Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 16, 2018, 5:51 p.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	Won National Championship. 
2	Georgia Bulldogs	Lost National Championship. 
3	Clemson Tigers	Lost to winner of National Championship
4	Oklahoma Sooners	Lost to loser of National Championship. 
5	Auburn Tigers	Beat winner and loser of National Championship. 
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	Destroyed Pac-12 Champion in bowl game. 
7	TCU Horned Frogs	Beat loser of Pac-12 Championship, lost to semi-final loser. 
8	Wisconsin Badgers	Lost Big 10 Championship, destroyed loser of ACC championship 
9	UCF Knights	Beat a disheartened Auburn team but were also "National Champions". 
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	Close lost to Big 10 Champ.
11	Miami Hurricanes
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13	Michigan State Spartans
14	Oklahoma State Cowboys
15	Washington Huskies	The top 15 was really the difficult part, bottom 10 are a grab bag. 
16	USC Trojans
17	Stanford Cardinal
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs
19	Memphis Tigers
20	Boise State Broncos
21	NC State Wolfpack
22	Virginia Tech Hokies
23	FAU Owls
24	Texas Longhorns	Required by ESPN pre-season rankings clause. 
25	Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.15
3	Clemson Tigers	0.00
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.32
5	Auburn Tigers	0.59
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	TCU Horned Frogs	1.37
8	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
9	UCF Knights	1.09
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
11	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
13	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
14	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.15
15	Washington Huskies	-1.62
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
19	Memphis Tigers	5.94
20	Boise State Broncos	0.00
21	NC State Wolfpack	3.69
22	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
23	FAU Owls	0.21
24	Texas Longhorns	0.00
25	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0.24

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan Wolverines	1.72
West Virginia Mountaineers	0.62
Florida State Seminoles	0.51
LSU Tigers	0.32

Total Score: 19.56