Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 30, 2018, 8:18 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Hybrid polling using strength of record, efficiency, and a couple other stats correlated with the CFP polls history to predict how the committee will rank teams.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	LSU Tigers
5	Michigan Wolverines
6	Georgia Bulldogs
7	Ohio State Buckeyes
8	Kentucky Wildcats
9	Oklahoma Sooners
10	Washington State Cougars
11	West Virginia Mountaineers
12	UCF Knights
13	Florida Gators
14	Utah Utes
15	Penn State Nittany Lions
16	Texas Longhorns
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Boston College Eagles
19	Fresno State Bulldogs
20	Texas A&M Aggies
21	Utah State Aggies
22	Iowa State Cyclones
23	Stanford Cardinal
24	Northwestern Wildcats
25	Washington Huskies

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.46
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.96
4	LSU Tigers	0.00
5	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.39
8	Kentucky Wildcats	0.26
9	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.31
10	Washington State Cougars	0.00
11	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
12	UCF Knights	0.00
13	Florida Gators	0.00
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
16	Texas Longhorns	0.00
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
18	Boston College Eagles	1.38
19	Fresno State Bulldogs	0.00
20	Texas A&M Aggies	1.39
21	Utah State Aggies	0.00
22	Iowa State Cyclones	2.59
23	Stanford Cardinal	1.76
24	Northwestern Wildcats	0.19
25	Washington Huskies	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Houston Cougars	1.15
Syracuse Orange	0.65
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.32
Virginia Cavaliers	0.52

Total Score: 12.34