Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Oct. 23, 2017, 3:38 p.m.
Overall Rationale: As always, will move +/-5  based on eye test, if no individual reason is given, they moved based on other teams moving. Link to full standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DahkvOu69wZE2w2skKrP39CCgmlAImUlnNo0TYbSwUA/edit?usp=sharing
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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| 3 |
TCU Horned Frogs
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| 4 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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+3: ND may be actually really good, they certainly look it, and that UGA loss keeps looking better. |
| 5 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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| 8 |
UCF Knights
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| 9 |
Auburn Tigers
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-5: They keep winning, and though Miss St appears to be a quality win again, the SEC west is very muddled with the early season rankings |
| 10 |
Iowa State Cyclones
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-4: Big fan of what Iowa State is doing, but they are quite top 10 yet, only tenth bc I'm also not sure what to do with LSU |
| 11 |
LSU Tigers
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-5: No idea what to think of this team, but my system likes their wins |
| 12 |
Clemson Tigers
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| 13 |
NC State Wolfpack
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| 14 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
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+5: They are clearly better than what we saw against Texas, and that TCU loss does not look that bad anymore |
| 15 |
Michigan State Spartans
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| 16 |
Arizona Wildcats
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-5: They may have figured out this whole football thing, Khalil is the real deal |
| 17 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
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| 18 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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+5: Maybe that ISU loss wasn't so bad after all |
| 19 |
Washington State Cougars
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| 20 |
Wisconsin Badgers
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| 21 |
Syracuse Orange
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-5: This feels more right, they dropped a few bad ones, but they are looking to be a more complete football team than we thought. |
| 22 |
Stanford Cardinal
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| 23 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
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+4: my system does not like the Hokies. They keep winning, but not by enough to be impressive |
| 24 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
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-2: Maybe they weren't so bad? The SECW is just so weird outside of Bama |
| 25 |
USC Trojans
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-2: big tie toward the end of the standings, giving USC the 25th spot, bc ND may just be that good |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.24 |
| 3 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
0.01 |
| 4 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.80 |
| 5 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.31 |
| 6 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-3.81 |
| 8 |
UCF Knights
|
0.91 |
| 9 |
Auburn Tigers
|
2.31 |
| 10 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
4.60 |
| 11 |
LSU Tigers
|
5.16 |
| 12 |
Clemson Tigers
|
-1.10 |
| 13 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
-0.30 |
| 15 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
9.03 |
| 17 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
8.15 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-1.86 |
| 19 |
Washington State Cougars
|
-0.39 |
| 20 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
-4.53 |
| 21 |
Syracuse Orange
|
4.21 |
| 22 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
-2.71 |
| 24 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.65 |
| 25 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.46 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Washington Huskies
|
3.48 |
USF Bulls
|
1.52 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.57 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.39 |
Total Score: 57.50