Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 1, 2018, 11:46 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Top few teams still manually picked. Computer rankings are starting to become less important to me as the season goes along.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers	I know I'll be accused of "poll inertia" for keeping Clemson at #1 despite their performance, but they haven't lost a game yet.
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Oklahoma Sooners
6	LSU Tigers
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8	Kentucky Wildcats
9	West Virginia Mountaineers
10	NC State Wolfpack
11	Colorado Buffaloes	Still undefeated, though the Nebraska win is looking a lot less impressive.
12	Washington Huskies
13	Penn State Nittany Lions
14	Stanford Cardinal
15	Auburn Tigers
16	UCF Knights
17	Michigan Wolverines
18	Wisconsin Badgers
19	Miami Hurricanes
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys
21	Florida Gators
22	Boise State Broncos
23	Michigan State Spartans
24	Syracuse Orange
25	North Dakota State Bison

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	1.39
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
6	LSU Tigers	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
8	Kentucky Wildcats	0.45
9	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
10	NC State Wolfpack	1.70
11	Colorado Buffaloes	1.74
12	Washington Huskies	0.00
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
14	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
15	Auburn Tigers	-0.42
16	UCF Knights	0.00
17	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
18	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
19	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.25
21	Florida Gators	0.00
22	Boise State Broncos	0.68
23	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
24	Syracuse Orange	0.00
25	North Dakota State Bison	0.24

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oregon Ducks	1.24
Texas Longhorns	1.13

Total Score: 9.25