Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 30, 2017, 8:58 a.m.

Overall Rationale: My ranking is a backward-looking, achievement-based system. This is not a predictive ranking, it is solely descriptive of teams' accomplishments during the current season. It is all computerized, and there is no head-to-head component. It takes into account only what teams have done this year, and it starts with the assumption that all teams are equal, then iteratively informs itself to how good teams actually are based on game results. It starts over from scratch each week.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.15
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	UCF Knights	1.90
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.29
6	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.71
8	Clemson Tigers	0.00
9	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
10	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
11	Memphis Tigers	2.37
12	USC Trojans	1.16
13	Washington Huskies	0.00
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.83
15	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.55
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-1.41
17	Michigan State Spartans	1.35
18	Virginia Tech Hokies	-1.35
19	Michigan Wolverines	1.89
20	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
21	South Carolina Gamecocks	3.70
22	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.47
23	Stanford Cardinal	-0.30
24	Boise State Broncos	0.97
25	Navy Midshipmen	0.23

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Auburn Tigers	2.26
LSU Tigers	0.71
Arizona Wildcats	0.53
Washington State Cougars	0.31

Total Score: 26.45