Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 31, 2016, 9:18 a.m.

Overall Rationale: My ranking is a backward-looking, achievement-based system. **This is not a predictive ranking**, it is solely descriptive of teams' accomplishments during the current season.It takes into account only what teams have done this year, and it starts with the assumption that all teams are equal, then iteratively informs itself to how good teams actually are based on game results. It starts over from scratch each week.

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.28
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.75
5	Washington Huskies	-0.55
6	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
7	Western Michigan Broncos	0.82
8	Florida Gators	0.27
9	Louisville Cardinals	-1.81
10	Boise State Broncos	1.95
11	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.10
13	Wisconsin Badgers	-1.24
14	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
15	Auburn Tigers	-0.30
16	Tennessee Volunteers	6.11
17	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.26
18	Washington State Cougars	0.43
19	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
20	Troy Trojans	2.38
21	Baylor Bears	-0.31
22	Houston Cougars	1.36
23	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
24	USF Bulls	0.94
25	Florida State Seminoles	-0.31

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma Sooners	1.99
LSU Tigers	1.38
Utah Utes	1.57
North Carolina Tar Heels	1.02

Total Score: 27.14