Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 16, 2018, 1:53 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I have a hard time justifying Pre-Season polls, and even most poll sin the first 1-3 weeks because there just isn't enough data to show who is a good team and who isn't.  As such, my first poll is exactly the same as the 2017-2018 Final AP Poll.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.15
3	Oklahoma Sooners	0.70
4	Clemson Tigers	-0.55
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	UCF Knights	1.61
7	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
9	TCU Horned Frogs	0.90
10	Auburn Tigers	0.00
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
12	USC Trojans	0.15
13	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
14	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.15
15	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
16	Washington Huskies	-1.91
17	Northwestern Wildcats	3.53
18	LSU Tigers	0.40
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
20	Stanford Cardinal	-0.58
21	USF Bulls	3.87
22	Boise State Broncos	0.00
23	NC State Wolfpack	1.69
24	Virginia Tech Hokies	-0.25
25	Memphis Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan Wolverines	1.72
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.62
Florida State Seminoles	0.51
Texas Longhorns	0.00

Total Score: 20.29