Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 17, 2018, 8:39 a.m.

Overall Rationale: This is a backwards-looking resume based poll whose final step is an algorithm that computes the value of wins and losses to date.  The weighting of opponent quality will eventually be done with a heavy amount of adjustment based on my personal eyetest, but at this point is entirely based on the Sagarin rankings of all 255 Div-I teams.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Duke Blue Devils
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	LSU Tigers
4	Ohio State Buckeyes
5	Oklahoma Sooners
6	Stanford Cardinal
7	Iowa Hawkeyes
8	Clemson Tigers
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10	Syracuse Orange
11	Penn State Nittany Lions
12	Indiana Hoosiers
13	USF Bulls
14	California Golden Bears
15	Georgia Bulldogs
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs
17	Kentucky Wildcats
18	Auburn Tigers
19	North Texas Mean Green
20	Washington State Cougars
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys
22	Boston College Eagles
23	Minnesota Golden Gophers
24	Colorado Buffaloes
25	Missouri Tigers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Duke Blue Devils	3.40
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	LSU Tigers	0.19
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
6	Stanford Cardinal	0.08
7	Iowa Hawkeyes	3.69
8	Clemson Tigers	-0.61
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
10	Syracuse Orange	10.59
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
12	Indiana Hoosiers	4.75
13	USF Bulls	3.72
14	California Golden Bears	2.23
15	Georgia Bulldogs	-3.10
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
17	Kentucky Wildcats	2.35
18	Auburn Tigers	-0.33
19	North Texas Mean Green	3.84
20	Washington State Cougars	1.81
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-1.22
22	Boston College Eagles	0.00
23	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0.74
24	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
25	Missouri Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
West Virginia Mountaineers	2.23
Washington Huskies	1.81
Virginia Tech Hokies	1.93
UCF Knights	0.98
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

Total Score: 53.35