Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 4, 2018, 8:06 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Performance/team quality ranking, based primarily on ESPN's FPI and Football Outsiders' S&P+ rankings. Not intended to be a resume ranking. Teams moved up and down from their spots in the computer rankings based on eye test, coaching, QB play, and other subjective factors.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Clemson Tigers
3	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Michigan Wolverines	Michigan jumps back over Oklahoma this week after a dominant victory over Penn State. Really hitting on all cylinders right now.
5	Oklahoma Sooners
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7	Ohio State Buckeyes
8	West Virginia Mountaineers
9	Mississippi State Bulldogs
10	Penn State Nittany Lions
11	Washington Huskies
12	Fresno State Bulldogs
13	LSU Tigers
14	Utah Utes
15	UCF Knights
16	Utah State Aggies
17	Washington State Cougars
18	Iowa Hawkeyes
19	Auburn Tigers
20	Texas A&M Aggies	Texas A&M lost by 4 on the road to an Auburn team I had ranked one spot ahead of them last week, which basically matches expectation. Both teams stay in place this week.
21	Missouri Tigers	Welcome back! Missouri made my Top 25 two weeks ago at 4-3 and I foolishly dropped them to my Honorable Mention section last week after a controversial 1-point loss to ranked Kentucky. I let W-L record influence my placement of them too much. They should be back for good now after a convincing demolition of Florida.
22	Wisconsin Badgers
23	Kentucky Wildcats	Kentucky actually stays in place in my poll this week after losing by 17 to Georgia. My placement of the Wildcats at #23 last week was part of the reason I made the "Most Unusual Ballots" list. I suspect that the consensus has moved Kentucky much closer to where I already had them.
24	Purdue Boilermakers	Purdue lost their first three games by a combined 8 points and are 5-1 since. This team is better than their 5-4 record suggests and should continue to roll through an easy November schedule.
25	Boise State Broncos	Honorable Mention: Florida, Texas, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Stanford, Iowa State, Boston College, Miami, Cincinnati

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Clemson Tigers	0.00
3	Georgia Bulldogs	1.18
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.37
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1.10
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.63
8	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
9	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1.72
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.91
11	Washington Huskies	1.86
12	Fresno State Bulldogs	0.46
13	LSU Tigers	-0.40
14	Utah Utes	3.79
15	UCF Knights	-0.94
16	Utah State Aggies	0.00
17	Washington State Cougars	-1.96
18	Iowa Hawkeyes	3.31
19	Auburn Tigers	3.73
20	Texas A&M Aggies	5.01
21	Missouri Tigers	3.83
22	Wisconsin Badgers	2.82
23	Kentucky Wildcats	-2.52
24	Purdue Boilermakers	0.75
25	Boise State Broncos	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Syracuse Orange	1.69
Boston College Eagles	1.38
Texas Longhorns	1.11
Florida Gators	0.89
NC State Wolfpack	0.65
Cincinnati Bearcats	0.17
Michigan State Spartans	0.18
Iowa State Cyclones	0.25

Total Score: 44.63