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Updated May 20th to reflect Athlon rankings being released:
forum.huskermax.com
Notes - Nebraska has jumped 5 spots on the composite rankings due to favorable ratings by Athlon for the Huskers. Some teams ranked higher by other sources were also left unranked by Athlon, which lowered their composite score.
Again, this project is a work in progress and should be more reflective of a team's "true" ranking as we get closer to the season.
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Below is a chart showing the available preseason rankings (so far). There are a zillion places that each write up their own preseason list, so the goal here is to merely capture some of the bigger and more reputable ranking systems out there. I'll try and update this list as new rankings are released.
A few notes:
The composite score is just a simple average across all sources. You can make an argument that ESPN might be better researched than SB Nation, but in theory, the law of averages works itself out the more sources you gain. If some dingbat ranks Clemson #19, it should average out as nearly every other source will have them ranked in the top three. Also, if I come across sources that are completely out of whack (Rice #1, etc), I'm inclined to just skip over them since they are obviously unrealistic.
The H/L/± colums show a team's Highest Ranking, their Lowest Ranking and the swing between their high/low. This is a critical piece to consider as it reveals which teams are question marks. For example, Georgia and Clemson have a swing of 2 because every single source has pegged them within 2 spots. Texas, on the other hand, has the biggest swing of any team (20 spots, from #6 to #26-Unranked), showing that the various list writers have little to no agreement on where to place them. In my mind, these are the teams to watch for 2019 because they'll either fall flat on their faces or produce 2019's dark horse teams.
If a team did not appear on an individual ranking list (Nebraska #17 by CBS, and unranked by FPI) they receive a #26 ranking. The logic here is that once you clear the Top 25, there's really not a lot of difference between #26 and #46. Frankly, there's not a lot of difference between #26 and #20, either, but we have to account for it some way. Conversely, leaving the space at a zero could actually improve a team's standing, as their average would be across fewer sources compared to other teams.
Onto the list!
Updated May 20th to reflect Athlon rankings being released:
Composite 2019 Pre-Season Rankings
---EDIT--- Updated May 20th to reflect Athlon rankings being released: https://forum.huskermax.com/threads/composite-2019-pre-season-rankings.110721/post-3939337 Notes - Nebraska has jumped 5 spots on the composite rankings due to favorable ratings by Athlon for the Huskers. Some teams ranked...
forum.huskermax.com
Notes - Nebraska has jumped 5 spots on the composite rankings due to favorable ratings by Athlon for the Huskers. Some teams ranked higher by other sources were also left unranked by Athlon, which lowered their composite score.
Again, this project is a work in progress and should be more reflective of a team's "true" ranking as we get closer to the season.
---CLOSE EDIT---
Below is a chart showing the available preseason rankings (so far). There are a zillion places that each write up their own preseason list, so the goal here is to merely capture some of the bigger and more reputable ranking systems out there. I'll try and update this list as new rankings are released.
A few notes:
The composite score is just a simple average across all sources. You can make an argument that ESPN might be better researched than SB Nation, but in theory, the law of averages works itself out the more sources you gain. If some dingbat ranks Clemson #19, it should average out as nearly every other source will have them ranked in the top three. Also, if I come across sources that are completely out of whack (Rice #1, etc), I'm inclined to just skip over them since they are obviously unrealistic.
The H/L/± colums show a team's Highest Ranking, their Lowest Ranking and the swing between their high/low. This is a critical piece to consider as it reveals which teams are question marks. For example, Georgia and Clemson have a swing of 2 because every single source has pegged them within 2 spots. Texas, on the other hand, has the biggest swing of any team (20 spots, from #6 to #26-Unranked), showing that the various list writers have little to no agreement on where to place them. In my mind, these are the teams to watch for 2019 because they'll either fall flat on their faces or produce 2019's dark horse teams.
If a team did not appear on an individual ranking list (Nebraska #17 by CBS, and unranked by FPI) they receive a #26 ranking. The logic here is that once you clear the Top 25, there's really not a lot of difference between #26 and #46. Frankly, there's not a lot of difference between #26 and #20, either, but we have to account for it some way. Conversely, leaving the space at a zero could actually improve a team's standing, as their average would be across fewer sources compared to other teams.
Onto the list!
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