Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Jan. 10, 2017, 11:28 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Mostly the same as always, a human edited version of the Massey Composite. This time the human edits were strictly for bowl games, only promoting teams based on bowl victories.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers	Would finish #2, behind Alabama, without promotion.
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Washington Huskies
5	Oklahoma Sooners
6	Florida State Seminoles	Would finish #7, behind Michigan, without promotion.
7	Michigan Wolverines
8	Wisconsin Badgers
9	USC Trojans
10	Penn State Nittany Lions
11	LSU Tigers
12	Western Michigan Broncos
13	Stanford Cardinal
14	Oklahoma State Cowboys
15	Florida Gators
16	Colorado Buffaloes
17	Virginia Tech Hokies
18	Miami Hurricanes
19	Auburn Tigers
20	Louisville Cardinals
21	West Virginia Mountaineers
22	Tennessee Volunteers
23	USF Bulls
24	WKU Hilltoppers
25	James Madison Dukes	Knocked off NDSU, and FCS title holders. Also my mother's alma mater, so I felt pretty obligated to rank them here at #25.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.50
4	Washington Huskies	0.00
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
6	Florida State Seminoles	0.01
7	Michigan Wolverines	0.49
8	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
9	USC Trojans	-0.81
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.61
11	LSU Tigers	0.51
12	Western Michigan Broncos	0.00
13	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
14	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.24
15	Florida Gators	0.00
16	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
17	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
18	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
19	Auburn Tigers	0.75
20	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
21	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
22	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
23	USF Bulls	-0.27
24	WKU Hilltoppers	0.00
25	James Madison Dukes	0.20

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Utah Utes	0.48
San Diego State Aztecs	0.04

Total Score: 4.92