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Dec 20, 2020
college football poll - week 16

Not many changes after conference championships.

1 - Coastal Carolina (11-0) (24.75)
2 - BYU (10-1) (22.34375)
3 - Cincinnati (9-0) (20.609375)
4 - Louisiana (9-1) (20.1552734375)
5 - Notre Dame (10-1) (17.1912841796875)
6 - Clemson (10-1) (16.3787841796875)
7 - San José State (7-0) (12.20703125)
8 - Miami (8-2) (12.1214599609375)
9 - Alabama (11-0) (12.0)
10 - Army (9-2) (10.8701171875)
11 - Liberty (9-1) (10.71697998046875)
12 - Tulsa (6-2) (10.623046875)
13 - Ohio State (6-0) (9.25)
14 - Oklahoma State (7-3) (9.1953125)
15 - UCF (6-3) (9.1123046875)
16 - Texas A&M (8-1) (9.0)
17 - Boise State (5-2) (7.95703125)
18 - NC State (8-3) (7.79144287109375)
19 - Appalachian State (8-3) (7.7646484375)
20 - Indiana (6-1) (7.5)
21 - Ball State (6-1) (7.0)
22 - North Carolina (8-3) (6.9578857421875)
23 - Tulane (6-5) (6.849609375)
24 - Colorado (4-1) (6.8125)
25 - SMU (7-3) (6.69140625)
Dec 13, 2020
college football poll - week 15

Not many changes this week.

1 - Coastal Carolina (11-0) (24.625)
2 - BYU (10-1) (22.125)
3 - Louisiana (9-1) (19.8125)
4 - Cincinnati (8-0) (18.125)
5 - Notre Dame (10-0) (18.0703125)
6 - Clemson (9-1) (14.6328125)
7 - Miami (8-2) (11.53173828125)
8 - Alabama (10-0) (11.5)
9 - San José State (6-0) (11.203125)
10 - Tulsa (6-1) (10.833984375)
11 - Liberty (9-1) (10.703369140625)
12 - Boise State (5-1) (8.953125)
13 - Oklahoma State (7-3) (8.82421875)
14 - Appalachian State (8-3) (8.640625)
15 - Texas A&M (7-1) (8.5)
16 - UCF (6-3) (8.3544921875)
17 - Ohio State (5-0) (8.25)
18 - USC (5-0) (8.125)
19 - Army (8-2) (7.8857421875)
20 - NC State (8-3) (7.77783203125)
21 - Air Force (3-2) (7.59375)
22 - Indiana (6-1) (7.5)
23 - Iowa State (8-2) (7.396484375)
24 - Colorado (4-1) (7.0625)
25 - Buffalo (5-0) (6.875)
Dec 7, 2020
college football poll - week 14

Coastal Carolina moves to the front of the pack after its win over BYU, who stays in the #2 spot.

1 - Coastal Carolina (10-0) (22.927734375)
2 - BYU (9-1) (20.35546875)
3 - Louisiana (9-1) (19.208984375)
4 - Notre Dame (10-0) (17.97265625)
5 - Cincinnati (8-0) (17.96875)
6 - Miami (8-1) (15.31640625)
7 - Clemson (9-1) (14.26953125)
8 - Alabama (9-0) (11.0)
9 - San José State (5-0) (10.599609375)
10 - Tulsa (6-1) (10.427734375)
11 - Liberty (9-1) (9.455078125)
12 - Colorado (4-0) (9.375)
13 - Texas A&M (7-1) (8.5)
14 - Ohio State (5-0) (8.25)
15 - Boise State (4-1) (8.099609375)
16 - UCF (6-3) (8.0341796875)
17 - Florida (8-1) (8.0)
18 - Oklahoma State (6-3) (7.90234375)
19 - Marshall (7-1) (7.8544921875)
20 - Appalachian State (7-3) (7.787109375)
21 - Indiana (6-1) (7.5)
22 - NC State (8-3) (7.064453125)
23 - Air Force (3-2) (6.82421875)
24 - Buffalo (4-0) (6.375)
25 - Memphis (6-3) (5.740234375)
Dec 1, 2020
college football poll - week 13

Thanks to COVID, a last-minute Colorado v. SDSU game was played on Saturday, merging the Pac-12 component of the graph in with the mega-component occupied the ACC, Big 12, and friends. The Buffs’ win was good enough for them to become the first Pac-12 team to break into the Top 25, to boot.

Not much change at the top, as #1 - 8 remain the same as last week.

1 - BYU (9-0) (20.060546875)
2 - Cincinnati (8-0) (17.53125)
3 - Notre Dame (9-0) (17.34765625)
4 - Coastal Carolina (9-0) (17.083984375)
5 - Louisiana (8-1) (16.904296875)
6 - Marshall (7-0) (14.7607421875)
7 - Miami (7-1) (14.19140625)
8 - Clemson (8-1) (13.69140625)
9 - Appalachian State (7-2) (11.583984375)
10 - Alabama (8-0) (10.5)
11 - Tulsa (5-1) (10.076171875)
12 - Florida Atlantic (5-1) (9.330810546875)
13 - UCF (6-3) (8.6787109375)
14 - Liberty (9-1) (8.64935302734375)
15 - San José State (4-0) (8.6083984375)
16 - Oklahoma State (6-2) (8.41796875)
17 - Boise State (4-1) (8.3583984375)
18 - Texas A&M (6-1) (8.0)
19 - Florida (7-1) (7.5)
20 - Memphis (6-2) (7.466796875)
21 - Ohio State (4-0) (7.125)
22 - Colorado (3-0) (6.5)
- Indiana (5-1) (6.5)
24 - Buffalo (4-0) (5.75)
25 - NC State (7-3) (5.7281494140625)
Nov 22, 2020
college football poll - week 12

The Bearcats are closing in on the Cougars after their win over UCF yesterday.

The Pac-12 finally occupies a single connected component of the graph (we’re down to 5 total now!), with Oregon leading the pack at #32.

1 - BYU (9-0) (18.9404296875)
2 - Cincinnati (8-0) (17.25)
3 - Notre Dame (8-0) (16.2294921875)
4 - Coastal Carolina (8-0) (15.7705078125)
5 - Louisiana (7-1) (15.66796875)
6 - Marshall (7-0) (14.17041015625)
7 - Miami (7-1) (13.16162109375)
8 - Clemson (7-1) (12.9482421875)
9 - SMU (7-2) (10.8896484375)
10 - Tulsa (5-1) (10.044921875)
11 - Alabama (7-0) (10.0)
12 - Appalachian State (6-2) (9.2373046875)
13 - Florida Atlantic (5-1) (9.210205078125)
14 - Memphis (5-2) (8.94482421875)
15 - Oklahoma State (5-2) (7.90234375)
16 - San José State (4-0) (7.89129638671875)
17 - Northwestern (5-0) (7.75)
18 - Liberty (8-1) (7.74456787109375)
19 - UCF (5-3) (7.4150390625)
20 - Texas A&M (5-1) (7.25)
21 - Boise State (4-1) (7.20379638671875)
22 - Florida (6-1) (7.0)
23 - Nevada (5-0) (5.875)
24 - Ohio State (4-0) (5.5625)
25 - Texas (5-2) (5.21484375)
Nov 15, 2020
college football poll - week 11
I don’t think anyone is going to touch BYU as long as they keep winning, at least until bowl season.

I did a little analyzing of the data, and there are currently six different components of our graph:
- ACC, Big 12, and non-MAC G5 conferences. This component has 75 teams, which is why the poll is currently so skewed toward this group.
- SEC
- Big Ten
- MAC
- There are two Pac-12 groups! So far, the Arizona schools and USC have only played each other, so they’re still separated from the rest of the conference.
1 - BYU (8-0) (17.563232421875)
2 - Louisiana (7-1) (14.8857421875)
3 - Cincinnati (7-0) (14.859375)
4 - Notre Dame (8-0) (14.5625)
5 - Coastal Carolina (7-0) (13.69287109375)
6 - Marshall (7-0) (13.67431640625)
7 - Miami (7-1) (11.875)
8 - Liberty (8-0) (11.5)
- Clemson (7-1) (11.5)
10 - SMU (7-2) (10.671875)
11 - Alabama (6-0) (9.5)
12 - Oklahoma State (5-1) (9.484375)
13 - Tulsa (4-1) (9.1484375)
14 - Appalachian State (6-1) (8.92041015625)
15 - Memphis (4-2) (8.8359375)
16 - San José State (4-0) (7.6484375)
17 - UCF (5-2) (7.390625)
18 - Texas A&M (5-1) (7.25)
19 - Florida Atlantic (4-1) (6.875)
20 - Georgia Southern (6-2) (6.77099609375)
21 - Northwestern (4-0) (6.5)
- Florida (5-1) (6.5)
23 - Texas (5-2) (5.625)
24 - Boise State (3-1) (5.2734375)
25 - Nevada (4-0) (4.875)
Nov 8, 2020
college football poll - week 10

BYU pulls ahead even more from the rest of the pack after its win over Boise State on Friday, and Clemson drops from the top 3 after losing in epic double-overtime duel to now-#5 Notre Dame.

We finally have some Big Ten teams in the Top 25, with my Northwestern Wildcats coming in at #22 and WINdiana joining UGA at #25.

The Pac-12 season started this week, and the 1-0 teams out west are all tied for #42.

1 - BYU (8-0) (16.02001953125)
2 - Cincinnati (6-0) (13.96875)
3 - Louisiana (6-1) (13.814453125)
4 - Coastal Carolina (7-0) (13.5947265625)
5 - Notre Dame (7-0) (13.5)
6 - Marshall (6-0) (12.093994140625)
7 - SMU (7-1) (12.0)
8 - Liberty (7-0) (11.5)
   - Clemson (7-1) (11.5)
10 - Miami (6-1) (10.75)
11 - Alabama (6-0) (9.5)
   - Memphis (4-2) (9.5)
13 - Appalachian State (5-1) (7.75634765625)
14 - Oklahoma State (5-1) (7.59375)
15 - Texas A&M (5-1) (7.25)
16 - Georgia Southern (5-2) (6.25146484375)
17 - San José State (3-0) (5.875)
   - Florida Atlantic (3-1) (5.875)
19 - Florida (4-1) (5.75)
20 - UCF (4-2) (5.59375)
21 - Army (6-1) (5.125)
22 - Northwestern (3-0) (5.0)
23 - Texas (5-2) (4.765625)
24 - Tulsa (3-1) (4.515625)
25 - Indiana (3-0) (4.25)
   - Georgia (4-2) (4.25)
Nov 1, 2020
college football poll - week 9

The top few spots remain dominated by G5 teams who’ve actually had non-conference games. I’m guessing that it may be bowl season before we see any of the usual suspects rise to the top, although the winner of next week’s Clemson/Notre Dame game may have a shot.

Meanwhile, the Big Ten is slowly but surely rising after their second week of play. WINdiana leads the pack, currently at #30. Will any of them break through into the Top 25 next week?

Also, Pac-12 play begins next week. How long will it take for any of those teams to appear?

1 - BYU (7-0) (14.0196533203125)
2 - Cincinnati (5-0) (13.1953125)
3 - Coastal Carolina (6-0) (12.593994140625)
4 - Louisiana (5-1) (12.43798828125)
5 - Clemson (7-0) (12.25)
6 - SMU (6-1) (11.2265625)
7 - Marshall (5-0) (10.84375)
8 - Notre Dame (6-0) (10.3125)
9 - Miami (5-1) (10.125)
10 - Alabama (6-0) (9.5)
11 - Memphis (3-2) (8.828125)
12 - Liberty (6-0) (7.7421875)
13 - Oklahoma State (4-1) (7.1015625)
14 - Appalachian State (4-1) (6.880859375)
15 - Georgia (4-1) (5.75)
16 - Texas A&M (4-1) (5.625)
17 - UCF (4-2) (5.4921875)
18 - Army (6-1) (5.125)
19 - Florida Atlantic (2-1) (5.0)
20 - Tulsa (3-1) (4.4765625)
21 - Florida (3-1) (4.25)
22 - Virginia Tech (4-2) (4.16845703125)
23 - Texas (4-2) (4.06640625)
24 - San José State (2-0) (3.875)
- Boise State (2-0) (3.875)
Oct 25, 2020
college football poll - week 8

BYU remains in the #1 spot. Interestingly, 4-1 Louisiana slides into second place. What’s up with that? Well, their one loss came to undefeated Coastal Carolina. And their four wins came against quality opponents spread over three conferences: Georgia Southern and Georgia State (Sun Belt), Iowa State (Big XII), and UAB (Conference USA). This season, non-conference games are a rarity that skews the results of the algorithm significantly.

Meanwhile, Big Ten play began yesterday as well. Currently, all of the 1-win B1G teams are tied for #34. It will be interesting watching some of them rise higher and higher as the season progresses.

1 - BYU (6-0) (10.75)
2 - Louisiana (4-1) (10.5)
3 - Clemson (6-0) (10.375)
4 - Coastal Carolina (5-0) (10.1875)
5 - Miami (5-1) (9.875)
6 - Cincinnati (4-0) (9.796875)
7 - SMU (5-1) (9.625)
8 - Oklahoma State (4-0) (9.1875)
9 - Marshall (5-0) (9.03125)
10 - Alabama (5-0) (9.0)
11 - Notre Dame (5-0) (8.4375)
12 - Memphis (3-1) (8.375)
13 - Liberty (6-0) (7.71875)
14 - Appalachian State (3-1) (5.8125)
15 - Georgia (3-1) (5.0)
16 - Tulsa (2-1) (4.625)
- Army (6-1) (4.625)
18 - UCF (3-2) (4.5)
19 - Texas A&M (3-1) (4.3125)
20 - Houston (2-1) (4.25)
21 - UAB (4-2) (3.5)
22 - Florida (2-1) (3.0)
23 - San José State (1-0) (2.875)
24 - Air Force (1-1) (2.75)
25 - North Carolina (4-1) (2.71875)
Oct 18, 2020
college football poll - week 7

BYU maintains the #1 spot while SMU moves up to #2 after North Carolina’s loss to Florida State drops them down to #23. Meanwhile, Clemson holds the #3 spot while Alabama moves into #4 after defeating Georgia.

1 - BYU (5-0) (9.75)
2 - SMU (5-0) (9.375)
3 - Clemson (5-0) (8.625)
4 - Alabama (4-0) (8.25)
5 - Miami (4-1) (7.75)
6 - Notre Dame (4-0) (7.1875)
7 - Coastal Carolina (4-0) (6.8125)
8 - Liberty (5-0) (5.90625)
9 - Marshall (4-0) (5.75)
10 - Louisiana (3-1) (5.625)
11 - Memphis (2-1) (5.40625)
12 - Oklahoma State (3-0) (5.2265625)
13 - Georgia (3-1) (5.0)
14 - Texas A&M (3-1) (4.3125)
15 - Cincinnati (3-0) (4.0)
16 - UAB (4-1) (3.75)
17 - Air Force (1-0) (3.65625)
18 - Virginia Tech (3-1) (3.546875)
19 - NC State (4-1) (3.421875)
20 - Navy (3-2) (3.3125)
21 - Florida (2-1) (3.0)
- Army (5-1) (3.0)
23 - North Carolina (3-1) (2.6875)
24 - Tulsa (1-1) (2.453125)
25 - Iowa State (3-1) (2.375)

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