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