Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 9, 2017, 11:40 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Used billingsly ratings and margin of victory to come up with general placement, then adjusted based on record and "eye test", this week I started looking at quality of loss.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.04
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
5	Washington Huskies	0.00
6	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
7	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
8	Washington State Cougars	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.63
11	Auburn Tigers	0.00
12	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.46
13	USC Trojans	0.00
14	San Diego State Aztecs	0.22
15	NC State Wolfpack	0.51
16	Miami Hurricanes	-1.09
17	USF Bulls	0.00
18	Navy Midshipmen	1.00
19	UCF Knights	0.00
20	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.89
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-1.40
22	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.50
23	Michigan Wolverines	-0.72
24	Utah Utes	0.37
25	Michigan State Spartans	-0.72

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Stanford Cardinal	0.16

Total Score: 9.70