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 |
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1 | Georgia Bulldogs | |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | |
3 | TCU Horned Frogs | |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | |
5 | Miami Hurricanes | |
6 | NC State Wolfpack | |
7 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
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 | |
10 | UCF Knights | |
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 | |
15 | Michigan State Spartans | |
16 | Stanford Cardinal | |
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 | |
20 | Oklahoma Sooners | +3 RRS is always a weird result, I foresee them moving back up slowly but surely |
21 | USC Trojans | |
22 | Washington State Cougars | |
23 | Virginia Cavaliers | |
24 | Washington Huskies | +5 That was a bad loss, but still are a top 25 team |
25 | Michigan Wolverines | +5 that defense is real, but the offense could be one of the worst in the Big Ten |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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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 |
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Virginia Tech Hokies | 2.45 |
USF Bulls | 1.31 |
West Virginia Mountaineers | 0.45 |
Memphis Tigers | 0.07 |
Total Score: 66.67