Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 19, 2017, 5:33 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I DID IT. I FINALLY MADE A COMPUTER POLL THAT ISN'T NONSENSE. I've been trying to do this for at least 2 years now, so I really can't express how happy I am.HOW DOES IT WORK?I'll explain with an example. Every team is ranked top to bottom AND bottom to top (Alabama is ranked 1st top to bottom and 130th bottom to top). Alabama beat FSU, so Alabama gains points equal to FSU's rank bottom to top for the previous week (48) and FSU loses points equal to Alabama's rank top to bottom for the previous week (-1). This rewards teams for beating good teams (+130 points for taking down last week's best team) and punishes teams less for losing to good teams (Q U A L I T Y L O S S). Beating an FCS team only gets you 1 point, while losing to an FCS team loses 130 points.People may disagree with it, but I'm happy with the methodology. Constructive criticism is welcome.  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YVF_kOSY04NfRqvH56Onbs1cXxwWuxE318hZHlOf3gc/edit?usp=sharing FIRST FIVE OUT: 26 WAKE FOREST (344), 27 IOWA (332), 28 OKLAHOMA STATE (329), 29 SAN DIEGO STATE (322), 30 VIRGINIA TECH (311)

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	USC Trojans	782
2	Wisconsin Badgers	755
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	752
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	746.5
5	Miami Hurricanes	739
6	Clemson Tigers	717
7	Georgia Bulldogs	699.5
8	UCF Knights	651
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	617
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	584
11	Oklahoma Sooners	571
12	Michigan State Spartans	567
13	Washington State Cougars	558
14	Stanford Cardinal	554
15	Memphis Tigers	547
16	Washington Huskies	537
17	Auburn Tigers	515.5
18	TCU Horned Frogs	502
19	Michigan Wolverines	429
20	Northwestern Wildcats	414
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	404
22	Boise State Broncos	403
23	LSU Tigers	378
24	NC State Wolfpack	374
25	South Carolina Gamecocks	369

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	USC Trojans	3.35
2	Wisconsin Badgers	0.35
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.02
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.81
5	Miami Hurricanes	-1.47
6	Clemson Tigers	-0.17
7	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
8	UCF Knights	0.00
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.45
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
11	Oklahoma Sooners	-3.07
12	Michigan State Spartans	2.10
13	Washington State Cougars	0.00
14	Stanford Cardinal	1.31
15	Memphis Tigers	0.00
16	Washington Huskies	0.00
17	Auburn Tigers	-3.95
18	TCU Horned Frogs	-2.33
19	Michigan Wolverines	1.63
20	Northwestern Wildcats	0.12
21	Mississippi State Bulldogs	-0.13
22	Boise State Broncos	0.00
23	LSU Tigers	-0.09
24	NC State Wolfpack	0.90
25	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.69
USF Bulls	0.50
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.30

Total Score: 27.75