Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 23, 2017, 8:44 p.m.

Overall Rationale: #26 - Texas A&M, #27 - Michigan State, #28 - Northwestern, #29 - South Carolina, #30 - USCTeams get lots of points for losing narrowly to undefeated teams, which explains why some teams such at GT or Iowa are ranked higher than you would expect. This is being exaggerated a bit now as teams start going 8-0 and 9-0. When the undefeated teams fall, so will the teams who they narrowly beat.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Penn State Nittany Lions
3	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Ohio State Buckeyes
6	TCU Horned Frogs
7	Wisconsin Badgers
8	Oklahoma State Cowboys
9	Clemson Tigers
10	Miami Hurricanes
11	Virginia Tech Hokies
12	Washington Huskies
13	Auburn Tigers
14	UCF Knights
15	Oklahoma Sooners
16	Stanford Cardinal
17	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs
19	West Virginia Mountaineers
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	This was confusing to me as well, but when you look into it, a 2-point loss to Penn State is giving them lots of points, and the other losses are within one score, one to one loss Michigan State (who oddly is ranked 27th because they've narrowly won all their games) and an overtime loss to Northwestern (who is interestingly 28th, just one behind one loss Michigan State, mostly because they've played 2 undefeated teams). 
21	Michigan Wolverines
22	Iowa State Cyclones
23	USF Bulls
24	Washington State Cougars
25	NC State Wolfpack

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.80
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.14
6	TCU Horned Frogs	-0.13
7	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
8	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.68
9	Clemson Tigers	0.00
10	Miami Hurricanes	-0.18
11	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.08
12	Washington Huskies	0.00
13	Auburn Tigers	1.16
14	UCF Knights	0.00
15	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.78
16	Stanford Cardinal	0.94
17	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	7.74
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs	6.65
19	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.51
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	5.21
21	Michigan Wolverines	1.36
22	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
23	USF Bulls	-0.76
24	Washington State Cougars	-2.08
25	NC State Wolfpack	-2.79

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan State Spartans	2.48
USC Trojans	0.78
Memphis Tigers	0.39
LSU Tigers	0.24

Total Score: 35.89