Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 9, 2018, 3:10 p.m.
Overall Rationale: If you pad your schedule with a bunch of crappy teams, you will be punished.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
Beat good G5 and P5 teams at home. |
| 2 |
LSU Tigers
|
Pummeled a good P5 team on neutral field and an FCS team. |
| 3 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Excellent win over what might a good P5 on the road in very tough environment and an FCS team at home. |
| 4 |
Auburn Tigers
|
A win over a good P5 team  on a more or less neutral field and an FCS team. |
| 5 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
Win over a maybe decent G5 team on neutral site and squeaked by a decent P5 team on the road. |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Wins over a decent P5 and and G5 at home. Score 24 points a game, at least consistent. |
| 7 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Killed two really bad P5 teams at home. |
| 8 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
Win over a probably bad P5 at home and  walloped a G5 on the road. |
| 9 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Two convincing wins against a decent Indie team and a decent P5 on the road. Will probably do the most Duke thing ever and get a couple more wins and then make me look like an ass when they get destroyed in the latter half of the schedule. |
| 10 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
Wins over maybe decent P5 and G5 opponents at home. |
| 11 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
Beat a possibly really bad UCLA P5 on the road and a G5 on a neutral site. |
| 12 |
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
|
Wins over a schizo CSU team on the road, a decent G5 team and a really bad G5 team. |
| 13 |
California Golden Bears
|
Wins over a probably bad P5 at home and who knows Indie BYU on the road. |
| 14 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Dominating performance over a decent P5 team  on the road and an FCS team. |
| 15 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Dominating performance over a decent P5 team on the road and an FCS team. |
| 16 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
Win over what may turn out to be a crappy FSU team on the road and an FCS at home. |
| 17 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Squeaked past a good G5 team at home, win against a decent P5 on the road. |
| 18 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Wins over a decent G5 and a probably really bad P5 at home. |
| 19 |
Houston Cougars
|
Beat a possibly very bad P5 team and a G5 team. |
| 20 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Beat a decent P5 and bad FCS at home. |
| 21 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
Beat what may be a decent P5 and and a bad FCS at home. |
| 22 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
Win over a decent/bad P5 on neutral and FCS at home. |
| 23 |
USF Bulls
|
Beat a decently bad P5 GT team and an FCS team at home. |
| 24 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
Beat a decent G5 team and a bad G5 team, both at home. |
| 25 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
Mauled two bad G5 teams at home. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford Cardinal
|
1.83 |
| 2 |
LSU Tigers
|
1.89 |
| 3 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Auburn Tigers
|
0.13 |
| 5 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
7.33 |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.56 |
| 7 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
9.17 |
| 9 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
4.57 |
| 10 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
5.31 |
| 11 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
13.67 |
| 12 |
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
|
3.64 |
| 13 |
California Golden Bears
|
9.93 |
| 14 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-3.64 |
| 15 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-3.00 |
| 16 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-0.47 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-4.14 |
| 19 |
Houston Cougars
|
1.86 |
| 20 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
-1.15 |
| 23 |
USF Bulls
|
0.63 |
| 24 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
|
0.87 |
| 25 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
-3.44 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Washington Huskies
|
1.65 |
TCU Horned Frogs
|
2.36 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
1.68 |
Boise State Broncos
|
1.41 |
UCF Knights
|
1.11 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.48 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.50 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.26 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.06 |
USC Trojans
|
0.15 |
Total Score: 86.90