Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 18, 2018, 6:50 p.m.

Overall Rationale: There is no extensive research. Just going by my basic knowledge of the teams and making guesses. It is just a preseason poll though so it will work itself out as the season goes on. This poll represents where I feel each team will be going into the postseason. The top 4 are my preseason CFP picks. I will not put 2 teams from the same conference in the top 4.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Clemson Tigers
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	Have to make a note for this one. At the point of making this, Urban's fate at OSU is still pending but I expect that he will be back and this ranking reflects that. There's still a lot to like about this team.
4	Oklahoma Sooners
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Wisconsin Badgers
7	Michigan State Spartans
8	Washington Huskies
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10	Stanford Cardinal
11	Penn State Nittany Lions
12	Auburn Tigers
13	Virginia Tech Hokies
14	TCU Horned Frogs
15	Michigan Wolverines
16	West Virginia Mountaineers
17	USC Trojans
18	LSU Tigers
19	Miami Hurricanes
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys
21	Florida State Seminoles
22	FAU Owls
23	Boise State Broncos
24	Texas Longhorns
25	UCF Knights

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.13
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.32
5	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.06
6	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
7	Michigan State Spartans	0.78
8	Washington Huskies	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.27
10	Stanford Cardinal	0.52
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
12	Auburn Tigers	-0.19
13	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.01
14	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
15	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
16	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.04
17	USC Trojans	0.00
18	LSU Tigers	0.40
19	Miami Hurricanes	-1.33
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
21	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
22	FAU Owls	0.76
23	Boise State Broncos	0.00
24	Texas Longhorns	0.00
25	UCF Knights	-0.15

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.68

Total Score: 6.67