Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Dec. 4, 2017, 10:04 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I treated conference championship games each as 3x the difficulty level of a normal game in order to make them more meaningful for rankings. This is a somewhat arbitrary fudge factor, but I'm satisfied with the outcome overall.
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Clemson Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 2 |  Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 | 
| 3 |  Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 | 
| 4 |  USC Trojans | 0.84 | 
| 5 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 | 
| 6 |  Wisconsin Badgers | 0.00 | 
| 7 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | -0.06 | 
| 8 |  UCF Knights | 0.00 | 
| 9 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 | 
| 10 |  Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 | 
| 11 |  Washington Huskies | 0.00 | 
| 12 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.31 | 
| 13 |  Michigan State Spartans | 1.01 | 
| 14 |  Auburn Tigers | -1.79 | 
| 15 |  Northwestern Wildcats | 1.11 | 
| 16 |  Stanford Cardinal | 0.00 | 
| 17 |  LSU Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 18 |  TCU Horned Frogs | -1.03 | 
| 19 |  Washington State Cougars | 0.00 | 
| 20 |  Oklahoma State Cowboys | -0.11 | 
| 21 |  Toledo Rockets | 1.04 | 
| 22 |  Boise State Broncos | 0.00 | 
| 23 |  Virginia Tech Hokies | -0.03 | 
| 24 |  San Diego State Aztecs | 0.41 | 
| 25 |  Memphis Tigers | -1.02 |