Pretty much! It doesn't have to be a computer poll, it can be just your opinion, or a hybrid.
I do a computer poll, because a) I don't watch enough games to make an informed ranking and b) it's a fun exercise in coding and tuning the algorithm(s) for me.
You also don't need to share your ballot in the comments, but I also enjoy sharing and explaining what my algorithm is doing and if/where I disagree with it.
Here are the results from my computer poll. Oregon overtakes Indiana, and Notre Dame gets a big boost. Navy sadly falls out of the Top 25, but still on the bubble.
:::spoiler Full Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | (8-0) | 1376 | 963 |
| 2 | Indiana | (8-0) | 1363 | 883 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | (7-1) | 1352 | 1024 |
| 4 | Penn State | (7-0) | 1333 | 980 |
| 5 | Miami | (8-0) | 1323 | 936 |
| 6 | Texas | (7-1) | 1312 | 1018 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | (7-1) | 1311 | 1014 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | (7-0) | 1301 | 897 |
| 9 | Ohio State | (6-1) | 1281 | 1053 |
| 10 | BYU | (8-0) | 1279 | 927 |
| 11 | Clemson | (6-1) | 1277 | 972 |
| 12 | SMU | (7-1) | 1274 | 939 |
| 13 | Kansas State | (7-1) | 1271 | 975 |
| 14 | Iowa State | (7-0) | 1269 | 923 |
| 15 | Tennessee | (6-1) | 1269 | 920 |
| 16 | Georgia | (6-1) | 1265 | 992 |
| 17 | LSU | (6-2) | 1234 | 1021 |
| 18 | Alabama | (6-2) | 1233 | 1130 |
| 19 | Colorado | (6-2) | 1226 | 974 |
| 20 | Army | (7-0) | 1223 | 760 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | (5-3) | 1210 | 1040 |
| 22 | Ole Miss | (6-2) | 1205 | 933 |
| 23 | Boise State | (6-1) | 1204 | 963 |
| 24 | Washington State | (7-1) | 1189 | 931 |
| 25 | Tulane | (6-2) | 1177 | 894 |
| 26 | Memphis | (7-1) | 1167 | 823 |
| 27 | Illinois | (6-2) | 1154 | 980 |
| 28 | Minnesota | (5-3) | 1148 | 932 |
| 29 | Louisville | (5-3) | 1144 | 1047 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | (5-3) | 1144 | 979 |
| 31 | Navy | (6-1) | 1142 | 861 |
| 32 | Arkansas | (5-3) | 1135 | 952 |
| 33 | Western Kentucky | (5-2) | 1122 | 871 |
| 34 | Missouri | (6-2) | 1121 | 960 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | (5-3) | 1118 | 954 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | (5-3) | 1115 | 1006 |
| 37 | Iowa | (5-3) | 1113 | 970 |
| 38 | Michigan | (5-3) | 1112 | 1093 |
| 39 | Florida | (4-3) | 1110 | 997 |
| 40 | Nebraska | (5-3) | 1110 | 982 |
| 41 | South Carolina | (4-3) | 1110 | 1064 |
| 42 | Syracuse | (5-2) | 1110 | 952 |
| 43 | Arizona State | (5-2) | 1108 | 926 |
| 44 | Louisiana | (6-1) | 1108 | 829 |
| 45 | TCU | (5-3) | 1100 | 909 |
| 46 | Duke | (6-2) | 1099 | 908 |
| 47 | UNLV | (6-2) | 1098 | 914 |
| 48 | Old Dominion | (4-4) | 1091 | 997 |
| 49 | James Madison | (6-2) | 1090 | 863 |
| 50 | Baylor | (4-4) | 1061 | 964 |
| 51 | Miami (OH) | (4-4) | 1061 | 976 |
| 52 | Georgia Southern | (5-3) | 1057 | 942 |
| 53 | Washington | (4-4) | 1056 | 988 |
| 54 | Sam Houston | (6-2) | 1055 | 867 |
| 55 | USC | (4-4) | 1053 | 1078 |
| 56 | Fresno State | (5-3) | 1051 | 893 |
| 57 | Texas Tech | (5-3) | 1048 | 982 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech | (5-4) | 1042 | 996 |
| 59 | UConn | (5-3) | 1035 | 852 |
| 60 | Liberty | (5-1) | 1032 | 737 |
| 61 | North Carolina | (4-4) | 1032 | 993 |
| 62 | West Virginia | (4-4) | 1027 | 1033 |
| 63 | Jacksonville State | (4-3) | 1024 | 837 |
| 64 | Wake Forest | (4-4) | 1024 | 976 |
| 65 | UL Monroe | (5-2) | 1022 | 842 |
| 66 | Ohio | (5-3) | 1014 | 871 |
| 67 | Michigan State | (4-4) | 1012 | 1006 |
| 68 | Colorado State | (5-3) | 1011 | 878 |
| 69 | California | (4-4) | 1006 | 958 |
| 70 | Texas State | (4-3) | 1001 | 872 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | (5-3) | 999 | 865 |
| 72 | Marshall | (4-3) | 996 | 938 |
| 73 | North Texas | (5-3) | 990 | 886 |
| 74 | Boston College | (4-4) | 989 | 980 |
| 75 | South Alabama | (4-4) | 989 | 897 |
| 76 | NC State | (4-4) | 988 | 972 |
| 77 | Maryland | (4-4) | 987 | 986 |
| 78 | Oklahoma | (4-4) | 982 | 1104 |
| 79 | Auburn | (3-5) | 980 | 963 |
| 80 | Toledo | (5-3) | 975 | 855 |
| 81 | Virginia | (4-4) | 972 | 973 |
| 82 | Houston | (3-5) | 964 | 1024 |
| 83 | UCLA | (2-5) | 962 | 1173 |
| 84 | Arkansas State | (5-3) | 957 | 874 |
| 85 | East Carolina | (4-4) | 957 | 890 |
| 86 | Bowling Green | (4-4) | 955 | 918 |
| 87 | UCF | (3-5) | 939 | 1069 |
| 88 | Kentucky | (3-5) | 935 | 1066 |
| 89 | San José State | (5-3) | 931 | 815 |
| 90 | Coastal Carolina | (4-3) | 930 | 929 |
| 91 | Utah | (4-4) | 920 | 900 |
| 92 | San Diego State | (3-4) | 918 | 832 |
| 93 | Rutgers | (4-4) | 913 | 960 |
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | (5-3) | 908 | 805 |
| 95 | Kansas | (2-6) | 906 | 1015 |
| 96 | Northwestern | (3-5) | 903 | 1025 |
| 97 | Buffalo | (4-4) | 898 | 893 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | (3-5) | 897 | 991 |
| 99 | Charlotte | (3-5) | 895 | 994 |
| 100 | Oregon State | (4-4) | 893 | 926 |
| 101 | Arizona | (3-5) | 889 | 1004 |
| 102 | South Florida | (3-4) | 887 | 959 |
| 103 | Northern Illinois | (4-4) | 873 | 896 |
| 104 | Ball State | (3-5) | 871 | 904 |
| 105 | App State | (3-4) | 866 | 939 |
| 106 | Florida State | (1-7) | 862 | 1147 |
| 107 | New Mexico | (3-5) | 858 | 817 |
| 108 | Hawai'i | (3-5) | 842 | 866 |
| 109 | Tulsa | (3-5) | 834 | 862 |
| 110 | Stanford | (2-6) | 824 | 1093 |
| 111 | Temple | (2-6) | 818 | 985 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | (3-4) | 816 | 739 |
| 113 | Central Michigan | (3-5) | 810 | 885 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | (1-7) | 805 | 1077 |
| 115 | Nevada | (3-6) | 801 | 921 |
| 116 | Rice | (2-6) | 801 | 944 |
| 117 | UTSA | (3-5) | 799 | 850 |
| 118 | Purdue | (1-6) | 797 | 1058 |
| 119 | Florida Atlantic | (2-5) | 790 | 888 |
| 120 | Utah State | (2-6) | 780 | 879 |
| 121 | Akron | (2-6) | 767 | 948 |
| 122 | Florida International | (2-6) | 754 | 874 |
| 123 | Georgia State | (2-5) | 753 | 942 |
| 124 | New Mexico State | (2-5) | 752 | 891 |
| 125 | Massachusetts | (2-6) | 727 | 830 |
| 126 | UTEP | (1-7) | 724 | 912 |
| 127 | Middle Tennessee | (2-6) | 720 | 942 |
| 128 | UAB | (1-6) | 717 | 998 |
| 129 | Kennesaw State | (1-6) | 707 | 859 |
| 130 | Southern Miss | (1-7) | 697 | 928 |
| 131 | Troy | (1-7) | 691 | 931 |
| 132 | Wyoming | (1-7) | 684 | 885 |
| 133 | Air Force | (1-6) | 676 | 870 |
| 134 | Kent State | (0-8) | 592 | 1004 |
What Kennesaw State isn't a quality loss?? /s
It's okay, my poll has Alabama at #20, that should help balance things out a bit.
BTW, how did you format your full ranking? I can't figure out how to get mine to do that.
My computer poll still really likes Indiana despite the relatively easy schedule and still really doesn't like Georgia, despite their win against Texas (though it did help quite a bit).
I was so proud of myself for getting Mega Boss for the first time! The. I saw that almost half of people got Mega Boss... 😂
Here is my ballot from my computer poll:
Speak for yourself, my computer LOVES both of them!
Edit: Maybe not as much as I remember, but it has them in the top 30.
Yeah, Georgia's drop is in part due to my poll. It's my first week submitting and my computer poll is really down on Georgia atm. I think it has them in the low 30's right now.
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It looks like one of the ballots double voted Notre Dame (9 & 10), Kansas State (19 & 21), and SMU (18 & 24), giving them an extra 16, 5, and 2 points respectively (if you remove the lower ranked).