Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 5, 2018, 6:53 a.m.

Overall Rationale: These are what I consider to be the best teams in college football. This rationale is different than my preseason ballot, in which I tried to predict what the final poll would look like.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
7	Auburn Tigers	0.00
8	Washington Huskies	0.51
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
10	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.02
12	LSU Tigers	0.00
13	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
14	USC Trojans	0.00
15	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
16	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
17	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.33
19	Michigan Wolverines	0.14
20	Miami Hurricanes	0.57
21	Boise State Broncos	0.00
22	UCF Knights	-0.08
23	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.29
24	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
25	Oregon Ducks	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
West Virginia Mountaineers	1.66

Total Score: 4.59