Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 8, 2017, 1:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Teams move up and down each week based on how actual MOV compares to predicted MOV. MOV is capped at 35. The number is somewhat arbitrary but 5 TDs is my subjective judgment of the point where a greater MOV doesn't really tell us anything more about how good teams really are. There is a preseason component based on last year's final rankings, returning production, recruiting rankings, and coach rankings. The preseason component diminishes as the season goes on. I am happy to answer any further questions about the poll.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	1.000
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.950
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.947
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.9281
5	Clemson Tigers	0.9275
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.909
7	Washington Huskies	0.894
8	Miami Hurricanes	0.858
9	Auburn Tigers	0.853
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.842
11	Washington State Cougars	0.813
12	TCU Horned Frogs	0.810
13	Florida State Seminoles	0.809
14	USC Trojans	0.805
15	Wisconsin Badgers	0.798
16	Texas Longhorns	0.794
17	Iowa State Cyclones	0.792
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.785
19	Michigan State Spartans	0.775
20	NC State Wolfpack	0.765
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.764
22	Stanford Cardinal	0.760
23	Michigan Wolverines	0.752
24	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.740
25	Kansas State Wildcats	0.730

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	1.45
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.33
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	1.01
5	Clemson Tigers	-2.55
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.66
7	Washington Huskies	0.00
8	Miami Hurricanes	0.23
9	Auburn Tigers	0.00
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.35
11	Washington State Cougars	-0.77
12	TCU Horned Frogs	-1.87
13	Florida State Seminoles	12.15
14	USC Trojans	0.00
15	Wisconsin Badgers	-2.26
16	Texas Longhorns	9.14
17	Iowa State Cyclones	8.05
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.45
19	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
20	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	4.02
22	Stanford Cardinal	0.22
23	Michigan Wolverines	-0.72
24	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.22
25	Kansas State Wildcats	0.17

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Virginia Tech Hokies	2.54
San Diego State Aztecs	1.33
USF Bulls	1.19
UCF Knights	0.61
Navy Midshipmen	0.12
Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.31

Total Score: 55.69