Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 9, 2018, 9:43 a.m.

Overall Rationale: All P5 teams with a win percentage of 0.75 or better and G5/Independent teams with a win percentage of 0.80 or better are considered eligible for ranking. P5 teams with a win percentage of 0.66 or better who defeated an already eligible team or also considered eligible. This process is not repeated. Additionally, all 2-loss teams are considered eligible if both losses came against undefeated opponents. Points are awarded as follows: +1 for defeating an eligible team, -1 for losing to an eligible team, -2 for losing to a non-eligible team, -1 for playing fewer than 4 P5 teams over the entire season. Teams are grouped according to point totals and randomized within each grouping. Other Pot 4 teams: N/A

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.96
2	Clemson Tigers	0.98
3	LSU Tigers	2.25
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.89
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.83
6	Kentucky Wildcats	1.94
7	NC State Wolfpack	1.49
8	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
9	Colorado Buffaloes	1.27
10	Georgia Bulldogs	-4.66
11	Florida Gators	0.08
12	Iowa Hawkeyes	5.08
13	Wisconsin Badgers	0.10
14	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
15	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.21
16	Stanford Cardinal	4.25
17	Texas Longhorns	-0.89
18	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
19	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
20	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
21	USF Bulls	0.00
22	UCF Knights	-1.72
23	Washington Huskies	-2.56
24	Penn State Nittany Lions	-3.31
25	Oregon Ducks	-0.81

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Auburn Tigers	0.38
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.09

Total Score: 35.74