4th and 5, the national championship on the line right here…

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Cake day: August 13th, 2023

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  • My ballot. Computer poll. I realized this week that in my haste to calculate last week’s results, I forgot to make adjustments to all the teams that were on bye and thus over-ranked each of them. D’oh. I corrected it for this week, so that’s why the change values will not line up with what I posted last week.

    I am amused that despite Alabama’s blowout win, they only move up one place (the computer definitely predicted that result, too, as it is really a power-rating kind of formula). Similar situation with Ole Miss and Georgia (it did not think very highly of the dogs). Virginia Tech baffles me, holding the same position for 3 weeks like a stuck pixel.

    Full ranking:
    Rank Change Team Record Points
    1 +4 Ole Miss 8-2 657
    2 +1 Ohio State 8-1 650
    3 +1 Notre Dame 8-1 645
    4 -2 Oregon 10-0 641
    5 -4 Indiana 10-0 635
    6 -1 Texas 8-1 624
    7 +1 Alabama 7-2 616
    8 -1 Miami (FL) 9-1 571
    9 +4 Tennessee 8-1 551
    10 +6 Penn State 8-1 548
    11 +6 South Carolina 6-3 545
    12 +3 Clemson 7-2 539
    13 -3 Georgia 7-2 537
    14 - Virginia Tech 5-5 521
    15 +9 Tulane 8-2 513
    16 +2 Iowa 6-4 512
    17 -8 SMU 8-1 511
    18 -7 USC 4-5 499
    T19 +4 BYU 9-0 498
    T19 +2 Minnesota 6-4 498
    21 +15 Georgia Tech 6-4 490
    22 -10 Texas A&M 7-2 488
    23 +2 Arizona State 7-2 484
    24 -4 Vanderbilt 6-4 483
    25 +1 Iowa State 7-2 474
    26 +1 Army 9-0 471
    27 +11 TCU 6-4 470
    28 +9 Colorado 7-2 466
    29 +3 UCF 4-6 456
    30 -11 Louisville 6-3 455
    31 +15 JMU 7-2 452
    32 +15 Duke 7-3 450
    33 -11 Kansas State 7-2 447
    34 +5 Michigan 5-5 443
    35 +8 Texas Tech 6-4 440
    36 +5 Boise State 8-1 435
    T37 +5 Pittsburgh 7-2 434
    T37 +18 California 5-4 434
    39 -5 Washington 5-5 430
    40 +8 UNLV 7-2 428
    41 +11 Connecticut 7-3 427
    42 -7 LSU 6-3 425
    T43 +6 Memphis 8-2 424
    T43 +10 Jacksonville State 6-3 424
    45 +4 Cincinnati 5-4 422
    46 -18 North Carolina 5-4 417
    T47 -18 Arkansas 5-4 412
    T47 +19 Kansas 3-6 412
    49 +24 Louisiana 8-1 409
    50 -20 Wisconsin 5-4 408
    51 -20 Baylor 5-4 407
    52 -20 Kentucky 3-6 406
    53 +6 Oklahoma 5-5 404
    T54 +14 Washington State 8-1 402
    T54 +14 Missouri 7-2 402
    T54 +12 Boston College 5-4 402
    T54 +6 Utah 4-5 402
    58 +14 Navy 7-2 401
    59 +16 Texas State 5-4 399
    60 +3 Syracuse 6-3 396
    61 +3 Miami (OH) 5-4 395
    62 +13 Northern Illinois 5-4 394
    63 -23 Illinois 6-3 392
    64 -2 NC State 5-5 391
    T65 -22 Nebraska 5-4 388
    T65 -22 Northwestern 4-5 388
    67 +12 West Virginia 5-4 383
    68 +9 Western Kentucky 7-2 381
    69 -18 Sam Houston 7-2 378
    70 +3 Fresno State 5-5 377
    71 -10 Florida 4-5 374
    T72 -18 Auburn 3-6 373
    T72 -2 Oklahoma State 3-7 373
    74 +21 Ohio 6-3 368
    T75 +11 Bowling Green 5-4 367
    T75 -19 Old Dominion 4-5 367
    T75 +12 UCLA 4-5 367
    T78 +12 Virginia 5-4 365
    T78 -21 Houston 4-5 365
    80 +9 Rutgers 5-4 364
    81 +17 Marshall 6-3 361
    82 -24 Toledo 6-3 360
    83 -2 Nevada 3-8 358
    84 - Maryland 4-5 349
    85 -21 South Alabama 4-5 347
    86 +9 San Jose State 6-3 344
    T87 -16 Georgia Southern 6-3 343
    T87 +5 New Mexico 4-6 343
    89 +17 ECU 5-4 336
    90 +4 Mississippi State 2-8 328
    91 +4 Louisiana Tech 3-6 326
    92 +1 UNT 5-4 325
    93 -15 FIU 3-6 323
    94 -15 Eastern Michigan 5-4 322
    95 +15 Liberty 6-2 319
    T96 +11 Coastal Carolina 5-4 318
    T96 -8 Florida State 1-9 318
    T98 -16 Michigan State 4-5 317
    T98 -16 Arizona 3-6 317
    T100 -16 Colorado State 6-3 316
    T100 +1 Rice 3-7 316
    T102 -3 Western Michigan 5-4 313
    T102 +1 Wake Forest 4-5 313
    104 - Hawaii 4-6 309
    105 -1 Oregon State 4-5 301
    106 -15 Buffalo 5-4 296
    107 +6 UTEP 2-8 291
    108 +1 UL Monroe 5-4 285
    109 -9 UTSA 4-5 282
    110 +1 USF 4-5 281
    111 -9 Troy 2-7 278
    112 +5 San Diego State 3-6 276
    T113 -5 Wyoming 2-7 263
    T113 - Georgia State 2-7 263
    115 -2 Arkansas State 5-4 260
    116 +3 Appalachian State 4-5 257
    117 +4 Central Michigan 3-6 253
    118 -6 Stanford 2-7 252
    119 +8 Air Force 2-7 249
    120 +4 Ball State 3-6 248
    T121 -3 FAU 2-7 247
    T121 +2 UAB 2-7 247
    123 -7 Charlotte 3-6 243
    124 -2 Middle Tennessee 3-7 239
    125 -5 Temple 2-7 228
    126 +4 Kennesaw State 1-8 227
    127 +2 Utah State 2-7 221
    128 -3 Tulsa 3-6 212
    129 -3 Akron 2-7 210
    130 +3 New Mexico State 2-7 204
    T131 -3 Massachusetts 2-7 198
    T131 - Purdue 1-8 198
    133 -1 Southern Mississippi 1-8 189
    134 - Kent State 0-9 144









  • Sliding my ballot in just in the nick of time! I just got back from a trip where I brought my laptop but forgot the charger. Fortunately, I had enough battery to update the banner, but was unable to run the computer poll. I did it just now and haven’t even really looked closely at it yet, so no commentary this week other than INDIANA IS COMING FOR US ALL

    Full ranking:
    Rank Change Team Record Points
    1 +4 Indiana 9-0 580
    2 -1 Notre Dame 7-1 576
    3 -1 Texas 7-1 571
    4 - Oregon 9-0 570
    5 +3 Ohio State 7-1 555
    6 -3 Alabama 6-2 543
    7 - Ole Miss 7-2 542
    8 +1 Miami (FL) 9-0 522
    9 +6 SMU 8-1 511
    10 +3 Georgia 7-1 501
    11 -2 USC 4-5 499
    12 -6 Texas A&M 7-2 488
    13 +4 Tennessee 7-1 482
    14 - Virginia Tech 5-4 481
    15 -3 Clemson 6-2 475
    16 - Penn State 7-1 469
    17 +16 South Carolina 5-3 468
    18 +11 Iowa 6-3 461
    19 +14 Louisville 6-3 455
    20 +3 Vanderbilt 6-3 454
    21 +3 Minnesota 6-3 451
    22 -1 Kansas State 7-2 447
    23 -12 BYU 8-0 443
    24 +7 Tulane 7-2 437
    25 +14 Arizona State 6-2 430
    26 +2 Iowa State 7-1 429
    27 -9 LSU 6-2 426
    28 -9 Georgia Tech 5-4 424
    29 -9 Colorado 6-2 420
    30 +5 Army 8-0 419
    31 +22 North Carolina 5-4 417
    32 -10 Arkansas 5-4 412
    T33 -8 JMU 6-2 408
    T33 -7 Wisconsin 5-4 408
    35 +5 Baylor 5-4 407
    T36 +34 UCF 4-5 406
    T36 +1 Kentucky 3-6 406
    38 +5 Washington 5-4 405
    39 -12 UNLV 6-2 404
    40 -11 Cincinnati 5-3 400
    41 +10 TCU 5-4 395
    42 -7 Michigan 5-4 394
    43 - Illinois 6-3 392
    T44 +19 Boise State 7-1 390
    T44 -12 California 4-4 390
    46 -8 Pittsburgh 7-1 389
    T47 +10 Texas Tech 6-3 388
    T47 - Nebraska 5-4 388
    T47 +14 Northwestern 4-5 388
    50 -9 Duke 6-3 386
    51 +1 Memphis 7-2 379
    52 +4 Sam Houston 7-2 378
    53 +6 Connecticut 6-3 377
    54 +8 Jacksonville State 5-3 375
    55 +3 Auburn 3-6 373
    56 -14 Utah 4-4 372
    57 +3 Old Dominion 4-5 367
    58 -13 Miami (OH) 4-4 366
    T59 -13 Boston College 4-4 365
    T59 +19 Houston 4-5 365
    T61 -14 Washington State 7-1 364
    T61 -14 Missouri 6-2 364
    T61 -14 Kansas 2-6 364
    64 +1 Toledo 6-3 360
    65 -12 Northern Illinois 4-4 358
    66 -11 Oklahoma 5-4 357
    67 +2 Florida 4-4 352
    68 +24 NC State 5-4 351
    69 +16 Syracuse 6-2 348
    70 +1 South Alabama 4-5 347
    71 -4 Oklahoma State 3-6 344
    72 +8 Georgia Southern 6-3 343
    73 -1 Navy 6-2 341
    T74 +7 Louisiana 7-1 340
    T74 +5 Fresno State 5-4 340
    T76 -12 West Virginia 4-4 339
    T76 -1 Texas State 4-4 339
    78 -13 Maryland 4-4 333
    79 -12 Bowling Green 4-4 332
    80 +10 Western Kentucky 6-2 327
    81 -8 Rutgers 4-4 324
    82 +10 FIU 3-6 323
    83 +5 Eastern Michigan 5-4 322
    84 -8 Virginia 4-4 321
    85 -4 Nevada 3-7 320
    T86 -10 Michigan State 4-5 317
    T86 -13 Arizona 3-6 317
    88 +8 Colorado State 6-3 316
    89 +10 UCLA 3-5 314
    90 -3 Florida State 1-8 313
    91 -10 UNT 5-3 310
    92 -8 San Jose State 5-3 308
    93 -8 Ohio 5-3 307
    94 -6 Western Michigan 5-3 299
    95 +7 Buffalo 5-4 296
    96 - New Mexico 3-6 295
    97 +8 Mississippi State 2-7 293
    98 - Louisiana Tech 3-5 292
    99 +1 Marshall 5-3 291
    100 -9 Wake Forest 4-4 288
    101 -9 Oregon State 4-4 284
    T102 -7 ECU 4-4 282
    T102 +1 UTSA 4-5 282
    104 +5 Rice 3-6 279
    105 +5 Troy 2-7 278
    106 +5 Hawaii 4-5 270
    107 -4 Coastal Carolina 4-4 267
    108 +8 Wyoming 2-7 263
    109 +3 UL Monroe 5-3 262
    110 -4 Liberty 5-2 260
    111 -10 Arkansas State 5-3 259
    112 +10 USF 4-4 257
    113 -6 Stanford 2-7 252
    T114 +6 Georgia State 2-6 245
    T114 +4 UTEP 1-8 245
    116 -9 Charlotte 3-6 243
    117 -4 San Diego State 3-5 240
    118 -5 Temple 2-6 234
    119 -4 Central Michigan 3-5 233
    120 -1 FAU 2-6 231
    121 +3 Appalachian State 4-4 225
    122 -5 Ball State 3-5 224
    123 +6 Middle Tennessee 3-6 215
    124 +9 UAB 2-6 214
    125 -4 Tulsa 3-6 212
    126 -2 Akron 2-7 210
    127 -4 Utah State 2-6 205
    128 -1 Air Force 1-7 202
    129 -1 Massachusetts 2-7 198
    130 - Kennesaw State 1-7 190
    131 +1 Purdue 1-7 189
    132 -6 Southern Mississippi 1-7 186
    133 -2 New Mexico State 2-6 174
    134 - Kent State 0-8 144