Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 23, 2017, 8:05 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I built a computer rating system that takes mostly simple statistics that do include strength of schedule and margin of victory to create what I think is a pretty good general ranking. To avoid weird early season rankings, I added a "bias" score. This score starts with the AP preseason poll and uses it entirely in the first week, and less and less so as the season goes on. The system at this point in the season no longer uses the bias, but may still effect teams indirectly. My system isn't perfect though, so I add my own "eye test" to the rankings is provides. I will never move a team more than 5 spots from where the computer ranks it, as any farther and I think it would be more my ranking than the computers. This week I'll also add the score my system generates as the team reason, to get an idea of what separates the teams

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
3	TCU Horned Frogs	0.01
4	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.01
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.42
6	UCF Knights	1.37
7	Clemson Tigers	0.00
8	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
10	Washington State Cougars	1.15
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
13	Miami Hurricanes	-1.38
14	Washington Huskies	0.00
15	USC Trojans	1.22
16	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
17	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
18	Virginia Tech Hokies	-0.93
19	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
20	Memphis Tigers	0.39
21	USF Bulls	-0.25
22	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
23	Toledo Rockets	1.92
24	LSU Tigers	0.00
25	Boise State Broncos	0.12

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Auburn Tigers	1.08
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.57

Total Score: 10.80