My ballot this week. Computer poll.
This will be the last week with preseason expectations still factored in, which means next week might get really weird.
I obviously need to tweak it a bit because it keeps placing teams like A&M so high every year, almost certainly because of the stacked talent on their team. I have yet to figure out how to properly account for coaches or team culture (e.g. a "Jimbo" handicap) without introducing bias...
T25:
::: spoiler Full ranking:
| Rank | Change | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | USC | 3-0 | 346 |
| 2 | +1 | Florida State | 3-0 | 345 |
| 3 | +5 | Washington | 3-0 | 337 |
| 4 | - | Texas | 3-0 | 332 |
| 5 | +1 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 326 |
| 6 | -4 | Michigan | 3-0 | 325 |
| 7 | +5 | Oklahoma | 3-0 | 299 |
| 8 | -1 | Georgia | 3-0 | 287 |
| 9 | +1 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 280 |
| 10 | +4 | Duke | 3-0 | 277 |
| 11 | - | North Carolina | 3-0 | 276 |
| 12 | -3 | Oregon | 3-0 | 272 |
| 13 | +4 | Texas A&M | 2-1 | 271 |
| 14 | -1 | Penn State | 3-0 | 265 |
| 15 | -10 | Utah | 3-0 | 261 |
| 16 | +2 | Ole Miss | 3-0 | 260 |
| 17 | -1 | Alabama | 2-1 | 256 |
| 18 | +1 | Wisconsin | 2-1 | 246 |
| 19 | +4 | LSU | 2-1 | 241 |
| 20 | +32 | Rutgers | 3-0 | 237 |
| 21 | +13 | Syracuse | 3-0 | 233 |
| 22 | +10 | Maryland | 3-0 | 232 |
| 23 | +4 | Tulane | 2-1 | 231 |
| T24 | +19 | Iowa | 3-0 | 230 |
| T24 | +13 | Liberty | 3-0 | 230 |
| T26 | -1 | Louisville | 3-0 | 229 |
| T26 | -11 | Miami (FL) | 3-0 | 229 |
| T26 | -6 | Tennessee | 2-1 | 229 |
| T29 | -4 | Minnesota | 2-1 | 222 |
| T29 | +9 | TCU | 2-1 | 222 |
| T31 | -9 | Auburn | 3-0 | 218 |
| T31 | -2 | Clemson | 2-1 | 218 |
| T33 | +5 | Kentucky | 3-0 | 217 |
| T33 | -9 | Washington State | 3-0 | 217 |
| 35 | +3 | Ohio | 3-1 | 216 |
| 36 | +20 | Colorado | 3-0 | 215 |
| T37 | -3 | Oregon State | 3-0 | 213 |
| T37 | -16 | UCLA | 3-0 | 213 |
| 39 | +18 | Florida | 2-1 | 212 |
| T40 | +30 | Fresno State | 3-0 | 211 |
| T40 | -7 | Kansas State | 2-1 | 211 |
| 42 | -13 | UCF | 3-0 | 204 |
| T43 | +7 | BYU | 3-0 | 200 |
| T43 | -14 | Illinois | 1-2 | 200 |
| 45 | +17 | South Alabama | 2-1 | 199 |
| 46 | -18 | Texas Tech | 1-2 | 196 |
| T47 | - | Kansas | 3-0 | 195 |
| T47 | -4 | Purdue | 1-2 | 195 |
| 49 | -8 | Arkansas | 2-1 | 194 |
| 50 | +4 | Missouri | 3-0 | 193 |
| 51 | +16 | Miami (OH) | 2-1 | 192 |
| 52 | -10 | Toledo | 2-1 | 191 |
| T53 | - | Memphis | 3-0 | 190 |
| T53 | +25 | Nebraska | 1-2 | 190 |
| T53 | -8 | Northwestern | 1-2 | 190 |
| 56 | -22 | California | 2-1 | 189 |
| 57 | -9 | UTSA | 1-2 | 188 |
| 58 | +3 | Air Force | 3-0 | 186 |
| T59 | +6 | Wake Forest | 3-0 | 182 |
| T59 | +26 | FIU | 3-1 | 182 |
| T59 | +15 | Vanderbilt | 2-2 | 182 |
| 62 | +14 | New Mexico State | 2-2 | 181 |
| 63 | +9 | Arizona | 2-1 | 180 |
| 64 | +14 | Virginia Tech | 1-2 | 173 |
| 65 | +26 | Georgia State | 3-0 | 172 |
| 66 | -8 | South Carolina | 1-2 | 170 |
| T67 | +24 | Louisiana | 2-1 | 168 |
| T67 | +8 | San Diego State | 2-2 | 168 |
| T67 | -8 | Houston | 1-2 | 168 |
| 70 | -8 | SMU | 2-1 | 166 |
| 71 | +7 | San Jose State | 1-3 | 165 |
| T72 | -24 | NC State | 2-1 | 164 |
| T72 | +25 | West Virginia | 2-1 | 164 |
| T72 | +29 | Old Dominion | 1-2 | 164 |
| T75 | -4 | UNT | 1-2 | 163 |
| T75 | -8 | Connecticut | 0-3 | 163 |
| 77 | +17 | JMU | 3-0 | 162 |
| 78 | -12 | Wyoming | 2-1 | 161 |
| T79 | -20 | Mississippi State | 2-1 | 160 |
| T79 | -23 | Baylor | 1-2 | 160 |
| T79 | +25 | Massachusetts | 1-3 | 160 |
| 82 | +5 | Pittsburgh | 1-2 | 159 |
| T83 | +6 | Cincinnati | 2-1 | 158 |
| T83 | +16 | Louisiana Tech | 2-2 | 158 |
| 85 | -13 | Coastal Carolina | 2-1 | 157 |
| 86 | -2 | Iowa State | 1-2 | 156 |
| T87 | +15 | Army | 2-1 | 154 |
| T87 | -23 | Troy | 1-2 | 154 |
| T87 | +2 | UTEP | 1-3 | 154 |
| T90 | +21 | Appalachian State | 2-1 | 153 |
| T90 | -23 | Oklahoma State | 2-1 | 153 |
| 92 | +4 | Texas State | 2-1 | 150 |
| T93 | -18 | Rice | 2-1 | 149 |
| T93 | -39 | Boise State | 1-2 | 149 |
| T93 | -7 | Northern Illinois | 1-2 | 149 |
| 96 | +14 | UNLV | 2-1 | 144 |
| T97 | -46 | Western Kentucky | 2-1 | 143 |
| T97 | -19 | Michigan State | 2-1 | 143 |
| T99 | +3 | Georgia Southern | 2-1 | 142 |
| T99 | -4 | Georgia Tech | 1-2 | 142 |
| 101 | -10 | Hawaii | 1-3 | 139 |
| 102 | +14 | Boston College | 1-2 | 137 |
| 103 | +8 | Eastern Michigan | 2-1 | 135 |
| 104 | -21 | FAU | 1-2 | 133 |
| T105 | -8 | Temple | 2-1 | 129 |
| T105 | - | USF | 1-2 | 129 |
| 107 | +7 | Utah State | 1-2 | 127 |
| T108 | -21 | Arizona State | 1-2 | 126 |
| T108 | -3 | Bowling Green | 1-2 | 126 |
| T108 | -3 | Navy | 1-2 | 126 |
| T108 | +5 | ECU | 0-3 | 126 |
| 112 | +12 | Indiana | 1-2 | 124 |
| 113 | -31 | Marshall | 2-0 | 123 |
| 114 | - | Virginia | 0-3 | 120 |
| 115 | -15 | Buffalo | 0-3 | 116 |
| T116 | -8 | Middle Tennessee | 1-2 | 113 |
| T116 | +8 | Colorado State | 0-2 | 113 |
| T118 | - | Akron | 1-2 | 111 |
| T118 | +5 | Central Michigan | 1-2 | 111 |
| T118 | -10 | Stanford | 1-2 | 111 |
| T118 | +1 | UAB | 1-2 | 111 |
| 122 | -3 | Jacksonville State | 2-1 | 110 |
| 123 | +4 | Charlotte | 1-2 | 104 |
| T124 | -3 | UL Monroe | 2-1 | 100 |
| T124 | -8 | Southern Mississippi | 1-2 | 100 |
| 126 | +2 | New Mexico | 1-2 | 98 |
| 127 | -5 | Ball State | 1-2 | 97 |
| 128 | -2 | Western Michigan | 1-2 | 90 |
| 129 | - | Sam Houston | 0-2 | 87 |
| 130 | -1 | Kent State | 1-2 | 84 |
| 131 | +2 | Nevada | 0-3 | 82 |
| 132 | -1 | Tulsa | 1-2 | 69 |
| 133 | -1 | Arkansas State | 1-2 | 68 |