Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Aug. 17, 2018, 2:07 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I have a set guideline of factors, including: Conference, SOS, Returning Starters, 3 year wins/3 year playoff appearances, Head Coach, retaining high stat leaders, and more. I give a weight to each category and this is what spit out. For the regular season, there will be other factors but the rankings will go off the preseason start

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.51
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Wisconsin Badgers	0.30
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.32
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Washington Huskies	0.00
7	Michigan State Spartans	0.78
8	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.77
9	Stanford Cardinal	0.78
10	Michigan Wolverines	0.07
11	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.05
13	Boise State Broncos	1.67
14	Auburn Tigers	-0.85
15	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.35
16	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
17	Northwestern Wildcats	3.53
18	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
19	USC Trojans	-0.14
20	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1.19
21	UCF Knights	0.00
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
23	Kansas State Wildcats	2.11
24	San Diego State Aztecs	1.03
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.62
Florida State Seminoles	0.51
LSU Tigers	0.32
Texas Longhorns	0.00

Total Score: 16.90