Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 10, 2017, 9:36 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.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

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	Miami Hurricanes	0.23
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.62
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.39
12	Washington State Cougars	-1.21
13	San Diego State Aztecs	0.47
14	Michigan State Spartans	0.90
15	USF Bulls	0.29
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.45
19	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
20	Virginia Tech Hokies	-0.62
21	Auburn Tigers	-1.80
22	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
23	Kentucky Wildcats	1.93
24	UCF Knights	-0.18
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Stanford Cardinal	0.16

Total Score: 9.28