Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 13, 2016, 3:09 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	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Clemson Tigers
4	Michigan Wolverines
5	Western Michigan Broncos
6	Louisville Cardinals
7	Penn State Nittany Lions
8	Boise State Broncos
9	Wisconsin Badgers
10	Washington Huskies
11	West Virginia Mountaineers
12	Colorado Buffaloes
13	Tennessee Volunteers
14	Washington State Cougars
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers
16	Florida State Seminoles
17	USC Trojans
18	Oklahoma Sooners
19	Utah Utes
20	Stanford Cardinal
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys
22	Auburn Tigers
23	Troy Trojans
24	Texas A&M Aggies
25	San Diego State Aztecs

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Clemson Tigers	0.19
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	Western Michigan Broncos	0.63
6	Louisville Cardinals	-0.45
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.25
8	Boise State Broncos	1.66
9	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.04
10	Washington Huskies	-0.98
11	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
12	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
13	Tennessee Volunteers	7.15
14	Washington State Cougars	0.00
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
16	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
17	USC Trojans	0.00
18	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.62
19	Utah Utes	-0.47
20	Stanford Cardinal	3.42
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.47
22	Auburn Tigers	-0.11
23	Troy Trojans	0.00
24	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
25	San Diego State Aztecs	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	1.15
Florida Gators	0.72

Total Score: 19.32