Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 28, 2018, 5:28 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Dropped: USF, Texas A&M, Washington, and Wisconsin Replaced with: Georgia Southern, Utah State, Fresno State, and Houston. 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
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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3	Clemson Tigers
4	Michigan Wolverines
5	Oklahoma Sooners
6	LSU Tigers
7	Georgia Bulldogs
8	Kentucky Wildcats
9	Washington State Cougars
10	West Virginia Mountaineers
11	Ohio State Buckeyes
12	UCF Knights
13	Texas Longhorns
14	Florida Gators
15	Utah Utes
16	Penn State Nittany Lions
17	Syracuse Orange
18	Boston College Eagles
19	Virginia Cavaliers
20	Iowa Hawkeyes
21	NC State Wolfpack
22	Georgia Southern Eagles
23	Utah State Aggies
24	Fresno State Bulldogs
25	Houston Cougars

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
3	Clemson Tigers	-0.04
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.04
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.49
6	LSU Tigers	0.00
7	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
8	Kentucky Wildcats	0.26
9	Washington State Cougars	0.00
10	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
12	UCF Knights	0.00
13	Texas Longhorns	0.16
14	Florida Gators	0.00
15	Utah Utes	0.00
16	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.07
17	Syracuse Orange	1.16
18	Boston College Eagles	1.38
19	Virginia Cavaliers	0.64
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
21	NC State Wolfpack	1.82
22	Georgia Southern Eagles	0.91
23	Utah State Aggies	0.00
24	Fresno State Bulldogs	-0.21
25	Houston Cougars	-0.87

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.32

Total Score: 8.36