Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 20, 2017, 2:31 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: West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Wisconsin Badgers	0.35
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.39
6	Clemson Tigers	-0.17
7	UCF Knights	0.18
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.88
9	Washington State Cougars	1.42
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	Auburn Tigers	-1.10
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.75
13	TCU Horned Frogs	-0.03
14	USC Trojans	0.00
15	Memphis Tigers	0.00
16	Michigan State Spartans	0.77
17	USF Bulls	0.51
18	Washington Huskies	-0.20
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
20	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
21	LSU Tigers	0.00
22	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
23	South Carolina Gamecocks	1.72
24	San Diego State Aztecs	0.86
25	Michigan Wolverines	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.69
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.30
Boise State Broncos	0.12

Total Score: 11.44