Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 7, 2018, 1:03 p.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 mostly based on the Sagarin rankings of all 255 Div-I teams with some sanity check from my observations.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes
2	Clemson Tigers
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Kentucky Wildcats
7	LSU Tigers
8	NC State Wolfpack
9	Texas Longhorns
10	Oklahoma Sooners
11	Michigan Wolverines
12	West Virginia Mountaineers
13	Cincinnati Bearcats
14	Washington Huskies
15	Miami Hurricanes
16	Florida Gators
17	Colorado Buffaloes
18	USF Bulls
19	Iowa Hawkeyes
20	Penn State Nittany Lions
21	Duke Blue Devils
22	UCF Knights
23	Washington State Cougars
24	Fresno State Bulldogs
25	Wisconsin Badgers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.68
2	Clemson Tigers	0.98
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.89
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.73
6	Kentucky Wildcats	1.94
7	LSU Tigers	1.09
8	NC State Wolfpack	1.28
9	Texas Longhorns	0.00
10	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
11	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
12	West Virginia Mountaineers	-0.78
13	Cincinnati Bearcats	1.29
14	Washington Huskies	-0.25
15	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
16	Florida Gators	0.00
17	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
18	USF Bulls	0.27
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.77
20	Penn State Nittany Lions	-2.22
21	Duke Blue Devils	3.88
22	UCF Knights	-1.72
23	Washington State Cougars	0.17
24	Fresno State Bulldogs	1.05
25	Wisconsin Badgers	-1.37

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oregon Ducks	1.08
Texas A&M Aggies	0.33
Auburn Tigers	0.38
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.09

Total Score: 24.22