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Welcome back to the second edition of the Roberts Poll!
In case you weren’t here the first time, we at Hustle Belt (with the help of yours truly) came up with a formula to rank FBS teams. It basically comes down to a mathematical formula that takes the quality of a win or loss and combines it with margin of victory to assign a team points.
So how does each team rank? Let’s find out together.
Top 25:
Using our formula, we created our own Top 25.
It is fairly close to the AP Top 25, but a little more fair to Group of Five schools. The Ohio State Buckeyes jumped up 10 spots after shutting out the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 56-0.
The biggest jump came from then-#13 Auburn Tigers, who beat then-ranked Mississippi St. Bulldogs team 49-10.
Auburn increased 13 positions from that game. UCF Knights, California Golden Bears, and Navy Midshipmen each joined the Top 25. They took the place of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Mississippi State, and the Iowa Hawkeyes, each of whom fell off the Roberts Poll.
Roberts Top 25 (Week 6)
| Rank | Last Wk | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Last Wk | Team |
| 1 | 1 | #1 Alabama |
| 2 | 2 | #2 Clemson |
| 3 | 4 | #4 Penn State |
| 4 | 5 | #6 Washington |
| 5 | 11 | #5 Georgia |
| 6 | 10 | #11 Washington State |
| 7 | 17 | #10 Ohio State |
| 8 | 3 | #3 Oklahoma |
| 9 | 14 | #18 South Florida |
| 10 | 6 | #8 TCU |
| 11 | 7 | #7 Michigan |
| 12 | 25 | #12 Auburn |
| 13 | 20 | #22 Notre Dame |
| 14 | 18 | #15 Oklahoma State |
| 15 | 16 | #19 San Diego State |
| 16 | 21 | #9 Wisconsin |
| 17 | 8 | #14 USC |
| 18 | 12 | #16 Virginia Tech |
| 19 | NR | #25 UCF |
| 20 | 23 | #17 Louisville |
| 21 | 15 | #20 Utah |
| 22 | 9 | Duke |
| 23 | NR | California |
| 24 | NR | Navy |
| 25 | 13 | Wake Forest |
MAC Standings:
More importantly, the MAC standings are starting to come together now that conference play has begun.
Since last week, the Western Michigan Broncos have jumped to second place overall, pushing the Ball State Cardinals down four positions. This is a result of Western Michigan’s 55-3 defeat of Ball State on Sep 30.
For the time being, the MAC Championship Game appears to be a rematch between the Ohio University Bobcats and Western Michigan. The Buffalo Bulls jumped up in the ranks with a 27-13 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes.
Another rising team are the Akron Zips, who beat the Bowling Green Falcons 34-23.
MAC Standings (Week 6)
| Ranking | Last Week | Team | Prev. Total | Week 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | Last Week | Team | Prev. Total | Week 5 | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Ohio | 145 | 58 | 203 |
| 2 | 5 | Western Michigan | 42 | 102 | 144 |
| 3 | 2 | Toledo | 128 | 0 | 128 |
| 4 | 7 | Buffalo | -8 | 64 | 56 |
| 5 | 3 | Eastern Michigan | 83 | -34 | 49 |
| 6 | 4 | Northern Illinois | 69 | -26 | 43 |
| 7 | 10 | Akron | -125 | 61 | -64 |
| 8 | 8 | Miami (OH) | -11 | -55 | -66 |
| 9 | 9 | Central Michigan | -40 | -60 | -100 |
| 10 | 6 | Ball State | 0 | -102 | -102 |
| 11 | 11 | Kent State | -166 | -64 | -230 |
| 12 | 12 | Bowling Green | -296 | -61 | -357 |
Analysis:
Overall, the Alabama Crimson Tide leads the FBS in Roberts Poll with 548 points. Charlotte has the fewest points, at -368 points. The Bowling Green Falcons are only 11 points ahead of them.
Honors for largest percent change in points this week go to the Pittsburgh Panthers. Alabama led in biggest increase in points alone, who gained 133 points. The worst weekly performer was Ball State, who lost 102 points.
So far, the Big Ten is the highest-performing conference with 1895 combined points, followed closely by the PAC-12 and SEC. Our friends in the Sun Belt Conference have the lowest cumulative score of all conferences with -443 points.