Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 17, 2017, 1:12 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Teams move up and down each week based on how actual MOV compares to predicted MOV. MOV is capped at 35. The number is somewhat arbitrary but 5 TDs is my subjective judgment of the point where a greater MOV doesn't really tell us anything more about how good teams really are. There is a preseason component based on last year's final rankings, returning production, recruiting rankings, and coach rankings. The preseason component will be removed halfway through the season and rankings will be recalculated with each team starting exactly equal. I am happy to answer any further questions about the poll.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.000
2	Oklahoma Sooners	0.975
3	Clemson Tigers	0.904
4	Florida State Seminoles	0.852
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.850
6	Washington Huskies	0.812
7	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.809
8	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.807
9	USC Trojans	0.786
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.784
11	Michigan Wolverines	0.766
12	LSU Tigers	0.743
13	TCU Horned Frogs	0.7423
14	Georgia Bulldogs	0.7421
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.736
16	Florida Gators	0.720
17	Tennessee Volunteers	0.719
18	Texas Longhorns	0.716
19	Louisville Cardinals	0.707
20	Wisconsin Badgers	0.702
21	Miami Hurricanes	0.701
22	Stanford Cardinal	0.700
23	Maryland Terrapins	0.692
24	Auburn Tigers	0.670
25	Oregon Ducks	0.661

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
3	Clemson Tigers	0.00
4	Florida State Seminoles	1.34
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.89
6	Washington Huskies	0.00
7	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.83
8	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
9	USC Trojans	0.00
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.58
11	Michigan Wolverines	-0.25
12	LSU Tigers	6.33
13	TCU Horned Frogs	0.01
14	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9.66
16	Florida Gators	1.23
17	Tennessee Volunteers	8.05
18	Texas Longhorns	7.17
19	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
20	Wisconsin Badgers	-2.58
21	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
22	Stanford Cardinal	2.98
23	Maryland Terrapins	0.00
24	Auburn Tigers	-0.19
25	Oregon Ducks	-0.11

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Virginia Tech Hokies	2.76
Washington State Cougars	1.46
San Diego State Aztecs	0.30
Utah Utes	0.43
USF Bulls	0.37
Colorado Buffaloes	0.10

Total Score: 47.64