Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 16, 2017, 2:44 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I made a one time adjustment dating back to the Wake Forest/FSU game. As it was clear that Wake would be an issue due to the wild swing from FSU not having played early games, I rescored Wakes loss deduction off of FSU's Massey composite from that week, and also rescored the Clemson Wake results. These are highlighted as red on my sheet.As always, I will move teams =/- 5 points based on eye test, if reasoning is not given individually, they were adjusted bc of other teams rising and falling. Link to my spread sheet:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DahkvOu69wZE2w2skKrP39CCgmlAImUlnNo0TYbSwUA/edit?usp=sharing
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
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| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
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| 3 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
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| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
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| 5 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
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| 6 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
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| 7 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
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| 8 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
+5 These next three weeks will vault them solidly to #1 or 2 if they sweep, which I have no reason to doubt will happen. |
| 9 |
Clemson Tigers
|
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| 10 |
UCF Knights
|
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| 11 |
Auburn Tigers
|
-5 - They could honestly still be this good, but what even is LSU |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
-5 No clue what to think of the Tigers. Couple good wins now, but still questionable. |
| 13 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
-5 - They have the big signature win, but we'll see if it is sustainable with the new QB |
| 14 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
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| 15 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
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| 16 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
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| 17 |
Syracuse Orange
|
-5 big win for resume points, not much on eye test |
| 18 |
California Golden Bears
|
-5  big win for resume points, not much on eye test |
| 19 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
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| 20 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
+3 RRS is always a weird result, I foresee them moving back up slowly but surely |
| 21 |
USC Trojans
|
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| 22 |
Washington State Cougars
|
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| 23 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
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| 24 |
Washington Huskies
|
+5 That was a bad loss, but still are a top 25 team |
| 25 |
Michigan Wolverines
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+5 that defense is real, but the offense could be one of the worst in the Big Ten |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
1.06 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-0.13 |
| 3 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.38 |
| 5 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.22 |
| 6 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
2.19 |
| 7 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.64 |
| 8 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-3.85 |
| 9 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
UCF Knights
|
0.73 |
| 11 |
Auburn Tigers
|
2.31 |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
8.94 |
| 13 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
11.89 |
| 14 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
-2.39 |
| 15 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
1.02 |
| 17 |
Syracuse Orange
|
8.14 |
| 18 |
California Golden Bears
|
7.18 |
| 19 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
-1.47 |
| 20 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-2.10 |
| 21 |
USC Trojans
|
-1.78 |
| 22 |
Washington State Cougars
|
-0.85 |
| 23 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
0.86 |
| 24 |
Washington Huskies
|
-2.56 |
| 25 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
-1.68 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
2.45 |
USF Bulls
|
1.31 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.45 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.07 |
Total Score: 66.67