Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 16, 2017, 9:50 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Primarily based on current year's results with a tiny 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. Other Pot 6 Teams: Texas Tech, LSU, Toledo, Navy, Marshall, Stanford, San Diego State, Texas A&M, Houston

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
5	Clemson Tigers	0.52
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
8	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
9	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	Michigan State Spartans	1.00
12	Michigan Wolverines	1.01
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
15	Washington State Cougars	0.00
16	Washington Huskies	-0.11
17	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
18	USF Bulls	0.00
19	USC Trojans	-1.21
20	UCF Knights	0.00
21	Memphis Tigers	1.15
22	Kentucky Wildcats	2.09
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
24	Virginia Cavaliers	0.08
25	Auburn Tigers	-0.22

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Stanford Cardinal	0.78

Total Score: 8.18