Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 9, 2018, 8:26 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Combination of resume and my personal opinion.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	+5 (Still don't think 2 teams from the same conference should get in a playoff that only has 4 teams but they proved they deserved to be in the playoff.)
2	Georgia Bulldogs	+1
3	Oklahoma Sooners	-2
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	--
5	Clemson Tigers	-3
6	Wisconsin Badgers	+1
7	UCF Knights	+2 (They've had a fantastic season and that can't be taken away from them. I can understand if other people have them higher than this.)
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	+2
9	USC Trojans	-4
10	TCU Horned Frogs	+2
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	+4
12	Michigan State Spartans	+4
13	Auburn Tigers	-5
14	Washington Huskies	-3
15	Miami Hurricanes	-2
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys	+4
17	Northwestern Wildcats	+1
18	Stanford Cardinal	-4
19	LSU Tigers	-2
20	Washington State Cougars	-1
21	Boise State Broncos	+3
22	Troy Trojans	+3
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	NEW
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	NEW
25	NC State Wolfpack	NEW

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Oklahoma Sooners	0.11
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.03
5	Clemson Tigers	0.00
6	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
7	UCF Knights	-0.58
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
9	USC Trojans	0.57
10	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
12	Michigan State Spartans	0.29
13	Auburn Tigers	0.00
14	Washington Huskies	0.00
15	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
17	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
18	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
19	LSU Tigers	0.00
20	Washington State Cougars	2.62
21	Boise State Broncos	0.00
22	Troy Trojans	1.60
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.35
25	NC State Wolfpack	-0.04

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USF Bulls	0.62
Memphis Tigers	0.19

Total Score: 6.99