Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Jan. 10, 2018, 7:38 a.m.
Overall Rationale: My final poll for the last few years has always involved me ranking the CFP teams in slots 1-4, based on finishing position. From there, I will just use my least squares rankings and explain where the teams were slotted in my ratings if they were not slotted where my ratings suggested.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
National Champion |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
National Runner-Up |
| 3 |
Clemson Tigers
|
3rd Place (by virtue of losing to national champion Alabama) |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
4th Place (by virtue of losing to national runner-up Georgia) |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
2072 (the top team in my ratings, but ranked 5th due to missing the CFP) |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
2051 (the 3rd place team in my ratings, but ranked 6th to due CFP slotting) |
| 7 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
2039 (the 5th place team in ratings, but 7th in the final poll due to CFP slotting) |
| 8 |
Auburn Tigers
|
1955 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1921 |
| 10 |
UCF Knights
|
1906 |
| 11 |
Washington Huskies
|
1905 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
1881 |
| 13 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
1873 |
| 14 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
1867 |
| 15 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
1808 |
| 16 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
1808 |
| 17 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
1795 |
| 18 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
1787 |
| 19 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
1787 |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
1785 |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
1782 |
| 22 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
1775 |
| 23 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
1773 |
| 24 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
1772 |
| 25 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
1771 |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Clemson Tigers
|
1.03 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.68 |
| 7 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.40 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.23 |
| 10 |
UCF Knights
|
-1.76 |
| 11 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.96 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.13 |
| 13 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
10.52 |
| 14 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
-0.92 |
| 15 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
0.18 |
| 16 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.74 |
| 18 |
NC State Wolfpack
|
1.09 |
| 19 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.14 |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
4.18 |
| 22 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
3.14 |
| 23 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
1.15 |
| 24 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|
1.19 |
| 25 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
USC Trojans
|
3.93 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
1.12 |
USF Bulls
|
0.62 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.78 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.19 |
Total Score: 35.08