Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Dec. 4, 2016, 5:07 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	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Washington Huskies
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Western Michigan Broncos
7	Michigan Wolverines
8	Florida State Seminoles
9	Oklahoma Sooners
10	Wisconsin Badgers
11	Colorado Buffaloes
12	West Virginia Mountaineers
13	USC Trojans
14	Boise State Broncos
15	Stanford Cardinal
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers
17	Tennessee Volunteers
18	Louisville Cardinals
19	Auburn Tigers
20	LSU Tigers
21	Pittsburgh Panthers
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys
23	USF Bulls
24	Washington State Cougars
25	Virginia Tech Hokies

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Washington Huskies	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Western Michigan Broncos	0.32
7	Michigan Wolverines	-0.03
8	Florida State Seminoles	0.95
9	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.44
10	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
11	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
12	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.06
13	USC Trojans	-0.42
14	Boise State Broncos	2.45
15	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.41
17	Tennessee Volunteers	6.92
18	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
19	Auburn Tigers	0.00
20	LSU Tigers	0.00
21	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-1.38
23	USF Bulls	0.00
24	Washington State Cougars	0.00
25	Virginia Tech Hokies	-0.77

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Florida Gators	0.65
Temple Owls	0.43
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.45

Total Score: 16.68