Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 8, 2016, 9:43 a.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	Another solid win for the defending champs.
2	Clemson Tigers	Rolling. Best win is Louisville. Also have a solid wins over Auburn and Florida State.
3	Michigan Wolverines	Undefeated. Best wins are Colorado and Wisconsin.
4	Washington Huskies	Keep rolling. Undefeated and favorites to win Pac-12.
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	One loss. Good wins over Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Nebraska.
6	Louisville Cardinals	Only loss is to Clemson. 
7	Wisconsin Badgers	2 losses. Wins over LSU and Nebraska.
8	Texas A&M Aggies	They had a bad weekend, but I have trouble ranking them behind Auburn when they beat Auburn at Auburn by two touchdowns and both only have 2 losses. 
9	Auburn Tigers	Tigers have been rolling. Squeaked by Vanderbilt, though. Huge matchup to end the season with Alabama. 
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	7-2. Best win is Ohio State. Crushed Iowa this week.
11	West Virginia Mountaineers	7-1 but lacking a real quality win.
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Best win is over West Virginia. 
13	Colorado Buffaloes	Best win is Stanford. Losses to USC and Michigan.
14	Washington State Cougars	Ran up the score on Arizona this weekend. Have a blowout win over Stanford. I'd have them above Colorado, but they had a really bad loss early. 
15	Utah Utes	7-2. Losses to Washington and Cal. Solid win over USC. 
16	Western Michigan Broncos	Broncos remain undefeated. Lackluster schedule. 
17	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Got beatdown by Ohio State. Now 7-2. Lacking quality win. Other loss is to Wisconsin. 
18	Oklahoma Sooners	7-2. Losses to Houston and Ohio State. Lacking real quality win. 
19	Baylor Bears	6-2. Best win is over Oklahoma State. Got run off the field by TCU.
20	Florida Gators	6-2. Best win is Georgia. Still in position to play in SEC championship (and get stomped). 
21	Virginia Tech Hokies	7-2. Losses to Syracuse and Tennessee. Good wins over North Carolina and Pitt.
22	North Carolina Tar Heels	7-2. Losses to Virginia Tech and Georgia. Best win is Florida State.
23	USC Trojans	3 losses, but have a good win over Colorado. 
24	Minnesota Golden Gophers	Minnesota is 7-2. They seem to have taken advantage of a pretty weak schedule to get here, but they can win the Big Ten West if they beat Nebraska and Wisconsin to close out the year. 
25	Boise State Broncos	8-1. Lacking quality wins. 

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.17
3	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
4	Washington Huskies	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
7	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
8	Texas A&M Aggies	0.79
9	Auburn Tigers	0.00
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.03
11	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.79
13	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
14	Washington State Cougars	0.59
15	Utah Utes	0.00
16	Western Michigan Broncos	0.00
17	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
18	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.56
19	Baylor Bears	4.54
20	Florida Gators	0.17
21	Virginia Tech Hokies	-0.09
22	North Carolina Tar Heels	-0.66
23	USC Trojans	0.00
24	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1.03
25	Boise State Broncos	-0.17

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	0.58
Florida State Seminoles	0.59

Total Score: 10.77