Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 23, 2017, 4:08 p.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: Iowa St, LSU, Texas A&M, Toledo

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.69
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.11
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.18
4	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.88
6	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
8	Clemson Tigers	0.00
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
11	USF Bulls	0.79
12	Washington Huskies	0.00
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
14	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
15	Washington State Cougars	0.00
16	UCF Knights	0.00
17	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
18	Virginia Tech Hokies	-0.93
19	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
20	Michigan Wolverines	1.92
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
23	Memphis Tigers	0.00
24	Auburn Tigers	-0.50
25	Marshall Thundering Herd	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Iowa State Cyclones	0.26
LSU Tigers	0.24

Total Score: 7.50