Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 23, 2016, noon

Overall Rationale: This is an entirely resume-based poll; it sums up the value of each win and loss according to the strength of the opponent, with an adjustment for one-score games and home vs road. Opponent strength, instead of being ranked ordinally, is instead simply clustered into one of five groups, with (roughly speaking) 5s as playoff contenders and 1s as cupcakes. This is done with the help of S&P+ and the Sagarin rankings (to include FCS teams) and adjusted by my personal eyetest.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Clemson Tigers
3	Michigan Wolverines
4	Western Michigan Broncos
5	Nebraska Cornhuskers
6	West Virginia Mountaineers
7	Boise State Broncos
8	Texas A&M Aggies
9	Washington Huskies
10	Ohio State Buckeyes
11	Louisville Cardinals
12	Tennessee Volunteers
13	Utah Utes
14	Florida State Seminoles
15	Penn State Nittany Lions
16	Colorado Buffaloes
17	North Carolina Tar Heels
18	Wisconsin Badgers
19	Baylor Bears
20	Auburn Tigers
21	Washington State Cougars
22	Pittsburgh Panthers
23	LSU Tigers
24	Florida Gators
25	Oklahoma Sooners

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.51
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	Western Michigan Broncos	1.74
5	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.31
6	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.09
7	Boise State Broncos	0.76
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
9	Washington Huskies	-1.67
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.03
11	Louisville Cardinals	-1.84
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.70
13	Utah Utes	0.20
14	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.63
16	Colorado Buffaloes	0.61
17	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.50
18	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.95
19	Baylor Bears	-1.31
20	Auburn Tigers	-0.24
21	Washington State Cougars	0.26
22	Pittsburgh Panthers	3.01
23	LSU Tigers	-0.03
24	Florida Gators	-1.42
25	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.99

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Navy Midshipmen	0.50
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.13

Total Score: 19.46