Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 2, 2017, 5:44 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Resume-based; teams sorted into tiers based on number of losses; quality of wins, then losses used to rank within tiers.  Quality of opponent based on opponent W-L record. Tiebreaks made using eye-test.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers
2	TCU Horned Frogs
3	Miami Hurricanes
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Michigan Wolverines
6	Washington State Cougars
7	Oklahoma Sooners
8	Alabama Crimson Tide
9	Penn State Nittany Lions
10	Washington Huskies
11	Wisconsin Badgers
12	Utah Utes
13	UCF Knights
14	Florida Gators
15	Virginia Tech Hokies
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys
17	Maryland Terrapins
18	NC State Wolfpack
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
20	USC Trojans
21	Oregon Ducks
22	Auburn Tigers
23	Louisville Cardinals
24	Kentucky Wildcats
25	Michigan State Spartans

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.00
2	TCU Horned Frogs	1.52
3	Miami Hurricanes	2.16
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Michigan Wolverines	0.46
6	Washington State Cougars	0.54
7	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.71
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	-4.58
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.40
10	Washington Huskies	-0.79
11	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
12	Utah Utes	1.04
13	UCF Knights	1.03
14	Florida Gators	1.22
15	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
17	Maryland Terrapins	8.00
18	NC State Wolfpack	1.58
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
20	USC Trojans	-0.71
21	Oregon Ducks	2.76
22	Auburn Tigers	-1.34
23	Louisville Cardinals	-0.55
24	Kentucky Wildcats	1.09
25	Michigan State Spartans	0.08

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	3.22
San Diego State Aztecs	1.08
USF Bulls	1.08
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.55

Total Score: 37.47