Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Jan. 9, 2018, 11:23 a.m.

Overall Rationale: All 4-loss or better P5 teams and 3-loss or better G5/Independent teams are considered eligible for ranking. Points are awarded as follows: +1 for defeating an eligible team, -1 for losing to an eligible team, -2 for losing to a non-eligible team, -1 for playing fewer than 4 P5 teams. Teams are grouped according to point totals and randomized within each grouping.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	UCF Knights	Pot 1
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	Pot 1
3	Clemson Tigers	Pot 2
4	Georgia Bulldogs	Pot 2
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	Pot 2
6	Wisconsin Badgers	Pot 2
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Pot 3
8	Oklahoma Sooners	Pot 3
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	Pot 4
10	Michigan State Spartans	Pot 5
11	USC Trojans	Pot 5
12	Miami Hurricanes	Pot 5
13	Auburn Tigers	Pot 5
14	TCU Horned Frogs	Pot 6
15	Washington State Cougars	Pot 6
16	LSU Tigers	Pot 7
17	Northwestern Wildcats	Pot 7
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Pot 7
19	Troy Trojans
20	Washington Huskies	Pot 7
21	Stanford Cardinal	Pot 7
22	Memphis Tigers	Pot 8
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Pot 8
24	Boise State Broncos	Pot 8
25	USF Bulls	Pot 8

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	UCF Knights	0.27
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Clemson Tigers	1.03
4	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.53
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.98
8	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.65
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
10	Michigan State Spartans	1.07
11	USC Trojans	0.00
12	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
13	Auburn Tigers	0.00
14	TCU Horned Frogs	-0.92
15	Washington State Cougars	5.97
16	LSU Tigers	0.71
17	Northwestern Wildcats	0.00
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.66
19	Troy Trojans	3.87
20	Washington Huskies	-0.92
21	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
22	Memphis Tigers	0.00
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
24	Boise State Broncos	-0.10
25	USF Bulls	-0.34

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
NC State Wolfpack	0.42

Total Score: 19.43