Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 1, 2017, 9:10 p.m.

Overall Rationale: The model uses a "game score" mechanic. You get points for beating an opponent and lose points for losing to your opponent. Points gained are equal to the rank of the opponent in the prior week (i.e. if you beat #1 you get 131 points, if you lose to #1 you lose 1). Strength of Schedule and overall W/L rank are added. Additionally, I factor in my ballot from last week and /r/CFB rankings from last week to balance it out. Adding my ranking and the /r/CFB ranking helps break up the ties that the model creates because opponents have similar game scores at the start of the season.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Oklahoma Sooners
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	TCU Horned Frogs
7	Washington Huskies
8	Washington State Cougars
9	Wisconsin Badgers
10	Michigan Wolverines
11	USC Trojans
12	Auburn Tigers
13	Miami Hurricanes
14	Oklahoma State Cowboys
15	Ohio State Buckeyes
16	San Diego State Aztecs
17	Utah Utes
18	Florida Gators
19	West Virginia Mountaineers
20	Virginia Tech Hokies
21	USF Bulls
22	Oregon Ducks
23	NC State Wolfpack
24	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
7	Washington Huskies	0.00
8	Washington State Cougars	0.00
9	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
10	Michigan Wolverines	-0.19
11	USC Trojans	0.52
12	Auburn Tigers	0.00
13	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
14	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
15	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.17
16	San Diego State Aztecs	0.00
17	Utah Utes	0.00
18	Florida Gators	0.14
19	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.37
20	Virginia Tech Hokies	-0.24
21	USF Bulls	0.00
22	Oregon Ducks	1.93
23	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
24	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.14
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Louisville Cardinals	1.45
UCF Knights	0.12

Total Score: 5.26