College Football

Algorithm says:

     1  WIndiana - 11-0 - 177.82
     2  Texas A&M - 10-0 - 171.62
     3  Ohio State - 10-0 - 163.89
     4  Ole Miss - 10-1 - 163.09
     5  Texas Tech - 10-1 - 161.62
     6  Alabama - 8-2 - 160.5
     7  Georgia - 9-1 - 160.22
     8  Georgia Tech - 9-1 - 155.57
     9  Oklahoma - 8-2 - 154.56
    10  BYU - 9-1 - 153.95
    11  North Texas - 9-1 - 151.11
    12  South Florida - 7-3 - 149.22
    13  Virginia - 9-2 - 146.42
    14  Houston - 8-2 - 145.16
    15  Tulane - 8-2 - 144.14
    16  San Diego State - 8-2 - 143.95
    17  Oregon - 9-1 - 143.67
    18  Michigan - 8-2 - 143.5
    19  USC - 8-2 - 143.5
    20  James Madison - 9-1 - 143.33
    21  Notre Dame - 8-2 - 142.44
    22  Wake Forest - 7-3 - 142.38
    23  Miami (FL) - 8-2 - 142.28
    24  Louisville - 7-3 - 141.56
    25  Western Kentucky - 8-2 - 141.01
    26  Arizona State - 7-3 - 140.22
    27  Texas - 7-3 - 139.91
    28  New Mexico - 7-3 - 138.69
    29  Navy - 8-2 - 138.16
    30  Utah - 8-2 - 136.66

Bottom:

   127  Purdue - 2-9 - 51.33
   128  1-AA Team - 4-118 - 49.51
   129  Nevada - 2-8 - 47.78
   130  Tulsa - 3-7 - 47.56
   131  UTEP - 2-8 - 41.73
   132  Middle Tennessee - 1-9 - 29.17
   133  Charlotte - 1-9 - 10
   134  Georgia State - 1-9 - 10
   135  Oklahoma State - 1-9 - 10
   136  Boston College - 1-10 - 9
   137  UnwinningMass - 0-10 - 0

Texas Tech jumps into 2nd, all but tied with Texas A&M and Ohio State. Bama and Texas drop as expected. But the big movement can be found in the back half and beyond. Miami, Arizona, and Mizzou shoot up into the rankings, with honorable mentions to ECU and Navy who don't quite make it in. USF, Iowa, Pitt, and Cincy plummet to 35+.

And let's not forget about North Texas, who continues to creep up, now sitting at 14! This really highlights how I built the poll for the most deserving (vs. best) teams. Do I think they are the 14th best team: probably not. But, outside of their one loss, they've won big, compensating for their relatively weak schedule. I might look into tightening the margin of victory guardrails a bit more next year, though...

1. Indiana
2. Texas Tech
3. Texas A&M
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia
6. Notre Dame
7. Ole Miss
8. Utah
9. Oregon
10. Oklahoma
11. Alabama
12. BYU
13. USC
14. North Texas
15. Vanderbilt
16. Michigan
17. James Madison
18. Virginia
19. Texas
20. Tulane
21. Miami
22. Arizona
23. Georgia Tech
24. Arizona State
25. Missouri

Here is my poll.

1 Indiana

2 Ohio State

3 Texas A & M

4 Georgia

5 Oregon

6 Texas Tech

7 Ole Miss

8 BYU

9 Oklahoma

10 Utah

11 Alabama

12 USC

13 Notre Dame

14 Virginia

15 Vanderbilt

16 Miami

17 Georgia Tech

18 North Texas

19 James Madison

20 Michigan

21 Texas

22 Houston

23 Tulane

24 Navy

25 San Diego State

26 Nebraska

27 Cincinnati

28 Louisville

29 Arizona State

30 Arizona