Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 13, 2017, 4:32 p.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Miami Hurricanes	Well, shit. Miami laid an absolute beatdown on the Irish this weekend 
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	Yuck. Alabama pulled one out against Miss St. 
3	Oklahoma Sooners	Sooners got another good win over TCU this weekend. 
4	Clemson Tigers	Clemson benefited from a lot of losses around the country this week. Their win over Auburn looks better as well. 
5	Georgia Bulldogs	Georgia fell to Auburn this weekend. They will get a chance to redeem themselves in the Sec title game though. A win over Alabama or Auburn in that game would likely still have Georgia in the playoffs.
6	Wisconsin Badgers	Badgers had a solid win over Iowa this weekend. Also have a nice win over Northwestern. If they win out, they'll probably make the playoffs.
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Notre Dame got worked by Miami this weekend. That probably killed their playoff dreams. They still have a very good win over USC and a solid win over Michigan State.
8	Auburn Tigers	Auburn makes a big jump in my poll after beating Georgia. I had a hard time deciding whether or not they should be above or below Notre Dame. I think Auburn has a better win now (Georgia vs. USC) but their loss to LSU is quite a bit worse than either of ND's losses. I put them behind ND for now, but I would definitely change that if they can manage to beat Alabama.
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	Buckeyes killed Michigan State this weekend in impressive fashion. I have them below Notre Dame because of their huge loss to Iowa. 
10	USC Trojans
11	TCU Horned Frogs	TCU has losses to Oklahoma and Iowa State but has solid wins over Oklahoma State and West Virginia.
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	Penn State has losses to Michigan State and Ohio State. Wins over Iowa and Northwestern.
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Oklahoma State has losses to TCU and Oklahoma. Beat Iowa State and West Virginia.
14	UCF Knights	UCF remains undefeated, best win is Memphis. They are hurting from everyone else playing quality opponents down the home stretch. 
15	Washington State Cougars	Washington State has solid wins over USC and Stanford. Losses to Arizona and a bad loss to Cal.
16	Memphis Tigers
17	Michigan State Spartans	Michigan State took a beating from the Buckeyes this weekend. Also lost to Northwestern and Notre Dame. They have good wins over Michigan and Penn State, though. 
18	Northwestern Wildcats	Northwestern has losses to Penn State and Wisconsin as well as a terrible loss to Duke. They have wins over Iowa and Michigan State, though. 
19	Stanford Cardinal	Stanford got a nice win over Washington this week. 
20	LSU Tigers	7-3. Loss to Troy really drags them down. They have a nice win over Auburn. 
21	Arizona Wildcats	Arizona is 7-3 with a nice win over Washington State. 
22	Washington Huskies	Washington is 8-2 but has no real quality wins. 
23	Michigan Wolverines	Much like Washington, Michigan is 8-2 but without a quality win. 
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	West Virginia is 7-3. Best win is over Iowa State.
25	Army West Point	Army is now 8-2 and has won 6 in a row. 

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Miami Hurricanes	0.33
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
4	Clemson Tigers	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.54
6	Wisconsin Badgers	-0.77
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.42
8	Auburn Tigers	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
10	USC Trojans	0.23
11	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
14	UCF Knights	-0.17
15	Washington State Cougars	0.00
16	Memphis Tigers	0.00
17	Michigan State Spartans	0.73
18	Northwestern Wildcats	4.27
19	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
20	LSU Tigers	0.25
21	Arizona Wildcats	3.60
22	Washington Huskies	-1.12
23	Michigan Wolverines	-0.43
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
25	Army West Point	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.21
USF Bulls	0.36
NC State Wolfpack	0.25

Total Score: 14.71