Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Dec. 5, 2016, 2:15 p.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	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Clemson Tigers
4	Washington Huskies
5	Michigan Wolverines
6	Western Michigan Broncos
7	Penn State Nittany Lions
8	Oklahoma Sooners
9	Boise State Broncos
10	Florida State Seminoles
11	Wisconsin Badgers
12	Colorado Buffaloes
13	USC Trojans
14	Louisville Cardinals
15	West Virginia Mountaineers
16	USF Bulls
17	Tennessee Volunteers
18	Auburn Tigers
19	Stanford Cardinal
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys
21	Temple Owls
22	Houston Cougars
23	Florida Gators
24	LSU Tigers
25	Nebraska Cornhuskers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.20
3	Clemson Tigers	0.00
4	Washington Huskies	0.00
5	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
6	Western Michigan Broncos	0.32
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.40
8	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
9	Boise State Broncos	4.10
10	Florida State Seminoles	0.09
11	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.15
12	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
13	USC Trojans	-0.42
14	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
15	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
16	USF Bulls	1.12
17	Tennessee Volunteers	6.92
18	Auburn Tigers	0.00
19	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.80
21	Temple Owls	0.00
22	Houston Cougars	0.82
23	Florida Gators	0.00
24	LSU Tigers	-0.03
25	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Virginia Tech Hokies	1.05
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.51
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.45

Total Score: 17.39