Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 31, 2017, 8:45 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Based on current season's results. 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: South Florida, Stanford, Michigan, Toledo, Memphis

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.15
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.62
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.56
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.50
5	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
6	Oklahoma Sooners	0.05
7	Washington Huskies	1.12
8	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.56
9	UCF Knights	0.37
10	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.30
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.96
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	-3.56
13	TCU Horned Frogs	-0.35
14	Clemson Tigers	-2.32
15	Washington State Cougars	2.42
16	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
17	Arizona Wildcats	1.01
18	LSU Tigers	0.50
19	Michigan State Spartans	0.64
20	South Carolina Gamecocks	4.70
21	Kentucky Wildcats	4.13
22	Auburn Tigers	-0.88
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
24	USC Trojans	-1.43
25	NC State Wolfpack	-1.15

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Stanford Cardinal	1.27
Memphis Tigers	0.70

Total Score: 30.26