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stripes361 Ballot for 2018 Preseason

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Aug. 19, 2018, 9:27 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My normal method of ranking teams based on how well they've performed during the season doesn't really work right now, because there's a 130 way tie for last place. So, instead, I'm just going to take a composite of the S&P+ and the FPI as my starting point and make a couple of adjustments based on whatever internal bullshit actually motivates me. I'll comment on each team that I move out of its analytics-ordained orbit.

Rank Team Reason
1 Alabama Crimson Tide I'm the conductor on the Tua hype train. All aboard! Composite: 50.5
2 Clemson Tigers Clemson is the #1 team in my composite but QB is a large part of my evaluation for teams and I'm just not crazy about the Tigers' situation yet. Composite: 51.2
3 Ohio State Buckeyes Composite: 49.7
4 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State is only 8th in the composite but I'm a true believer. They're my darkhorse pick for the CFP. Miles Sanders is going to wow a lot of people. I actually think Mike Gesicki and all four starters in the defensive backfield will be bigger losses than Saquon Barkley, as great as he was. But I trust Franklin to solidify the defense and this offense is going to be electric. Composite: 39.4
5 Washington Huskies Composite: 46.5
6 Georgia Bulldogs Composite: 45.6
7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Composite: 43.1
8 Auburn Tigers Composite: 42.8
9 Oklahoma Sooners Composite: 38.9
10 Michigan State Spartans Composite: 37.2
11 Michigan Wolverines Composite: 36.3
12 Wisconsin Badgers Composite: 35.6
13 Miami Hurricanes Composite: 33.9
14 Mississippi State Bulldogs Composite: 30.8
15 Stanford Cardinal Composite: 28.5
16 USC Trojans Composite: 28.4
17 Florida State Seminoles Composite: 25.7
18 Oklahoma State Cowboys Composite: 24.7
19 LSU Tigers Composite: 24.4
20 Texas Longhorns Composite: 24
21 Texas A&M Aggies Composite: 23.8
22 Virginia Tech Hokies Composite: 23.4
23 Oregon Ducks Composite: 23.1
24 TCU Horned Frogs Composite: 21.4
25 Florida Gators Composite: 20.7

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