Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 13, 2017, 2:18 p.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 7 Teams: Virginia Tech, Northwestern, LSU

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	1.69
4	Clemson Tigers	0.00
5	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.04
6	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.33
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.42
8	UCF Knights	0.00
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.46
10	Washington State Cougars	1.39
11	Auburn Tigers	-1.33
12	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
13	USC Trojans	0.00
14	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.62
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.59
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.27
17	Memphis Tigers	0.00
18	Michigan State Spartans	0.43
19	USF Bulls	0.34
20	Washington Huskies	-0.47
21	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	2.93
23	Arizona Wildcats	1.60
24	Kentucky Wildcats	1.21
25	Stanford Cardinal	-0.72

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	0.66
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.36
NC State Wolfpack	0.25

Total Score: 17.11