Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 15, 2018, 9:16 a.m.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	The poll has no eye test, so I can't quantify the fact that Tua Tagovioloa hasn't thrown a 4th quarter pass yet. Based on resume, OSU is still #1. 
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	LSU Tigers
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Texas Longhorns
7	Oklahoma Sooners
8	Clemson Tigers
9	Florida Gators
10	Kentucky Wildcats
11	NC State Wolfpack
12	Army West Point	Army continues to be the biggest outlier in this poll. Despite three losses, the poll structure basically discounts two of them due to quality of opponent. Their schedule gets weaker as the season wears on and even if they win out I expect them to slide further down in the poll. 
13	Michigan Wolverines
14	Oregon Ducks
15	Iowa Hawkeyes
16	Texas A&M Aggies
17	UCF Knights
18	Penn State Nittany Lions
19	West Virginia Mountaineers
20	Washington Huskies
21	Iowa State Cyclones
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders
23	USC Trojans
24	USF Bulls
25	Michigan State Spartans

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.50
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.15
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.94
4	LSU Tigers	0.05
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.67
6	Texas Longhorns	0.20
7	Oklahoma Sooners	0.30
8	Clemson Tigers	-2.71
9	Florida Gators	0.00
10	Kentucky Wildcats	0.37
11	NC State Wolfpack	0.05
12	Army West Point	13.05
13	Michigan Wolverines	-1.96
14	Oregon Ducks	0.00
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.45
16	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
17	UCF Knights	-0.95
18	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
19	West Virginia Mountaineers	-0.33
20	Washington Huskies	0.00
21	Iowa State Cyclones	4.16
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	2.82
23	USC Trojans	0.54
24	USF Bulls	0.00
25	Michigan State Spartans	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Cincinnati Bearcats	0.66
Washington State Cougars	0.35
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.23
Wisconsin Badgers	0.20

Total Score: 31.65