Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 6, 2016, 1:55 p.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	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Clemson Tigers
3	Michigan Wolverines
4	Ohio State Buckeyes
5	Washington Huskies
6	Western Michigan Broncos
7	Louisville Cardinals
8	Wisconsin Badgers
9	Penn State Nittany Lions
10	Boise State Broncos
11	Auburn Tigers
12	Texas A&M Aggies
13	Colorado Buffaloes
14	Washington State Cougars
15	West Virginia Mountaineers
16	Tennessee Volunteers
17	Nebraska Cornhuskers
18	North Carolina Tar Heels
19	Florida State Seminoles
20	USC Trojans
21	Oklahoma Sooners
22	Utah Utes
23	Oklahoma State Cowboys
24	Virginia Tech Hokies
25	Troy Trojans

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	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.30
10	Boise State Broncos	1.66
11	Auburn Tigers	0.00
12	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
13	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
14	Washington State Cougars	0.59
15	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
16	Tennessee Volunteers	7.62
17	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
18	North Carolina Tar Heels	0.00
19	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
20	USC Trojans	0.81
21	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.27
22	Utah Utes	-0.80
23	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.35
24	Virginia Tech Hokies	-0.96
25	Troy Trojans	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	0.58
Florida Gators	0.33

Total Score: 17.78