Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Aug. 16, 2018, 12:46 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Elo rating system, with initial seedings based on a multiple regression model that takes into account last year's adjusted point differential and yards per play difference, this year's returning starters, and the average recruiting class over the last 4 seasons.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	2113
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	2098
3	Clemson Tigers	2069
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	2049
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2029
6	Washington Huskies	2011
7	Oklahoma Sooners	1982
8	Auburn Tigers	1974
9	Michigan Wolverines	1958
10	Michigan State Spartans	1946
11	USC Trojans	1944
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	1924
13	Miami Hurricanes	1916
14	Wisconsin Badgers	1913
15	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1868
16	Stanford Cardinal	1813
17	Florida State Seminoles	1808
18	LSU Tigers	1800
19	Texas Longhorns	1796
20	Florida Gators	1780
21	Texas A&M Aggies	1755
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1751
23	Missouri Tigers	1735
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	1734
25	Oregon Ducks	1729

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.72
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.47
3	Clemson Tigers	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.90
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.35
6	Washington Huskies	0.00
7	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
8	Auburn Tigers	0.00
9	Michigan Wolverines	0.27
10	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
11	USC Trojans	0.41
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.05
13	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
14	Wisconsin Badgers	-1.79
15	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.35
16	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
17	Florida State Seminoles	0.50
18	LSU Tigers	0.40
19	Texas Longhorns	1.21
20	Florida Gators	4.63
21	Texas A&M Aggies	2.58
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
23	Missouri Tigers	2.23
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	0.00
25	Oregon Ducks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
TCU Horned Frogs	1.63
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.62
UCF Knights	0.32
Virginia Tech Hokies	0.75
Boise State Broncos	0.31

Total Score: 22.50