Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 23, 2017, 6:40 p.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Penn State Nittany Lions
3	Clemson Tigers
4	Washington Huskies
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8	Wisconsin Badgers
9	Oklahoma Sooners
10	TCU Horned Frogs
11	Miami Hurricanes
12	USC Trojans
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys
14	Virginia Tech Hokies
15	Michigan State Spartans
16	NC State Wolfpack
17	Washington State Cougars
18	Auburn Tigers
19	West Virginia Mountaineers
20	Stanford Cardinal
21	Michigan Wolverines
22	LSU Tigers
23	Texas A&M Aggies
24	Iowa State Cyclones
25	Syracuse Orange	Beat the #7, nearly beat the #8 on the road, and had a respectable showing against the #14. If they aren't a fringe top 25 team then I don't know what is. Babers said he needed one season and the early part of the second season to get his system in gear, and I'm starting to believe him.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
3	Clemson Tigers	1.53
4	Washington Huskies	2.23
5	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.88
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
8	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
10	TCU Horned Frogs	-2.33
11	Miami Hurricanes	-0.58
12	USC Trojans	2.17
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
15	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
16	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
17	Washington State Cougars	0.00
18	Auburn Tigers	0.00
19	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.51
20	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
21	Michigan Wolverines	1.36
22	LSU Tigers	0.10
23	Texas A&M Aggies	1.32
24	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
25	Syracuse Orange	0.21

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
UCF Knights	1.76
USF Bulls	1.52
Memphis Tigers	0.39

Total Score: 16.88