Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 14, 2018, 2:07 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Dropped: Stanford, Auburn, Syracuse, and Missouri. Replaced with: Florida, Washington State, Iowa, and Duke. Primarily based on results of previous weeks with rigor considered, talent and coaching experience, future schedule, projections of playoffs and conference champions, and standing of the previous polls. This includes teams under a first-year head coach as well as with no limit on G5 teams. This list is solely based on merit and no specific outline.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Clemson Tigers	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	0.52
6	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
7	UCF Knights	0.00
8	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
9	Florida Gators	0.00
10	LSU Tigers	-0.87
11	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
12	Oregon Ducks	0.00
13	Kentucky Wildcats	0.00
14	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.65
15	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
16	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
17	Washington State Cougars	0.85
18	Duke Blue Devils	2.32
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
20	Colorado Buffaloes	2.09
21	USF Bulls	0.00
22	Washington Huskies	-0.37
23	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.44
24	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
25	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.87
Michigan State Spartans	0.19

Total Score: 9.17