Week 2 Poll Results
| Place | Team | Points | #1 Votes | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 88 | 1 | - |
| 2 | Ohio State | 85 | 1 | +2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 75 | 0 | +4 |
| 4 | LSU | 73 | 0 | - |
| 5 | Iowa State | 68 | 1 | +15 |
| 6 | Oregon | 60 | 0 | -4 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 59 | 0 | +2 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 51 | 0 | +12 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 49 | 0 | - |
| 10 | Michigan | 45 | 0 | +8 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 43 | 0 | -1 |
| 12 | Kansas | 41 | 0 | NR |
| 13 | Illinois | 36 | 0 | -1 |
| 14 | Texas | 35 | 0 | -12 |
| 15 | Florida | 33 | 0 | -2 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | 32 | 0 | +7 |
| 17 | USC | 31 | 0 | NR |
| T18 | Notre Dame | 29 | 0 | -12 |
| T18 | Florida State | 29 | 0 | NR |
| 20 | SMU | 26 | 0 | -5 |
| T21 | Arizona | 25 | 0 | NR |
| T21 | Maryland | 25 | 1 | NR |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 23 | 0 | -6 |
| T24 | Utah | 22 | 0 | NR |
| T24 | Purdue | 22 | 0 | NR |
Dropped Out: Alabama (8), Clemson (13), Kansas State (15), Oklahoma (18), Boise State (20), Texas Tech (23), Indiana (25)
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma (21), Indiana (20), Auburn (19), Washington (19), TCU (18), Clemson (15), Texas Tech (15), Mississippi State (12), Nebraska (12), Michigan State (11), Alabama (10), Wisconsin (10), BYU (5), Minnesota (4), South Florida (4)
Link to the results spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u35gZ-_AAeVcici24eKSJxlMRxa_ENm3T8qCgqzvTJc/edit?gid=109618283#gid=109618283
Link to the Poll (I try to put out a link to the poll every Sunday, and I aim to have the Poll updated Thursday of gameweek): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u35gZ-_AAeVcici24eKSJxlMRxa_ENm3T8qCgqzvTJc/edit?gid=109618283#gid=109618283
6 replies
Points of Interest:
I was just about to ask for an explanation about Iowa State getting a first place vote, then I saw Maryland got a first place vote (their only points), and now I need an explanation even more.
Well, at least my poll won't be the most unusual. Here is my poll, just to show that I am not afraid to share either. Feel free to poke it. It is all human.
And the next 5
Kansas State
UNLV
Georgia Tech
Utah
Oklahoma
Iowa State was me. Explanation: https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/comment/19186304
They get credit for beating a team that has a > .000 record (Kansas State at .500), and a tad of extra credit for doing it on a neutral field.
My rankings, whether algorithm or hand-picked attempt to avoid results from previous seasons, and try to only look at the current season's results.
I'm curious about Maryland too. Maybe something to do with margin of victory?
Yeah, that's part of it. Though you'll notice it wasn't the largest MOV last week, by a long shot. I did put in guardrails, so running up the score won't impact the ratings so much.
Yeah, that is sound logic for a computer poll. Really just week one jank that will even itself out. Although, Iowas State being #1 wouldn't be bad...
Maryland was me. I don't know exactly how that happened. My best guess is that Maryland had a big win over a "decently average" opponent (read: not a cupcake).
How did it decide FAU was decent? I dunno. Based on non-conference games, it thinks the American conference is the best Group of 6 conference, which is probably helping.
Like last year, I'm sure it these outliers will become less frequent and extreme as it gets more data.