Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 16, 2017, 4:01 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Resume-based; teams are sorted into tiers based on W-L record (G5 teams get a 1 loss handicap) and then sorted within tiers based on quality of wins, then losses.  

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	TCU Horned Frogs	0.95
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.11
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.95
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	-2.13
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.17
6	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
7	Michigan State Spartans	2.20
8	Clemson Tigers	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.13
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
14	Washington State Cougars	0.00
15	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
16	UCF Knights	0.00
17	Kentucky Wildcats	6.44
18	Ohio State Buckeyes	-2.41
19	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
20	Washington Huskies	-1.33
21	USF Bulls	-0.09
22	Virginia Cavaliers	1.64
23	Iowa State Cyclones	1.89
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	1.04
25	West Virginia Mountaineers	-0.04

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Stanford Cardinal	0.78
Auburn Tigers	0.51
Memphis Tigers	0.07

Total Score: 23.90