Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 19, 2017, 9:45 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Primarily based on current year's results but with a heavy influence by previous year's results adjusted for returning production. There is no attempt to split hairs. Instead, teams are grouped into pots and the ranking order is randomized within each pot. Other Pot 5 Teams: Auburn, Cal, LSU, TCU, Vanderbilt

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oklahoma Sooners	Pot 1
2	Clemson Tigers	Pot 1
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	Pot 1
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	Pot 2
5	Michigan Wolverines	Pot 2
6	Florida Gators	Pot 3
7	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Pot 3
8	Washington Huskies	Pot 3
9	Louisville Cardinals	Pot 3
10	Wisconsin Badgers	Pot 3
11	USC Trojans	Pot 3
12	Florida State Seminoles	Pot 3
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	Pot 3
14	Washington State Cougars	Pot 4
15	Georgia Bulldogs	Pot 4
16	Virginia Tech Hokies	Pot 4
17	San Diego State Aztecs	Pot 4
18	Colorado Buffaloes	Pot 4
19	Tennessee Volunteers	Pot 5
20	Duke Blue Devils	Pot 5
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Pot 5
22	Oregon Ducks	Pot 5
23	Purdue Boilermakers	Pot 5
24	Utah Utes	Pot 5
25	Kentucky Wildcats	Pot 5

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oklahoma Sooners	0.42
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
5	Michigan Wolverines	0.39
6	Florida Gators	4.22
7	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
8	Washington Huskies	0.00
9	Louisville Cardinals	2.19
10	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
11	USC Trojans	-0.57
12	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
14	Washington State Cougars	0.35
15	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.02
16	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
17	San Diego State Aztecs	0.35
18	Colorado Buffaloes	0.78
19	Tennessee Volunteers	6.05
20	Duke Blue Devils	1.21
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	-0.41
22	Oregon Ducks	0.00
23	Purdue Boilermakers	2.08
24	Utah Utes	0.00
25	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
TCU Horned Frogs	1.96
Miami Hurricanes	0.89
Auburn Tigers	0.65
USF Bulls	0.37

Total Score: 22.91