Draper Index Week 10

There are 2 polls listed below--the first is constructed with bowl games and conference championships included and the second without (so as to not punish teams for earning a bowl bid or reward teams for lower level matchups). The poll itself is based on past year rankings so this does indeed have an effect.

Draper Index Top 25 (Bowls included)
1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Alabama
4. Cincinnati
5. USC
6. TCU
7. Georgia Tech
8. Boise State
9. Ohio State
10. Oregon
11. Iowa
12. Utah
13. Pittsburgh
14. LSU
15. Oklahoma State
16. Virginia Tech
17. Penn State
18. BYU
19. Oklahoma
20. Houston
21. Miami (FL)
22. Oregon State
23. Texas Tech
24. West Virginia
25. Wisconsin

Draper Index Top 25 (Bowls not included)
1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. Cincinnati
5. Georgia tech
6. Boise State
7. TCU
8. Ohio State
9. USC
10. Iowa
11. Oregon
12. Pittsburgh
13. Utah
14. LSU
15. Oklahoma State
16. Penn State
17. BYU
18. Virginia Tech
19. Oklahoma
20. Miami (FL)
21. Houston
22. Wisconsin
23. Texas Tech
24. Boston College
25. Oregon State

Notice in the first poll teams with high bowl success rate (like USC) are higher ranked. Overall, I believe the poll that includes bowls is more accurate. Only USC appears to stick out as an outlier in the "bowl poll".