Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 6, 2016, 8:33 a.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	Would be second if I did not weight them #1.
2	Florida State Seminoles	Would finish #1 if I did not weight Alabama to remain there.
3	Houston Cougars	Would be third by virtue of tie even if I did not weight Alabama #1.
4	Wisconsin Badgers	I know the Badgers were technically unranked last week in my poll, however this was due to my addition of NDSU. In that case, I treated the Badgers as though they had been ranked initially at #25.
5	Georgia Bulldogs	I am sad that my alma mater lost, but I did not keep them in the poll and I promoted Georgia all the same.
6	Clemson Tigers
7	Ohio State Buckeyes
8	Stanford Cardinal
9	Michigan Wolverines
10	Tennessee Volunteers	As much as I wish my undergrad would have won so I could rank them, and as much as I wish I'd punish the Vols for their play, I'm not really demoting them because a win is a win.
11	Michigan State Spartans
12	Baylor Bears
13	TCU Horned Frogs
14	Arkansas Razorbacks
15	Oregon Ducks
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Washington Huskies
19	Texas Longhorns	Ranked here by virtue of beating a Preseason Team (#14 Notre Dame).
20	South Alabama Jaguars	Ranked here by virtue of beating a Preseason Team (#23 Mississippi State).
21	Utah Utes	Preseason #26.
22	Florida Gators	Preseason #28,
23	Louisville Cardinals	Preseason #29,
24	Texas A&M Aggies	Technically TA&M beat Preseason #27 UCLA, but no initial rank keeps the Aggies here instead of higher up on the list.
25	North Dakota State Bison	I am likely to rank the Bison in this poll regardless of their performance against Iowa, unless they lose to an FCS team (as I did last year).

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
3	Houston Cougars	0.10
4	Wisconsin Badgers	0.79
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.61
6	Clemson Tigers	0.00
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
9	Michigan Wolverines	-0.17
10	Tennessee Volunteers	1.04
11	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
12	Baylor Bears	1.39
13	TCU Horned Frogs	0.03
14	Arkansas Razorbacks	10.92
15	Oregon Ducks	0.59
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	Washington Huskies	-0.74
19	Texas Longhorns	-0.28
20	South Alabama Jaguars	4.95
21	Utah Utes	1.39
22	Florida Gators	0.01
23	Louisville Cardinals	-1.23
24	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.47
25	North Dakota State Bison	0.18

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma Sooners	0.93
Ole Miss Rebels	0.53
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.71
LSU Tigers	0.43

Total Score: 27.50