Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 16, 2017, 12:05 a.m.

Overall Rationale: 2-loss or better teams were graded on schedule strength (Ranked>P5>Other), number of losses, and head to head results, in that order. Ranked wins are considered wins over teams in the top 25 the previous week, regardless of when the game occurred. Navy, USF, UCF, Memphis, Houston, and Boise State are considered P5 for this grading. The top 4 MUST contain teams from different conferences (See Miami over Alabama). Teams graded but not ranked: C+: San Diego State, LSU, Georgia Tech, Auburn, Stanford. C: Arizona, Kentucky. D+: Utah. D: Navy.

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• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	A+
2	TCU Horned Frogs	A+
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	A
4	Miami Hurricanes	A
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	A
6	Clemson Tigers	A-
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	A-
8	USC Trojans	A-
9	Washington State Cougars	B+
10	Oklahoma Sooners	B+
11	Virginia Tech Hokies	B+
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys	B+
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	B+
14	Michigan State Spartans	B
15	Wisconsin Badgers	B
16	UCF Knights	B
17	Washington Huskies	B
18	NC State Wolfpack	B
19	Virginia Cavaliers	B
20	South Carolina Gamecocks	B-
21	West Virginia Mountaineers	B-
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	B-
23	Texas Tech Red Raiders	B-
24	USF Bulls	C+
25	Texas A&M Aggies	C+

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	1.06
2	TCU Horned Frogs	0.41
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.59
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	-3.13
6	Clemson Tigers	0.10
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.64
8	USC Trojans	0.46
9	Washington State Cougars	1.46
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.29
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.88
14	Michigan State Spartans	0.10
15	Wisconsin Badgers	-2.79
16	UCF Knights	0.00
17	Washington Huskies	-0.42
18	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
19	Virginia Cavaliers	3.98
20	South Carolina Gamecocks	5.04
21	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.12
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	2.94
23	Texas Tech Red Raiders	2.10
24	USF Bulls	-0.82
25	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan Wolverines	2.00
Stanford Cardinal	0.78
Auburn Tigers	0.51
Memphis Tigers	0.07

Total Score: 30.70