Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 16, 2017, 10:57 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I built a computer rating system that takes mostly simple statistics that do include strength of schedule and margin of victory to create what I think is a pretty good general ranking. To avoid weird early season rankings, I added a "bias" score. This score starts with the AP preseason poll and uses it entirely in the first week, and less and less so as the season goes on. The system at this point in the season no longer uses the bias, but may still effect teams indirectly. My system isn't perfect though, so I add my own "eye test" to the rankings is provides. I will never move a team more than 5 spots from where the computer ranks it, as any farther and I think it would be more my ranking than the computers. This week I'll also add the score my system generates as the team reason, to get an idea of what separates the teams

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.11
3	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.28
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.07
6	Clemson Tigers	0.10
7	USC Trojans	0.74
8	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.01
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	UCF Knights	0.52
12	Washington State Cougars	0.58
13	Washington Huskies	0.00
14	Stanford Cardinal	1.67
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.37
16	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
17	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
18	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
19	Miami Hurricanes	-3.39
20	Iowa State Cyclones	4.89
21	USF Bulls	-0.09
22	Virginia Tech Hokies	-1.32
23	South Carolina Gamecocks	2.04
24	Boise State Broncos	1.11
25	San Diego State Aztecs	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Auburn Tigers	0.51
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.45
Memphis Tigers	0.07

Total Score: 18.34