Human Poll 31 Aug 2007

RankTeamPointsRecConfPrevLast GameNext Game
1Southern California424 0-0P10W 32-18 vs MichiganSep 1 Idaho
2LSU392 1-0SECW 45-0 @ Mississippi St (0-1)Sep 8 #8 Virginia Tech
3Texas365 0-0B12W 26-24 vs IowaSep 1 Arkansas St
4Michigan353 0-0B10L 18-32 vs Southern CaliforniaSep 1 Appalachian St
5West Virginia346 0-0BigEW 38-35 vs Georgia TechSep 1 Western Michigan
6Florida323 0-0SECW 41-14 vs Ohio StateSep 1 Western Kentucky
7Wisconsin316 0-0B10W 17-14 vs ArkansasSep 1 Washington St
8Virginia Tech304 0-0ACCL 24-31 vs GeorgiaSep 1 East Carolina
9Louisville298 1-0BigEW 73-10 Murray St (0-1)Sep 6 Middle Tenn St
10Oklahoma287 0-0B12L 42-43 OT vs Boise St (1-0)Sep 1 North Texas
11Ohio State210 0-0B10L 14-41 vs FloridaSep 1 Youngstown St
12California173 0-0P10W 45-10 vs Texas A&MSep 1 #13 Tennessee
13Tennessee160 0-0SECL 10-20 vs Penn StateSep 1 @ #12 California
14UCLA156 0-0P10L 27-44 vs Florida StSep 1 @ Stanford
15Georgia154 0-0SECW 31-24 vs Virginia TechSep 1 Oklahoma St
16Penn State145 0-0B10W 20-10 vs TennesseeSep 1 Florida Intl
17Rutgers143 1-0BigEW 38-3 Buffalo (0-1)Sep 7 Navy
18Auburn138 0-0SECW 17-14 vs NebraskaSep 1 Kansas St
19Nebraska99 0-0B12L 14-17 vs AuburnSep 1 Nevada
20Florida St95 0-0ACCW 44-27 vs UCLASep 3 @ Clemson
21Arkansas94 0-0SECL 14-17 vs WisconsinSep 1 Troy
22TCU79 0-0MWW 37-7 vs Northern IllinoisSep 1 Baylor
23Hawaii61 0-0WACW 41-24 vs Arizona StSep 1 N Colorado
24Georgia Tech46 0-0ACCL 35-38 vs West VirginiaSep 1 @ Notre Dame
24Texas A&M46 0-0B12L 10-45 vs CaliforniaSep 1 Montana St
Others Receiving votes: Boise St 40; Miami-Florida 37; Missouri 35; South Carolina 32; Oregon St 28; Alabama 27; Clemson 25; Boston College 21; Oregon 18; Wake Forest 12; Oklahoma St 11; South Florida 7; Iowa 5; Southern Miss 2; Arizona 2; BYU 1;

Ballot Analysis

  • 11 teams on every ballot
  • 24 teams on a majority of ballots
  • 2 teams ranked #1 by at least one voter
  • 21 teams in at least one top 10
  • 41 teams in at least one top 25 by 17 voters.

Majority Consensus Summary
Ix
is the rank that results from ordering the teams by the criteria listed below.
Maj
is the best rank assigned by a majority of voters to the team.
Mcnt
is the number of voters who ranked the team at least as high as Maj.
Tiebrk
is a number that takes into account how far (in either direction) the votes are from the majority concensus.
Best
is the best ranking for a team.
Borda
is the number of teams ranked lower than this team, summed over all ballots.
Std
is the "standard" point assignment for teams ranked in the top 25 - 25 for #1, 24 for #2, ... 1 for #25.
#Votes
is the number of ballots that included the team in their rankings.
Counts by Rank
Votes for ranks that contribute to the Majority rank are shown in Blue, and the Majority ranking is bold.
Pairwise results
To find the number of ballots that had team A ranked higher than team B see row A column B. When more of all voters have the team with the better Maj rank ranked lower, the pairwise counts are bold.
Counts by conference
The ranks used here are the ones from the Majority Consensus Summary, not the standard top 25 list above.

Majority Consensus Summary
(See About the Bucklin Majority for more information)

IxTeamRecConfMajMcntTiebrkBestBordaStd -Rnk#Votes
1Southern California 0-0P1011617.0014113424117
2LSU 1-0SEC21214.3924081392217
3Texas 0-0B124976.0814054365317
4West Virginia 0-0BigE4968.8824035346517
5Michigan 0-0B1051177.9234042353417
6Florida 0-0SEC61088.9234012323617
7Wisconsin 0-0B106995.7734005316717
8Oklahoma 0-0B1281075.15337592871016
9Virginia Tech 0-0ACC91390.1733993304817
10Louisville 1-0BigE91285.1753987298917
11California 0-0P1013989.791132111731214
12Ohio State 0-0B1013976.51938992101117
13Tennessee 0-0SEC161060.20738491601317
14Georgia 0-0SEC161049.251134091541515
15Rutgers 1-0BigE16924.111031811431714
16Penn State 0-0B10171143.621034001451615
17UCLA 0-0P10171129.341031941561414
18Auburn 0-0SEC17944.36733931381815
19Nebraska 0-0B12201027.88103354991915
20Arkansas 0-0SEC21918.578204794219
21Florida St 0-0ACC221024.3982916952013
22TCU 0-0MW231222.5882900792213
23Texas A&M 0-0B1224918.50182433462411
24Hawaii 0-0WAC24916.52122665612312
25Boise St 1-0WAC2602.6615177640268
IxTeamRecConfMajMcntTiebrkBestBordaStd -Rnk#Votes
26Boston College 0-0ACC2602.5418132321336
27Oklahoma St 0-0B122601.481966211363
28Georgia Tech 0-0ACC2601.4310113146245
29Miami-Florida 0-0ACC2601.3212112237275
30Oregon St 1-0P102601.2514111328305
31BYU 0-0MW2601.00252181411
32South Florida 0-0BigE2600.70214417372
32Clemson 0-0ACC2600.701889325324
34Alabama 0-0SEC2600.651789527314
35Southern Miss 0-0CUSA2600.50242192391
35Arizona 0-0P102600.50242192391
37Missouri 0-0B122600.471690335284
38South Carolina 0-0SEC2600.391168332293
39Wake Forest 0-0ACC2600.332044612352
40Oregon 0-0P102600.231645218342
41Iowa 0-0B102600.20212225381

Count of votes by rank

RankTeam#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10#11#12#13#14#15#16#17#18#19#20#21#22#23#24#25Team
1Southern California 16 1                       USC
2LSU  12 1 2  1   1                LSU
3Texas 1 3 1 4 3 2  3                 TX
4West Virginia  1 2 6 3 3 1                 1 WV
5Michigan   4 1 6 3  2 1                MI
6Florida   4 1 2 3 1  1 1 2  1 1           FL
7Wisconsin   2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1  1    1 1        WI
8Oklahoma   2    3 5 3 1  1 1            OK
9Virginia Tech   1   2 3 2 5 3 1              Va Tech
10Louisville     1 1 5 1 4 3 1  1            Lville
11California           2 5 2 2 1     2     CA
12Ohio State         1 2 2 3 1 1 4  2       1 Ohio St
13Tennessee       1   1    3 3 2 1 1  2 1    2TN
14Georgia           1  3 1 2 3 1  3 1     GA
15Rutgers          1 1 1 2   4 1 1 2      1Rutgers
16Penn State          1  1 1 1 1 2 4 1  1 1 1   Penn St
17UCLA          1 3 2  1 1  3 1   1 1   UCLA
18Auburn       1    1  1 2 1 2 1 1 1  1  2  1Auburn
19Nebraska          1 1       3 1 4  1 2 1 1NE
20Arkansas        1    1 2 1    1  1 2    AR
21Florida St        1   1   1 1    2  2 2 1 2 Fla St
22TCU        1       1  2   1 1 2 4  1TCU
23Texas A&M                  2  1 2 1 2 1 2TexA&M
24Hawaii            1   1   1 2   1 1 2 3HI
25Boise St               1    2  1 1 1 1 1Boise St
RankTeam#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10#11#12#13#14#15#16#17#18#19#20#21#22#23#24#25Team
26Boston College                  1    1 2 1 1BC
27Oklahoma St                   1    1  1Okla St
28Georgia Tech          1    2       1    1Ga Tech
29Miami-Florida            1 1       1    2 Mia FL
30Oregon St              1      1  2  1 Oreg St
31BYU                         1BYU
32South Florida                     1   1 S Fla
32Clemson                  2   1 1   Clemson
34Alabama                 1  2   1   AL
35Southern Miss                        1 So Miss
35Arizona                        1 AZ
37Missouri                2  1 1      MO
38South Carolina           1  1         1   SC
39Wake Forest                    2     Wake
40Oregon                1  1       OR
41Iowa                     1    IA
RankTeam#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10#11#12#13#14#15#16#17#18#19#20#21#22#23#24#25Team
# Teams248668898121210121211810131011131391312

Pairwise Rankings
(Only teams on a majority of ballots listed)

IndxTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324
1Southern California 1716171717171717171717171717171717171717171717
2LSU  13141515151616171717171717171716171717171717
3Texas14 81011141416151717171717171717171717171717
4West Virginia 39 911111515151616171716161617161716171617
5Michigan 278 11111315151717171717171717171617171717
6Florida 2666 101210111716151617161617171716161716
7Wisconsin 23667 1212121715161617151616161716161716
8Oklahoma 132455 991516151616161515151515161616
9Virginia Tech 1122758 101716161717171717171616171717
10Louisville  2226587 1615161716171716171717171717
11California   1   2 1 611131012911121213131413
12Ohio State   1 1211211 131314121212141413161716
13Tennessee     2121164 8109810111313151514
14Georgia     11   449 810109121011131514
15Rutgers   1     16378 1178131012111313
16Penn State   1 121  45876 610141211121414
17UCLA   1 112  7597910 10131212121212
18Auburn 1    12 15577877 121012121211
19Nebraska   1  12  43654345 99111113
20Arkansas    1  11 334545456 8999
21Florida St   1 1121 4446564588 8109
22TCU     111  41235534558 1010
23Texas A&M   1   1  3 2233355554 6
24Hawaii     111  3132423546658 

Ranks by Conference

#RankedConfTop 10Top 25Ranks
6P1013 1 11 17 30 35 40
8SEC26 2 6 13 14 18 20 34 38
6B1224 3 8 19 23 27 37
4BigE23 4 10 15 32
5B1024 5 7 12 16 41
7ACC12 9 21 26 28 29 32 39
2MW01 22 31
2WAC02 24 25
1CUSA00 35

Voter ID list

Athlon; Lindy; TSN; Steele; Street&Smith; CBS SL; Feist; USA; SurefireSctg; Game Plan; CFN; SthrnCollSp; SI; Sports-Form; CPA; AP; FCS;

Variation from Majority Consensus
31 Aug 2007 1:27pm (Central)

Maj Best Worst Δ2
/ Maj 		Team AP CPA USA FCS Athlon CBS SL Street
&Smith 		TSN Sthrn
Coll
Sports 		Lindy SI Game
Plan 		Sports
Form 		Feist Steele Surefire
Sctg 		CFN
1 1 2 0.06 Southern California 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
2 2 9 2.18 LSU 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -2 0 -2 0 0 0 -4 -7 0 0 0
4 1 8 1.19 Texas 0 1 0 0 2 -4 -4 -2 2 -1 -4 -1 2 3 -2 -1 0
4 2 24 6.32 West Virginia 1 -1 -2 -2 -1 0 2 0 -3 0 0 0 -1 -2 0 1 -20
5 3 9 0.64 Michigan 0 -1 0 0 -3 2 0 2 2 2 -1 -3 -4 0 0 1 -1
6 3 14 2.26 Florida 0 -1 3 3 0 1 0 1 -4 -5 3 -5 3 2 -8 -3 -7
6 3 17 3.14 Wisconsin -1 2 -1 -3 2 0 3 -2 1 0 -4 3 2 -6 -10 -11 1
8 3   3.13 Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 1 -1 1 -5 -1 -2 -1 1 -4 0 5 -18 5
9 3 11 0.49 Virginia Tech 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 0 2 1 1 2 3 -1 6 0 3 2
9 5 13 0.45 Louisville -1 0 -2 2 -4 2 -1 0 3 0 4 0 2 -1 2 2 1
13 11   2.82 California 1 0 1 1 2 -1 2 1 -1 1 -7 -13 -13 0 -13 -7 -2
13 9 24 0.97 Ohio State 2 1 3 3 1 -2 -2 -4 1 0 2 -2 -4 -11 -2 -1 4
16 7 25 1.31 Tennessee 1 2 1 2 -4 0 -5 -2 -4 9 -1 6 0 2 -9 1 -9
16 11   1.11 Georgia 3 1 3 3 0 -4 0 2 -3 -1 -3 0 1 -3 5 -10 -10
16 10   1.83 Rutgers 0 5 0 0 6 -2 -3 -3 3 0 4 -9 3 -10 -10 -10 -1
17 10   1.10 Penn State 0 1 -1 0 0 -5 4 2 1 -9 3 -4 -9 0 7 5 -3
17 10   1.52 UCLA 3 0 0 -1 2 5 0 7 6 -5 -4 5 -9 -9 -4 6 6
17 7   1.71 Auburn -1 -2 3 2 -4 6 3 1 0 -6 1 4 -8 10 -9 -6 -9
20 10   0.97 Nebraska 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0 -3 -6 -5 2 -6 9 2 -2 10 -3
21 8   1.78 Arkansas 0 3 1 0 -5 8 9 -5 -5 7 8 -5 13 -5 -5 -5 -5
22 8   1.36 Florida St 3 -1 1 -2 -4 -4 -4 11 0 1 1 3 8 7 14 -2 0
23 8   1.05 TCU 1 2 1 0 -2 6 0 3 -3 8 2 6 0 -3 0 15 -3
24 18   0.35 Texas A&M -1 0 -1 -2 1 3 -2 -2 -2 6 3 1 6 -2 4 2 3
24 12   0.84 Hawaii 1 -1 0 2 5 -1 -2 -2 9 5 3 0 -2 -1 12 6 -2
  15   0.62 Boise St 2 0 3 7 0 7 1 4 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 5 0
Maj Best Worst Δ2
/ Maj 		Team AP CPA USA FCS Athlon CBS SL Street
&Smith 		TSN Sthrn
Coll
Sports 		Lindy SI Game
Plan 		Sports
Form 		Feist Steele Surefire
Sctg 		CFN
  18   0.29 Boston College 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 5 8 0 3 0 0 0
  19   0.19 Oklahoma St 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 7
  10   1.35 Georgia Tech 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 5 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 16
  12   0.98 Miami-Florida 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 6 0 13 14
  14   0.55 Oregon St 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 6 4 0 0 0 12
  21   0.06 BYU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
  21   0.12 South Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0
  18   0.44 Clemson 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 8
  17   0.50 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 4 9 7 0
  21   0.07 Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
  21   0.07 Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0
  16   0.76 Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 7 0 10
  11   0.98 South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 15 13 0 0
  20   0.22 Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 6 0 0 0 0
  16   0.43 Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 10 0
  21   0.11 Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
        ∑(Δ2/Maj) 2.8 5.2 5.7 9.2 20.6 21.1 21.1 21.4 25.5 29.9 42.2 47.8 67.0 86.6 97.8 117.5 166.2
        Voted Maj 20 17 19 18 15 13 15 14 13 16 16 15 13 11 13 13 11