Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 23, 2018, 7:50 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I feel mostly good about these, but the last few spots in the poll were extremely hard to choose.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Clemson Tigers	Wanted to put Notre Dame here, but Massey likes Clemson quite a bit better. A 41-7 drubbing of an NC State team Massey held in high regard prior to this past weekend will do that.
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	LSU Tigers
5	Michigan Wolverines
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Texas Longhorns
8	Oklahoma Sooners
9	UCF Knights
10	Kentucky Wildcats	Tell YOUR friends about top 10 Kentucky!
11	Florida Gators
12	Ohio State Buckeyes
13	Washington Huskies
14	Texas A&M Aggies
15	Penn State Nittany Lions
16	Washington State Cougars
17	West Virginia Mountaineers
18	Wisconsin Badgers
19	Oregon Ducks	Oregon presents the starkest contrast between human pollsters and Massey composite. Oregon seems to clock in at like #16-#23 or so in most polls, but Massey has them at a paltry #38. I wonder why that is.
20	Iowa Hawkeyes
21	Utah Utes
22	NC State Wolfpack
23	Stanford Cardinal	Was very on the fence about ranking Stanford, with significant losses to Notre Dame and Utah. But, a win over a solid looking Oregon team gives them the nod.
24	Fresno State Bulldogs	Fresno State's only loss was a 7 point road game against Minnesota. While Minnesota isn't great, they aren't terrible either. Massey likes Fresno, and I'm having a ton of trouble with the last three spots so Fresno State it is.
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	LSU Tigers	0.00
5	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.01
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
9	UCF Knights	0.00
10	Kentucky Wildcats	0.04
11	Florida Gators	0.00
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
13	Washington Huskies	0.20
14	Texas A&M Aggies	0.10
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.11
16	Washington State Cougars	0.00
17	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
18	Wisconsin Badgers	0.11
19	Oregon Ducks	0.00
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	-0.22
21	Utah Utes	0.00
22	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
23	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
24	Fresno State Bulldogs	0.00
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USF Bulls	0.34
Appalachian State Mountaineers	0.14

Total Score: 1.25