Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 27, 2017, 8:14 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=sharingFIRST FIVE OUT26 SCAR (361.5) 27 ARIZONA STATE (361) 28 SDSU (353) 29 LOUISVILLE (341.5) 30 BOISE STATE (334)

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Wisconsin Badgers	844.5
2	Clemson Tigers	813
3	Georgia Bulldogs	771
4	USC Trojans	769
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	741.5
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	734.5
7	UCF Knights	708
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	699
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	691.5
10	Stanford Cardinal	683
11	Oklahoma Sooners	675
12	Auburn Tigers	666 COINCIDENCE??? I THINK NOT
13	Miami Hurricanes	657.5
14	Washington Huskies	650
15	Michigan State Spartans	605.5
16	Memphis Tigers	550
17	Washington State Cougars	543
18	TCU Horned Frogs	513
19	LSU Tigers	469
20	Northwestern Wildcats	466
21	Michigan Wolverines	432
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	419.5
23	NC State Wolfpack	405.5
24	Boston College Eagles	385.5
25	Virginia Tech Hokies	371.5

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Wisconsin Badgers	0.04
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.90
4	USC Trojans	2.44
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2.51
7	UCF Knights	0.00
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.51
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
10	Stanford Cardinal	1.27
11	Oklahoma Sooners	-4.02
12	Auburn Tigers	-3.83
13	Miami Hurricanes	-2.08
14	Washington Huskies	0.00
15	Michigan State Spartans	0.78
16	Memphis Tigers	0.00
17	Washington State Cougars	0.77
18	TCU Horned Frogs	-2.72
19	LSU Tigers	0.00
20	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
21	Michigan Wolverines	3.82
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	3.09
23	NC State Wolfpack	1.41
24	Boston College Eagles	1.19
25	Virginia Tech Hokies	-0.80

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma State Cowboys	2.18
USF Bulls	0.30
Fresno State Bulldogs	0.19

Total Score: 34.86