Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 20, 2016, 2:55 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.  

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Clemson Tigers	0.00
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	Western Michigan Broncos	0.69
6	Washington Huskies	0.00
7	Colorado Buffaloes	0.16
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
9	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.53
10	Boise State Broncos	1.11
11	USC Trojans	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	3.22
13	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.18
14	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.35
15	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
16	Louisville Cardinals	-0.59
17	Stanford Cardinal	2.02
18	Washington State Cougars	0.20
19	Florida Gators	-0.49
20	Texas A&M Aggies	0.58
21	Auburn Tigers	-0.11
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-1.90
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	-0.38
24	Houston Cougars	-0.65
25	USF Bulls	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Utah Utes	0.75

Total Score: 14.91