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. One of the biggest winners this week is Kansas, which rises 21 spots to just outside the rankings at #26, a whole 22 spots ahead of the next sub-500 team.

    Full ranking:
    Rank Change Team Record Points
    1 +1 Ohio State 9-1 726
    2 +1 Notre Dame 9-1 716
    3 +1 Oregon 11-0 698
    4 +2 Texas 9-1 688
    5 -4 Ole Miss 8-2 657
    6 +4 Penn State 9-1 641
    T7 -2 Indiana 10-0 635
    T7 - Alabama 8-2 635
    9 +4 Georgia 8-2 633
    10 +1 South Carolina 7-3 600
    11 +1 Clemson 8-2 597
    12 -3 Tennessee 8-2 591
    13 +2 Tulane 9-2 585
    T14 -6 Miami (FL) 9-1 571
    T14 +3 SMU 9-1 571
    16 +2 USC 5-5 557
    17 +5 Texas A&M 8-2 556
    18 +5 Arizona State 8-2 553
    19 - BYU 9-1 544
    T20 +5 Iowa State 8-2 541
    T20 +8 Colorado 8-2 541
    22 -8 Virginia Tech 5-5 521
    23 -7 Iowa 6-4 512
    24 +6 Louisville 6-4 506
    25 -6 Minnesota 6-4 498
    T26 +5 JMU 8-2 497
    T26 +21 Kansas 4-6 497
    28 +8 Boise State 9-1 495
    T29 +14 Memphis 9-2 492
    T29 +10 Washington 6-5 492
    31 -10 Georgia Tech 6-4 490
    32 +1 Kansas State 7-3 487
    33 +7 UNLV 8-2 485
    34 -10 Vanderbilt 6-4 483
    35 +2 Pittsburgh 7-3 480
    36 +23 Texas State 6-4 479
    37 - California 5-5 476
    38 +13 Baylor 6-4 475
    39 +7 North Carolina 6-4 474
    40 -14 Army 9-0 471
    41 -14 TCU 6-4 470
    42 - LSU 6-4 468
    43 - Jacksonville State 7-3 466
    44 +19 Illinois 7-3 464
    45 - Cincinnati 5-5 459
    46 +14 Syracuse 7-3 458
    47 +14 Miami (OH) 6-4 457
    48 -19 UCF 4-6 456
    49 +1 Wisconsin 5-5 455
    T50 +4 Missouri 7-3 452
    T50 -3 Arkansas 5-5 452
    52 -20 Duke 7-3 450
    53 -4 Louisiana 8-2 447
    54 - Boston College 5-5 446
    55 +7 Northern Illinois 6-4 444
    56 -22 Michigan 5-5 443
    57 -3 Washington State 8-2 442
    T58 -23 Texas Tech 6-4 440
    T58 +14 Auburn 4-6 440
    60 +11 Florida 5-5 438
    61 +4 Nebraska 5-5 434
    62 +18 Rutgers 6-4 432
    63 -9 Utah 4-6 431
    64 +10 Ohio 7-3 428
    65 -24 Connecticut 7-3 427
    66 +3 Sam Houston 8-2 426
    67 -15 Kentucky 4-6 425
    68 +14 Toledo 7-3 422
    69 +6 Bowling Green 6-4 421
    70 -3 West Virginia 5-5 419
    71 -3 Western Kentucky 7-3 417
    72 -7 Northwestern 4-6 416
    73 -15 Navy 7-3 413
    74 +7 Marshall 7-3 411
    75 - UCLA 4-6 409
    76 -1 Old Dominion 4-6 405
    77 -24 Oklahoma 5-5 404
    78 +9 New Mexico 5-6 400
    79 -1 Virginia 5-5 398
    80 -2 Houston 4-6 395
    81 +4 South Alabama 5-5 392
    T82 -18 NC State 5-5 391
    T82 +16 Arizona 4-6 391
    T84 +5 ECU 6-4 385
    T84 - Maryland 4-6 385
    T86 +1 Georgia Southern 6-4 377
    T86 -16 Fresno State 5-5 377
    88 +3 Louisiana Tech 4-6 374
    89 -17 Oklahoma State 3-7 373
    90 -4 San Jose State 6-4 368
    91 +9 Colorado State 7-3 367
    92 +1 FIU 3-7 364
    93 +2 Liberty 7-2 363
    94 +8 Wake Forest 4-6 360
    95 -12 Nevada 3-8 358
    T96 - Coastal Carolina 5-5 352
    T96 +14 USF 5-5 352
    98 -6 UNT 5-5 351
    99 -1 Michigan State 4-6 349
    100 -6 Eastern Michigan 5-5 346
    101 +1 Western Michigan 5-5 341
    102 +7 UTSA 5-5 339
    103 +3 Buffalo 6-4 338
    T104 +7 Troy 3-7 328
    T104 -14 Mississippi State 2-8 328
    106 -1 Oregon State 4-6 322
    107 -11 Florida State 1-9 318
    T108 -4 Hawaii 4-7 316
    T108 -8 Rice 3-7 316
    110 +9 Air Force 3-7 311
    111 +4 Arkansas State 6-4 309
    112 +6 Stanford 3-7 307
    113 -5 UL Monroe 5-5 305
    114 -2 San Diego State 3-7 302
    115 -2 Georgia State 2-8 298
    116 +11 Utah State 3-7 297
    117 -4 Wyoming 2-8 295
    118 -11 UTEP 2-8 291
    119 +1 Ball State 3-7 289
    120 +1 FAU 2-8 287
    121 -4 Central Michigan 3-7 275
    122 +3 Temple 3-7 271
    T123 -2 UAB 2-8 262
    T123 +3 Kennesaw State 1-9 262
    125 -9 Appalachian State 4-5 257
    126 -3 Charlotte 3-7 255
    127 +1 Tulsa 3-7 246
    128 +1 Akron 2-8 243
    129 -5 Middle Tennessee 3-7 239
    130 +1 Massachusetts 2-8 238
    131 -1 New Mexico State 2-8 223
    132 -1 Purdue 1-9 209
    133 - Southern Mississippi 1-9 192
    134 - Kent State 0-10 165













  • 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