Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Aug. 16, 2018, 5:11 p.m.

Overall Rationale: 50% - My final poll from last year adjusted by Bill Connelly's returning production data.25% - Bill Connelly's 2-year recruiting rankings.25%-Average of SN and Athlon head coach rankings.The last part is less scientific, but I felt the need to quantify coaching somehow.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.982
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.979
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.975
4	Clemson Tigers	0.959
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.945
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.908
7	Auburn Tigers	0.902
8	Washington Huskies	0.890
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.876
10	Michigan Wolverines	0.858
11	Miami Hurricanes	0.844
12	Wisconsin Badgers	0.832
13	Michigan State Spartans	0.830
14	USC Trojans	0.809
15	Texas Longhorns	0.795
16	Texas A&M Aggies	0.788
17	TCU Horned Frogs	0.780
18	Florida State Seminoles	0.768
19	Stanford Cardinal	0.763
20	LSU Tigers	0.762
21	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.761
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.752
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.750
24	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.725
25	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.719

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.47
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Clemson Tigers	-0.55
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.42
7	Auburn Tigers	0.00
8	Washington Huskies	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.27
10	Michigan Wolverines	0.07
11	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
12	Wisconsin Badgers	-1.14
13	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
14	USC Trojans	0.00
15	Texas Longhorns	2.77
16	Texas A&M Aggies	6.56
17	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
18	Florida State Seminoles	0.22
19	Stanford Cardinal	-0.32
20	LSU Tigers	0.00
21	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.78
24	Mississippi State Bulldogs	-0.22
25	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.62
UCF Knights	0.32
Boise State Broncos	0.31

Total Score: 16.04