Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 18, 2018, 1:03 a.m.

Overall Rationale: More changes to my algorithm. Which make some improvements, but its far from perfect. I suspect now that I value wins over cupcakes a bit too much. See number 24. It's really hard to properly value every game. Points of note:Alabama: No matter how many times I tweak my early season rankings, Bama is always #1.Oklahoma State: Good team, top 5 is a bit much.Oklahoma: The close win vs ISU and UCLA kinda not being good is holding OU down a bit. Iowa. I am happy to see Iowa ranked here unlike in the AP poll, but top 15 seems high. TAMU: Eh, a bit high. I would put us around 20.BSU: I think they deserve to be ranked still, but maybe 20-25.Minnesota: I'm excited to see them ranked now!North Dakota State Bisons! An FCS team? That's kinda cool and they are legit, but I'm a bit skeptical.Wisconsin: Wisconsin fell to #27. Not sure that was deserved.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Oklahoma State Cowboys
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Clemson Tigers
7	LSU Tigers
8	Auburn Tigers
9	Oklahoma Sooners
10	Washington Huskies
11	Iowa Hawkeyes
12	Stanford Cardinal
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs
14	Texas A&M Aggies
15	Virginia Tech Hokies
16	TCU Horned Frogs
17	Boise State Broncos
18	West Virginia Mountaineers
19	Washington State Cougars
20	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
21	Minnesota Golden Gophers
22	South Carolina Gamecocks
23	Duke Blue Devils
24	North Dakota State Bison
25	UCF Knights

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.37
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.64
6	Clemson Tigers	0.00
7	LSU Tigers	0.00
8	Auburn Tigers	0.38
9	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.43
10	Washington Huskies	0.10
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	2.60
12	Stanford Cardinal	-0.19
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
14	Texas A&M Aggies	1.58
15	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.00
16	TCU Horned Frogs	0.00
17	Boise State Broncos	3.89
18	West Virginia Mountaineers	-0.31
19	Washington State Cougars	2.34
20	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1.66
21	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2.15
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	3.07
23	Duke Blue Devils	0.00
24	North Dakota State Bison	1.23
25	UCF Knights	-0.76

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Wisconsin Badgers	0.65
Oregon Ducks	0.71
Michigan Wolverines	0.63
Boston College Eagles	0.32
Miami Hurricanes	0.40

Total Score: 25.42