Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 7, 2016, 11:52 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	Western Michigan Broncos
7	Louisville Cardinals
8	Auburn Tigers
9	Boise State Broncos
10	Penn State Nittany Lions
11	Texas A&M Aggies
12	Wisconsin Badgers
13	West Virginia Mountaineers
14	Virginia Tech Hokies
15	Tennessee Volunteers
16	Colorado Buffaloes
17	Washington State Cougars
18	North Carolina Tar Heels
19	Florida State Seminoles
20	Florida Gators
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys
23	Troy Trojans
24	Oklahoma Sooners
25	Wyoming Cowboys

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.17
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.62
5	Washington Huskies	-0.45
6	Western Michigan Broncos	0.72
7	Louisville Cardinals	-0.55
8	Auburn Tigers	0.00
9	Boise State Broncos	1.89
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.03
11	Texas A&M Aggies	0.02
12	Wisconsin Badgers	-1.44
13	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.43
15	Tennessee Volunteers	8.53
16	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
17	Washington State Cougars	0.00
18	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
19	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
20	Florida Gators	0.17
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.11
23	Troy Trojans	0.14
24	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.97
25	Wyoming Cowboys	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Utah Utes	1.70
LSU Tigers	0.58
USC Trojans	0.02

Total Score: 19.54