Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 6, 2017, 9:59 a.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	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	Clemson Tigers
5	Oklahoma Sooners
6	Wisconsin Badgers
7	TCU Horned Frogs
8	USC Trojans
9	UCF Knights
10	Penn State Nittany Lions
11	Miami Hurricanes
12	Ohio State Buckeyes
13	Washington Huskies
14	Michigan State Spartans
15	Washington State Cougars
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys
17	Memphis Tigers
18	Auburn Tigers
19	Toledo Rockets
20	San Diego State Aztecs
21	Virginia Tech Hokies
22	Iowa State Cyclones
23	Boise State Broncos
24	Michigan Wolverines
25	NC State Wolfpack

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.54
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.65
4	Clemson Tigers	0.06
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
6	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
7	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
8	USC Trojans	1.32
9	UCF Knights	0.05
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.52
11	Miami Hurricanes	-1.81
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
13	Washington Huskies	-0.78
14	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
15	Washington State Cougars	0.47
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
17	Memphis Tigers	0.08
18	Auburn Tigers	-0.85
19	Toledo Rockets	2.03
20	San Diego State Aztecs	5.05
21	Virginia Tech Hokies	-0.58
22	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
23	Boise State Broncos	1.71
24	Michigan Wolverines	-0.02
25	NC State Wolfpack	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.23
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.36
USF Bulls	0.18
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.26

Total Score: 18.52