Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 30, 2017, 9:03 a.m.

Overall Rationale: My process is to start with conference power rankings among those that I feel deserve to be ranked.  Each conference is power ranked before I decide how each team fits within the overall group.  This poll is as human as it comes, and represents how I feel about each teams relative strength going forward.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.17
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
5	Clemson Tigers	0.07
6	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.88
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
8	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
9	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.12
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	Washington Huskies	0.00
12	Wisconsin Badgers	-1.61
13	TCU Horned Frogs	-0.35
14	Arizona Wildcats	2.02
15	UCF Knights	0.00
16	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
17	Washington State Cougars	1.65
18	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
19	Auburn Tigers	0.00
20	Michigan State Spartans	0.29
21	USC Trojans	-0.41
22	Toledo Rockets	2.10
23	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
24	Stanford Cardinal	-0.62
25	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Memphis Tigers	0.70
LSU Tigers	0.71
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.67

Total Score: 13.38