Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 2, 2017, 11:08 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I built a computer rating system that takes mostly simple statistics that do include strength of schedule and margin of victory to create what I think is a pretty good general ranking. To avoid weird early season rankings, I added a "bias" score. This score starts with the AP preseason poll and uses it entirely in the first week, and less and less so as the season goes on. After week 6, the ranking no longer uses the bias. My system isn't perfect though, so I add my own "eye test" to the rankings is provides. I will never move a team more than 5 spots from where the computer ranks it, as any farther and I think it would be more my ranking than the computers

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.51
4	Oklahoma Sooners	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	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
10	Michigan Wolverines	-0.19
11	USC Trojans	0.52
12	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.10
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
14	Auburn Tigers	0.00
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.47
16	Florida Gators	0.68
17	USF Bulls	0.00
18	UCF Knights	0.01
19	San Diego State Aztecs	0.00
20	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
21	Miami Hurricanes	-1.30
22	Oregon Ducks	1.93
23	Virginia Tech Hokies	-1.23
24	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
25	Stanford Cardinal	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Utah Utes	1.16
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.55

Total Score: 8.65