Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 2, 2017, 11:30 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Primarily based on current year's results with a small 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 6 Teams: NC State, West Virginia, Florida State, Utah

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers	Pot 1
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	Pot 2
3	Oklahoma Sooners	Pot 2
4	Michigan Wolverines	Pot 3
5	Georgia Bulldogs	Pot 3
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	Pot 3
7	Washington Huskies	Pot 4
8	Louisville Cardinals	Pot 4
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	Pot 4
10	Wisconsin Badgers	Pot 4
11	Florida Gators	Pot 4
12	Washington State Cougars	Pot 4
13	Virginia Tech Hokies	Pot 5
14	USC Trojans	Pot 5
15	San Diego State Aztecs	Pot 5
16	Miami Hurricanes	Pot 5
17	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Pot 5
18	USF Bulls	Pot 5
19	Auburn Tigers	Pot 5
20	TCU Horned Frogs	Pot 5
21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Pot 5
22	Texas A&M Aggies	Pot 6
23	Kentucky Wildcats	Pot 6
24	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Pot 6
25	Duke Blue Devils	Pot 6

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.89
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
7	Washington Huskies	0.00
8	Louisville Cardinals	2.44
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
10	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
11	Florida Gators	2.03
12	Washington State Cougars	0.00
13	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.58
14	USC Trojans	0.00
15	San Diego State Aztecs	0.26
16	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
17	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
18	USF Bulls	0.00
19	Auburn Tigers	-0.53
20	TCU Horned Frogs	-3.83
21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
22	Texas A&M Aggies	2.99
23	Kentucky Wildcats	2.09
24	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.79
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Utah Utes	1.16
UCF Knights	0.12
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.55
NC State Wolfpack	0.16

Total Score: 18.42