Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 18, 2017, 4:53 p.m.

Overall Rationale: This is a resume-based ballot which only considers the quality of opponents played to date.  This early in the year I am heavily relying on S&P+ (and Sagarin rankings of FCS teams), but as the season goes on opponent quality will be more determined by my eye test with adv stats as a sanity check.Like most entirely backwards-looking ballots, it's going to have some wonky outcomes until midseason, and that's going to be even worse this year due to canceled and postponed games.  Because I award a fixed-value undefeated bonus which diminishes in relative value over the course of the season, it's very difficult for teams with a loss to be ranked in my system this early.  Other peculiar results such as well regarded teams being unranked are largely attributable to the "ain't played nobody" phenomenon.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Clemson Tigers
3	USC Trojans
4	Oklahoma Sooners
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	San Diego State Aztecs
7	Mississippi State Bulldogs
8	Duke Blue Devils
9	Michigan Wolverines
10	California Golden Bears
11	Iowa Hawkeyes
12	Kentucky Wildcats
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys
14	TCU Horned Frogs
15	Wisconsin Badgers
16	Oregon Ducks
17	Vanderbilt Commodores
18	Washington State Cougars
19	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
20	Minnesota Golden Gophers
21	Colorado Buffaloes
22	Virginia Tech Hokies
23	Washington Huskies
24	Maryland Terrapins
25	Ohio State Buckeyes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	USC Trojans	0.49
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	1.32
6	San Diego State Aztecs	2.97
7	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.83
8	Duke Blue Devils	6.50
9	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
10	California Golden Bears	4.06
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	5.95
12	Kentucky Wildcats	5.79
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-1.71
14	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
15	Wisconsin Badgers	-1.01
16	Oregon Ducks	0.62
17	Vanderbilt Commodores	1.06
18	Washington State Cougars	0.00
19	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	5.62
20	Minnesota Golden Gophers	1.89
21	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
22	Virginia Tech Hokies	-1.65
23	Washington Huskies	-2.69
24	Maryland Terrapins	0.00
25	Ohio State Buckeyes	-2.02

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	5.73
Florida State Seminoles	1.18
Miami Hurricanes	0.89
Auburn Tigers	0.65
Louisville Cardinals	0.58
Utah Utes	0.43
USF Bulls	0.37
Florida Gators	0.26

Total Score: 56.29