Ballot Type: Hybrid

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oklahoma Sooners	1.01
2	Wisconsin Badgers	0.35
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.81
4	Miami Hurricanes	-0.66
5	Clemson Tigers	0.00
6	USC Trojans	1.50
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.12
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.45
10	Auburn Tigers	-0.62
11	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.88
12	UCF Knights	0.00
13	TCU Horned Frogs	-0.03
14	Washington State Cougars	0.00
15	Michigan State Spartans	1.10
16	Washington Huskies	0.00
17	Stanford Cardinal	0.24
18	Boise State Broncos	1.34
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
20	Memphis Tigers	-0.07
21	Iowa State Cyclones	2.18
22	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
23	Toledo Rockets	1.99
24	LSU Tigers	-0.45
25	San Diego State Aztecs	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.73
USF Bulls	0.50
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.30

Total Score: 17.35