Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 22, 2017, 11:16 a.m.

Overall Rationale: ON THE CUSP: TAMU, Memphis, LSU

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	Needs no comment
2	TCU Horned Frogs	Best wins of any Top 5 team
3	Georgia Bulldogs	Looking a little more fallible
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Absolute beatdown of USC
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	They're looking good, but I can't really advance them above anyone else, at least until they play Ohio State
6	Virginia Tech Hokies
7	Oklahoma State Cowboys
8	Clemson Tigers
9	Ohio State Buckeyes
10	Wisconsin Badgers
11	Oklahoma Sooners
12	Miami Hurricanes
13	West Virginia Mountaineers
14	Michigan State Spartans
15	USC Trojans
16	NC State Wolfpack
17	Auburn Tigers
18	UCF Knights
19	Washington State Cougars
20	USF Bulls
21	Washington Huskies
22	Michigan Wolverines
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs
24	Stanford Cardinal
25	Iowa State Cyclones

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	TCU Horned Frogs	0.56
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.80
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.81
6	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.86
7	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.10
8	Clemson Tigers	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
10	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.67
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
12	Miami Hurricanes	-0.98
13	West Virginia Mountaineers	2.73
14	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
15	USC Trojans	1.22
16	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
17	Auburn Tigers	0.01
18	UCF Knights	0.00
19	Washington State Cougars	-0.39
20	USF Bulls	0.00
21	Washington Huskies	-1.84
22	Michigan Wolverines	0.79
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.65
24	Stanford Cardinal	-0.60
25	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Memphis Tigers	0.39
LSU Tigers	0.24

Total Score: 17.64