Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 19, 2017, 8:56 a.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	W over FSU; strong efficiency ratings to date; they are still Bama
2	Clemson Tigers	2 top 30 wins; strong performances
3	Oklahoma Sooners	Dominant W over Ohio St; top 3 QB; Lingering questions around coaching with Stoop's departure
4	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Absolutely elite offense; defense better than expected; waiting for a quality opponent
5	Washington Huskies
6	Penn State Nittany Lions
7	Wisconsin Badgers
8	Michigan Wolverines
9	Ohio State Buckeyes
10	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Data and LSU W support top 10; Big question is how good is LSU?
11	USC Trojans	2 meh wins against WMU and Texas with declining value of Stanford W after their loss to SDSU
12	Georgia Bulldogs	Elite defense so far; questionable offense with the true freshman QB; ND's rushing attack looks increasingly potent in other 2 games; MSU will be a big game to determine whether we are a contender or pretender;
13	TCU Horned Frogs
14	Virginia Tech Hokies
15	Florida State Seminoles	Elite defense; Question mark at QB; Remains to be seen how the post-Bama break will affect the team
16	Louisville Cardinals
17	Miami Hurricanes	No clue but they have the talent
18	Vanderbilt Commodores	W against Kansas St; surprise of the year so far along with Wake Forest
19	Oregon Ducks
20	Washington State Cougars
21	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Top 10 in efficiency metrics; Are they real?
22	San Diego State Aztecs	Stanford W
23	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
24	Maryland Terrapins
25	Colorado Buffaloes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
4	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.07
5	Washington Huskies	0.05
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
7	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
8	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.01
10	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.24
11	USC Trojans	-0.57
12	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
13	TCU Horned Frogs	0.01
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
15	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
16	Louisville Cardinals	0.43
17	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
18	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.77
19	Oregon Ducks	0.00
20	Washington State Cougars	0.00
21	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	3.62
22	San Diego State Aztecs	0.00
23	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.66
24	Maryland Terrapins	0.00
25	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Auburn Tigers	0.65
Utah Utes	0.43
USF Bulls	0.37
Florida Gators	0.26

Total Score: 9.14