Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 31, 2016, 9:21 a.m.

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	1.23
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.17
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	Washington Huskies	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.14
6	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
7	Western Michigan Broncos	0.82
8	Louisville Cardinals	-1.01
9	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.62
11	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.35
12	Boise State Broncos	1.49
13	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	7.61
15	Auburn Tigers	-0.30
16	Utah Utes	0.00
17	Florida State Seminoles	0.06
18	Washington State Cougars	0.43
19	Florida Gators	-1.24
20	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
21	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
22	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
23	USF Bulls	1.94
24	Houston Cougars	0.00
25	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.74

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Baylor Bears	1.44
LSU Tigers	1.38
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.41

Total Score: 23.40