Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 18, 2018, 8:08 a.m.

Overall Rationale: It's too early for my computer rankings to look very good. It's entirely resume-based and looks only at this season. Since nobody has played very many games, it's easy for it to get tripped up by small sample sizes.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Penn State Nittany Lions
3	Duke Blue Devils
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Indiana Hoosiers
6	Clemson Tigers
7	Oklahoma State Cowboys
8	LSU Tigers
9	Ohio State Buckeyes
10	Georgia Bulldogs
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs
12	Stanford Cardinal
13	Oklahoma Sooners
14	USF Bulls
15	Boston College Eagles
16	Buffalo Bulls
17	West Virginia Mountaineers
18	Army West Point
19	Syracuse Orange
20	Vanderbilt Commodores
21	Minnesota Golden Gophers
22	UCF Knights
23	Akron Zips
24	Virginia Tech Hokies
25	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.55
3	Duke Blue Devils	3.01
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.71
5	Indiana Hoosiers	7.82
6	Clemson Tigers	0.00
7	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.65
8	LSU Tigers	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.59
10	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.36
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
12	Stanford Cardinal	-0.19
13	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.86
14	USF Bulls	3.33
15	Boston College Eagles	1.06
16	Buffalo Bulls	8.97
17	West Virginia Mountaineers	-0.08
18	Army West Point	7.03
19	Syracuse Orange	3.87
20	Vanderbilt Commodores	5.08
21	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2.15
22	UCF Knights	-0.11
23	Akron Zips	2.12
24	Virginia Tech Hokies	-1.47
25	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	0.23

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Auburn Tigers	2.10
Washington Huskies	1.81
TCU Horned Frogs	1.04
Wisconsin Badgers	0.65
Oregon Ducks	0.71
Michigan Wolverines	0.63
Miami Hurricanes	0.40
Texas A&M Aggies	0.32
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00

Total Score: 61.87