Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 1, 2018, 7:01 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I took the BROHM methodology from u/factorialite but with a few minor changes. First, this ranking system is pretty bad (though amusingly quite good in some ways, a la finding Clemson/OU/Alabama highly ranked).The way BROHM works is I have assigned P5 teams 150 points to start, G5 teams 100 points, FCS Playoff (last year) teams 75 points (which they cannot gain or lose but just stay at 75 always) and all other FCS teams 50 points (which again, cannot gain or lose but just stay at 50 points),For each game, a team contributes half of its points into the game pool (so if a P5 team starts against another P5 team they each contribute 75 points). Then, they take out points based on their pythagorean share in that game (PointsFOR^2/(PointsFOR^2+PointsAGAINST^2)). This way, it's possible for a "bad" team to play a "good" team close and ultimately win points despite losing the game. Alternatively, it is possible for a "good" team to win a game and ultimately lose points to a "bad" team by not beating them by enough.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Kentucky Wildcats
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	LSU Tigers
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Washington Huskies
8	Penn State Nittany Lions
9	Auburn Tigers
10	West Virginia Mountaineers
11	Clemson Tigers
12	Virginia Tech Hokies
13	NC State Wolfpack
14	Oklahoma Sooners
15	Wisconsin Badgers
16	Appalachian State Mountaineers
17	Texas Tech Red Raiders
18	Florida Gators
19	Michigan Wolverines
20	UCF Knights
21	Miami Hurricanes
22	Syracuse Orange
23	Oregon Ducks
24	Michigan State Spartans
25	Cincinnati Bearcats

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Kentucky Wildcats	2.02
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.18
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	LSU Tigers	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.52
7	Washington Huskies	0.57
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.12
9	Auburn Tigers	0.00
10	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
11	Clemson Tigers	-1.81
12	Virginia Tech Hokies	6.84
13	NC State Wolfpack	1.03
14	Oklahoma Sooners	-3.47
15	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
16	Appalachian State Mountaineers	5.09
17	Texas Tech Red Raiders	7.73
18	Florida Gators	0.68
19	Michigan Wolverines	-0.23
20	UCF Knights	-0.88
21	Miami Hurricanes	-0.27
22	Syracuse Orange	0.25
23	Oregon Ducks	-0.37
24	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
25	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Stanford Cardinal	2.96
Texas Longhorns	1.13
Colorado Buffaloes	0.49
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.24

Total Score: 37.90