Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Sept. 26, 2016, 1:08 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Tie breakers:1. Number of losses.2. Wins over ranked opponents.3. Total wins by opponents you've beaten.4. Margin of victory.5. Number of FBS wins.6. Inertia.7. Coin flip.
| Rank | Team | Reason | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Michigan Wolverines | Tied with Louisville, but ahead by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 2 |  Louisville Cardinals | Tied with Michigan, but behind by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 3 |  Tennessee Volunteers | |
| 4 |  Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
| 5 |  Clemson Tigers | Tied with Alabama and Wisconsin, but atop that group by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 6 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | Tied with Clemson and Wisconsin, but behind Clemson in tie-breakers. Identical resume to Wisconsin and ranked ahead solely by virtue of inertia (was ahead last week). | 
| 7 |  Wisconsin Badgers | Tied with Clemson and Alabama, but behind Clemson in tie-breakers. Identical resume to Alabama and ranked behind solely by virtue of inertia (was behind last week). | 
| 8 |  Texas A&M Aggies | Tied with Washington and Houston, but atop that group by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 9 |  Washington Huskies | Tied with Texas A&M and Houston, but in the middle of that group by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 10 |  Houston Cougars | Tied with Washington and Texas A&M, but at the bottom of that group by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 11 |  Baylor Bears | Tied with Ohio State, but ahead by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 12 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | Tied with Baylor, but behind by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 13 |  Western Michigan Broncos | Tied with Stanford and Florida, but atop that group by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 14 |  Stanford Cardinal | Tied with WMU and Florida, but in the middle of that group by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 15 |  Florida Gators | Tied with WMU and Stanford, but a the bottom of that group by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 16 |  Boise State Broncos | Tied with Arkansas, but ahead by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 17 |  Arkansas Razorbacks | Tied with Boise St., but behind by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 18 |  Arizona State Sun Devils | Tied with Wake Forest and Miami FL. Tie-breakers put Miami at the bottom of this group. ASU ranks ahead of Wake. by virtue of inertia (was ahead oh them last week). | 
| 19 |  Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Tied with Arizona St. and Miami FL. Tie-breakers put Miami at the bottom of this group. Wake falls behind ASU by virtue of inertia (was behind them last week). | 
| 20 |  Miami Hurricanes | Tied with Arizona St. and Wake Forest, but at the bottom of the group via tie-breakers. | 
| 21 |  Virginia Tech Hokies | Tied with Memphis, but ahead by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 22 |  Memphis Tigers | Tied with Virginia Tech, but behind by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 23 |  Utah Utes | Tied with Troy, but ahead by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 24 |  Troy Trojans | Tied with Utah, but behind by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
| 25 |  West Virginia Mountaineers | Tied with Florida St., Air Force, Colorado, Maryland, Toledo, and Georgia Tech; atop all these by virtue of tie-breakers. | 
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Michigan Wolverines | 1.20 | 
| 2 |  Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 | 
| 3 |  Tennessee Volunteers | 1.61 | 
| 4 |  Nebraska Cornhuskers | 2.66 | 
| 5 |  Clemson Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 6 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | -1.82 | 
| 7 |  Wisconsin Badgers | 0.00 | 
| 8 |  Texas A&M Aggies | 0.00 | 
| 9 |  Washington Huskies | 0.00 | 
| 10 |  Houston Cougars | -0.98 | 
| 11 |  Baylor Bears | 0.26 | 
| 12 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | -2.68 | 
| 13 |  Western Michigan Broncos | 2.82 | 
| 14 |  Stanford Cardinal | -2.13 | 
| 15 |  Florida Gators | 2.60 | 
| 16 |  Boise State Broncos | 0.67 | 
| 17 |  Arkansas Razorbacks | 0.47 | 
| 18 |  Arizona State Sun Devils | 0.39 | 
| 19 |  Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 1.34 | 
| 20 |  Miami Hurricanes | -0.56 | 
| 21 |  Virginia Tech Hokies | 3.72 | 
| 22 |  Memphis Tigers | 2.77 | 
| 23 |  Utah Utes | -0.97 | 
| 24 |  Troy Trojans | 1.13 | 
| 25 |  West Virginia Mountaineers | 0.00 | 
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|
|  Florida State Seminoles | 1.79 | 
|  Michigan State Spartans | 0.87 | 
|  Ole Miss Rebels | 0.70 | 
|  San Diego State Aztecs | 0.80 | 
|  TCU Horned Frogs | 0.37 | 
Total Score: 35.31