.087 | 0.935 | 1.700 | 0.360 | 0.688 | -0.448 | 1.382 | -0.065 | 50.122 |
| 22 | Missouri | 1.338 | -0.857 | 0.299 | 0.523 | 0.438 | -0.082 | 1.277 | 1.011 | 0.788 | -0.562 | 49.317 |
| 23 | Washington | 0.278 | 2.029 | -0.479 | -0.382 | 1.982 | -0.288 | 0.306 | 0.063 | 0.024 | 0.971 | 48.252 |
| 24 | Clemson | 0.278 | 1.306 | 2.044 | -0.132 | -0.756 | 1.040 | -0.868 | 0.647 | -0.610 | 0.957 | 46.892 |
| 25 | Southern California | 0.278 | 0.210 | 0.835 | 1.547 | -1.647 | 1.420 | -0.118 | 1.267 | 0.670 | 1.066 | 46.479 |
| 26 | Mississippi | 1.338 | -1.948 | 1.362 | 0.292 | 0.346 | 0.595 | 0.607 | 1.413 | 0.585 | 2.607 | 45.873 |
| 27 | Arizona | 0.278 | 0.415 | 0.669 | 0.792 | -0.085 | 1.143 | -0.710 | 0.683 | 0.526 | -0.341 | 42.559 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 0.278 | 1.546 | 0.156 | 0.985 | -0.066 | 0.999 | -1.442 | 0.683 | -0.767 | 0.575 | 42.019 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 1.338 | -0.528 | -0.217 | -0.575 | 1.123 | 0.092 | 1.083 | 0.136 | 0.596 | -0.832 | 41.197 |
| 30 | TCU | 1.338 | -2.627 | 0.366 | 1.687 | -0.635 | 1.585 | 1.071 | 0.592 | 0.840 | 1.317 | 41.110 |
| 31 | North Carolina St. | 0.278 | -1.888 | 1.026 | 1.191 | 1.099 | 2.138 | 1.170 | 1.486 | -0.199 | 1.870 | 40.723 |
| 32 | Air Force | 0.278 | -1.320 | 0.795 | 0.092 | 1.432 | 1.053 | 1.726 | 1.303 | 0.845 | 1.989 | 40.541 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 1.338 | -1.185 | -0.119 | 0.991 | -0.161 | 0.603 | 1.201 | 0.902 | 0.002 | -0.623 | 39.048 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 0.278 | -0.088 | 0.746 | 0.249 | 0.493 | 0.426 | 0.287 | 1.486 | 0.818 | -0.033 | 37.855 |
| 35 | Indiana | 1.338 | -1.095 | -0.348 | 1.079 | 0.622 | 0.356 | 0.033 | 0.573 | -0.059 | 0.830 | 35.898 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 1.338 | -2.397 | 0.210 | 0.554 | 0.476 | -0.432 | 0.951 | 0.537 | 2.746 | 0.971 | 35.319 |
| 37 | BYU | 0.278 | 0.256 | -0.171 | -0.419 | 1.278 | 0.347 | 1.218 | -0.046 | 0.949 | -1.156 | 33.752 |
| 38 | Oregon St. | 0.278 | 0.822 | -0.227 | 1.035 | 0.414 | -0.189 | 0.309 | 0.464 | 0.085 | -0.617 | 32.458 |
| 39 | Michigan | 1.338 | -0.599 | 0.021 | 0.186 | -0.085 | -0.218 | -0.316 | 0.392 | 0.775 | -0.388 | 31.608 |
| 40 | Florida St. | 0.278 | 1.393 | -1.223 | 0.661 | 1.195 | -0.973 | 0.444 | -0.229 | 0.779 | -0.102 | 31.239 |
| 41 | Texas Tech | 0.278 | -1.126 | 0.380 | 0.829 | 0.213 | 0.904 | 0.925 | 0.428 | 1.220 | -0.442 | 28.440 |
| 42 | Ohio St. | 0.278 | -0.164 | 0.692 | 0.523 | 0.286 | 0.653 | -0.091 | 0.866 | 0.045 | -0.289 | 28.181 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 0.278 | -0.333 | 0.056 | 0.130 | 0.476 | -0.453 | 1.969 | -0.193 | 1.775 | -0.692 | 27.551 |
| 44 | Boston College | 0.278 | -0.506 | 1.649 | 0.673 | -0.957 | 1.898 | -0.520 | 1.340 | -1.291 | 1.479 | 26.868 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | 0.278 | 1.696 | 1.293 | -1.250 | -0.556 | -0.288 | -0.673 | 0.354 | -0.444 | 0.396 | 23.973 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 0.278 | -0.762 | -0.197 | 0.242 | 1.696 | 0.112 | 1.345 | -0.229 | 0.674 | 1.239 | 23.465 |
| 47 | Tennessee | -0.781 | 0.687 | 0.957 | 0.461 | 0.323 | 1.779 | -0.539 | 0.720 | -0.282 | 0.590 | 22.978 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 0.278 | -0.214 | 0.157 | 0.867 | -0.635 | 1.135 | -0.232 | 0.318 | 0.260 | -0.865 | 21.976 |
| 49 | UNLV | 0.278 | 0.012 | -0.887 | 0.373 | 1.781 | -0.379 | 1.007 | 0.354 | 0.421 | -0.832 | 21.370 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | 0.278 | -0.068 | -0.316 | -0.295 | 0.584 | -0.713 | 2.187 | 0.026 | 1.299 | 0.290 | 21.310 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 0.278 | 1.603 | -0.931 | -0.039 | 0.251 | -0.445 | 0.237 | -0.302 | 0.015 | -0.858 | 21.057 |
| 52 | Oklahoma St. | 0.278 | 0.253 | 0.072 | 0.523 | 0.467 | -0.507 | 0.676 | -0.374 | -0.208 | 0.112 | 15.933 |
| 53 | Idaho | 0.278 | 0.016 | -0.602 | 0.754 | 1.206 | 0.059 | -0.002 | 0.026 | 0.006 | -2.552 | 15.820 |
| 54 | Louisville | -0.252 | -0.550 | 0.942 | 0.751 | -0.139 | 1.455 | -0.447 | 0.264 | 0.244 | -1.242 | 14.051 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 0.278 | -0.364 | -0.267 | 0.130 | 0.868 | 0.013 | 0.606 | 0.756 | 0.059 | -0.442 | 12.827 |
| 56 | Mississippi St. | 0.278 | 0.207 | 1.263 | -0.526 | -0.865 | 0.343 | -0.338 | 0.354 | -0.400 | 0.396 | 12.275 |
| 57 | Colorado St. | 1.338 | -1.880 | 0.277 | 0.904 | -1.582 | 0.149 | 1.178 | 0.318 | -0.387 | -0.755 | 9.223 |
| 58 | Utah | 0.278 | -1.044 | 1.054 | -0.369 | -0.122 | 0.434 | -0.425 | 0.245 | 0.766 | 2.335 | 9.204 |
| 59 | Georgia | 0.278 | 0.667 | -0.785 | 0.236 | 0.123 | -0.808 | 1.368 | -1.214 | -0.195 | 0.476 | 7.338 |
| 60 | Northern Ill. | 0.278 | -0.182 | 0.019 | 0.124 | -0.174 | 0.133 | 0.103 | 0.464 | -0.072 | -0.738 | 6.685 |
| 61 | La.-Lafayette | 0.278 | 0.331 | -0.118 | -0.463 | 0.734 | -0.263 | -0.350 | 0.136 | -0.208 | -0.965 | 6.250 |
| 62 | Stanford | 0.278 | -0.829 | -0.288 | 0.149 | 0.286 | -0.049 | 0.669 | 0.537 | 0.500 | 0.481 | 4.465 |
| 63 | Baylor | -0.252 | 1.440 | 0.595 | -0.878 | -0.075 | 0.193 | -0.479 | -0.284 | -0.837 | -1.278 | 4.205 |
| 64 | Kansas St. | -0.781 | 1.213 | 1.172 | 0.099 | -0.977 | 0.682 | -0.962 | 0.428 | -0.382 | 0.112 | 3.842 |
| 65 | Navy | -0.781 | 0.811 | -0.429 | 0.692 | 1.088 | 0.512 | -0.229 | -0.119 | -0.815 | 0.590 | -0.427 |
| 66 | Ohio | 0.278 | -0.292 | 1.428 | -1.324 | -0.361 | 0.351 | -0.081 | 0.209 | -1.007 | 1.023 | -1.095 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 0.278 | 1.075 | -0.333 | -0.707 | -0.715 | -0.144 | -0.472 | 0.026 | -0.797 | -0.526 | -1.315 |
| 68 | Fresno St. | -0.781 | 0.791 | 0.059 | -0.807 | 0.573 | -0.416 | 0.126 | -0.593 | 1.513 | 1.010 | -1.955 |
| 69 | La.-Monroe | -0.781 | 0.865 | -0.112 | 0.486 | 0.151 | 0.083 | 0.269 | -1.031 | 0.054 | -0.394 | -3.848 |
| 70 | Middle Tenn. | 0.278 | 0.003 | -0.324 | -0.326 | -0.574 | -0.012 | -0.306 | -0.484 | 0.146 | 0.082 | -4.818 |
| 71 | UCF | 0.278 | -0.294 | -0.531 | 0.661 | 0.438 | 0.203 | -0.212 | 0.063 | -1.540 | 0.082 | -5.445 |
| 72 | Michigan St. | -0.781 | -0.353 | -0.699 | 0.873 | 0.976 | 0.034 | 1.214 | 0.136 | 0.561 | -0.065 | -6.676 |
| 73 | Bowling Green | -0.781 | 0.873 | 0.302 | -0.419 | 0.046 | 0.083 | -0.155 | 0.392 | -0.164 | 0.481 | -6.975 |
| 74 | Iowa St. | 0.278 | 0.178 | -0.407 | -0.295 | -0.036 | -0.383 | -1.331 | 0.099 | 0.041 | 0.112 | -7.020 |
| 75 | Vanderbilt | -0.781 | 0.686 | 1.128 | -0.488 | -0.570 | 0.995 | -1.825 | 1.121 | -0.666 | 1.379 | -7.425 |
| 76 | Central Mich. | 0.278 | -0.735 | -0.117 | 0.111 | -0.232 | 0.508 | -0.311 | 0.829 | -0.963 | 0.312 | -7.954 |
| 77 | Illinois | -0.252 | 0.635 | -0.888 | 0.994 | -0.377 | -0.977 | -0.337 | -0.448 | 0.742 | -1.278 | -8.323 |
| 78 | Rutgers | 0.278 | -0.498 | -0.715 | 0.486 | -0.485 | -0.267 | -0.083 | -0.010 | 0.067 | 0.830 | -9.028 |
| 79 | Tulsa | 0.278 | -1.283 | -0.714 | 0.710 | 0.009 | -0.168 | 0.299 | 0.026 | 0.133 | 0.165 | -13.031 |
| 80 | Buffalo | -0.781 | 0.813 | -0.080 | -0.732 | 0.414 | -0.168 | 1.055 | -0.922 | -0.116 | -1.305 | -13.645 |
| 81 | Arkansas St. | -0.252 | -0.662 | -0.867 | 0.948 | -1.014 | 0.737 | 0.158 | 0.428 | 0.067 | 0.543 | -14.294 |
| 82 | Oregon | 0.278 | 0.898 | 0.466 | -0.326 | -1.709 | -0.354 | -1.671 | -0.374 | -1.396 | -0.065 | -15.595 |
| 83 | SMU | 0.278 | -1.592 | 0.782 | 0.455 | -0.495 | -0.663 | -0.481 | -0.631 | 0.683 | -0.005 | -16.692 |
| 84 | Arkansas | -0.252 | -0.479 | -1.936 | 0.283 | -1.440 | -0.327 | 2.105 | -0.886 | 2.072 | 0.254 | -19.006 |
| 85 | San Diego St. | -0.781 | 0.336 | 0.386 | -0.026 | 0.356 | 0.026 | -0.437 | -0.631 | -0.570 | -1.195 | -20.129 |
| 86 | Akron | -0.781 | 0.686 | -0.383 | 0.273 | -0.042 | 0.108 | -0.317 | -0.010 | -1.077 | -1.042 | -23.059 |
| 87 | Syracuse | -0.781 | 1.683 | -0.968 | 0.991 | -1.766 | -0.498 | 0.006 | -0.593 | -0.924 | -0.832 | -24.606 |
| 88 | Army | 0.278 | -2.147 | 0.218 | 1.060 | -0.342 | 0.781 | -1.642 | 0.099 | -0.793 | -0.282 | -26.309 |
| 89 | Western Mich. | -0.781 | 1.057 | -0.365 | -0.544 | 0.346 | -0.861 | -0.160 | -0.412 | -0.788 | -0.065 | -28.490 |
| 90 | Marshall | 0.278 | -0.234 | -0.153 | -0.987 | -0.205 | -1.179 | -0.402 | -0.776 | -0.671 | -1.446 | -33.187 |
| 91 | Purdue | -0.781 | 0.475 | 0.093 | -0.888 | -0.174 | -1.154 | -0.328 | -1.031 | 0.792 | -0.783 | -33.651 |
| 92 | North Texas | -0.781 | 0.243 | 0.157 | -0.569 | -0.935 | -0.168 | -0.390 | -0.922 | -0.610 | -0.096 | -40.588 |
| 93 | Temple | -1.841 | 1.436 | -0.762 | 0.161 | -0.139 | -0.210 | -0.177 | -0.667 | -0.345 | -0.657 | -43.334 |
| 94 | New Mexico St. | -0.781 | -0.717 | 0.414 | -0.451 | 0.414 | 0.224 | -1.667 | -0.302 | -0.928 | -1.999 | -48.034 |
| 95 | UTEP | -0.781 | 0.117 | 0.086 | -1.193 | 0.251 | -0.601 | -1.071 | -0.010 | -0.968 | -0.692 | -49.034 |
| 96 | Duke | -0.781 | 0.543 | -0.151 | -0.888 | -1.785 | -0.552 | -0.267 | -0.667 | -0.614 | -0.245 | -50.939 |
| 97 | Kent St. | -0.781 | -0.237 | 0.389 | -0.232 | -2.442 | 0.351 | -0.952 | 0.026 | -1.374 | 0.553 | -55.101 |
| 98 | Louisiana Tech | -0.781 | -0.022 | -0.170 | -2.192 | 0.467 | -0.812 | -0.147 | -0.484 | -0.741 | -0.699 | -57.799 |
| 99 | Colorado | -0.781 | -0.105 | -0.847 | -0.925 | -0.284 | -0.853 | -0.999 | -0.302 | -0.487 | 0.788 | -61.172 |
| 100 | Virginia | -1.841 | 1.012 | 0.469 | -0.881 | -0.701 | -0.040 | -1.107 | -0.886 | -1.330 | 1.132 | -62.283 |
| 101 | UAB | -0.781 | -1.337 | -0.702 | 0.142 | 0.286 | -1.468 | -0.443 | -0.631 | 0.478 | 0.396 | -63.020 |
| 102 | Memphis | -0.781 | -0.226 | -0.670 | -0.463 | -1.095 | -0.692 | -0.486 | -0.776 | -0.771 | 0.481 | -63.395 |
| 103 | Maryland | -0.781 | 0.507 | -1.318 | -1.250 | -0.361 | -1.550 | -0.109 | -1.834 | -0.086 | 0.396 | -63.912 |
| 104 | Toledo | -0.781 | -0.273 | -0.083 | -1.599 | 0.089 | -2.000 | -0.159 | -2.163 | 0.818 | -1.832 | -64.959 |
| 105 | East Carolina | -0.781 | 0.318 | -1.780 | -0.151 | -0.155 | -0.680 | -1.399 | -0.776 | -1.465 | -0.502 | -67.496 |
| 106 | Eastern Mich. | -1.841 | 1.084 | 1.555 | -2.898 | -0.485 | -0.313 | -1.164 | -1.104 | -1.361 | -0.574 | -72.610 |
| 107 | Wyoming | -0.781 | -0.302 | 0.005 | -0.189 | -1.923 | -1.063 | -1.880 | -0.667 | -0.885 | 0.041 | -74.794 |
| 108 | Troy | -0.781 | 0.029 | -1.052 | -0.725 | -1.499 | -1.294 | -0.267 | -1.178 | -0.636 | -1.183 | -75.755 |
| 109 | FIU | -1.841 | 1.949 | -0.428 | -1.571 | -0.857 | -1.410 | -0.917 | -0.940 | -1.871 | 0.396 | -82.744 |
| 110 | Washington St. | -0.781 | 0.535 | -1.237 | -0.650 | -1.555 | -2.425 | -1.167 | -1.287 | -0.487 | -0.102 | -84.268 |
| 111 | Miami (OH) | -1.841 | 1.550 | -1.411 | -0.769 | -0.320 | -1.138 | -1.486 | -2.527 | -1.470 | -2.200 | -92.538 |
| 112 | Ball St. | -1.841 | -0.296 | -0.162 | -1.324 | -0.709 | -0.313 | -1.903 | 0.063 | -1.435 | -0.153 | -100.641 |
| 113 | Nevada | -1.841 | 1.551 | -4.089 | -0.841 | -0.232 | -1.218 | -1.084 | -1.323 | -0.214 | -0.985 | -101.309 |
| 114 | Fla. Atlantic | -1.841 | 0.995 | -1.411 | -2.610 | 0.331 | -2.004 | -1.168 | -2.254 | -0.555 | 0.212 | -109.055 |
| 115 | Utah St. | -1.841 | 0.965 | -1.232 | -2.030 | -2.245 | -2.536 | -1.254 | -1.488 | 0.676 | 0.396 | -115.262 |
| 116 | Tulane | -1.841 | 0.777 | -1.923 | -1.309 | -0.750 | -1.589 | -0.428 | -2.473 | -1.531 | -1.737 | -117.396 |
| 117 | Rice | -1.841 | -0.056 | -2.463 | -0.438 | -0.122 | -1.666 | -1.132 | -2.601 | -0.500 | -0.709 | -118.932 |
| 118 | New Mexico | -1.841 | 0.693 | -1.975 | -1.830 | -2.206 | -1.827 | -1.526 | -1.944 | -1.954 | -1.667 | -145.628 |
| 119 | San Jose St. | -1.841 | 0.753 | -1.735 | -2.517 | -2.442 | -1.971 | -1.016 | -1.944 | -2.299 | -0.796 | -150.983 |
| 120 | Western Ky. | -1.841 | -0.109 | -2.079 | -2.654 | -1.625 | -2.070 | -2.344 | -2.089 | -2.120 | -2.284 | -172.449 |
Weights, Not Normalized: W/L = 25, SOS = 15, PED = 9, RD = 8, 3DO = 7, TD = 10, PEO = 5, OPPG = 3, TO = 8, 3DD = 1
Weights, Normalized: W/L = 27.47, SOS = 16.48, PED = 9.89, RD = 8.79, 3DO = 7.69, TD = 10.99, PEO = 5.49, OPPG = 3.30, TO = 8.79, 3DD = 1.10
The normalized weights are the ones used to calculate the weighted sums. To make the weighting more convenient, I set the non-normalized weights to get a relative balance; from there they are normalized such that the sum of the weights equals 100. This keeps the final sums on the same scale as the weights are changed, making it a little easier to compare distributions with different weights.