Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 4, 2018, 4:55 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Dropped: Texas, Florida, Utah, Penn State, Virginia, Iowa, Georgia Southern, and Houston. Replaced with: Cincinnati, UAB, Buffalo, Iowa State, Michigan State, Auburn, Washington, 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	Clemson Tigers
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	Michigan Wolverines
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Oklahoma Sooners
7	Washington State Cougars
8	West Virginia Mountaineers
9	Ohio State Buckeyes
10	UCF Knights
11	Kentucky Wildcats
12	LSU Tigers
13	Syracuse Orange
14	Boston College Eagles
15	NC State Wolfpack
16	Utah State Aggies
17	Fresno State Bulldogs
18	Cincinnati Bearcats
19	Buffalo Bulls
20	UAB Blazers
21	Iowa State Cyclones
22	Michigan State Spartans
23	Auburn Tigers
24	Washington Huskies
25	Duke Blue Devils

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
7	Washington State Cougars	0.05
8	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
10	UCF Knights	0.00
11	Kentucky Wildcats	0.04
12	LSU Tigers	-0.04
13	Syracuse Orange	0.03
14	Boston College Eagles	0.32
15	NC State Wolfpack	0.70
16	Utah State Aggies	0.00
17	Fresno State Bulldogs	0.00
18	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.49
19	Buffalo Bulls	2.10
20	UAB Blazers	1.37
21	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
22	Michigan State Spartans	0.00
23	Auburn Tigers	0.77
24	Washington Huskies	-0.21
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.16

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Longhorns	1.11
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.77
Florida Gators	0.89
Penn State Nittany Lions	0.56

Total Score: 9.64