Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 19, 2018, 11:17 a.m.

Overall Rationale: 1. Win percentage2. (scoring offense rank + scoring defense rank)/23. (number of wins versus teams in group) - (number of losses)4. # of Opponents' wins

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers	tie with Alabama. Three wins over teams in group (Syracuse, NC State, Georgia Southern)
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	tie with Clemson. One win over team in group (LSU)
3	UCF Knights
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5	Georgia Bulldogs
6	Michigan Wolverines
7	Utah State Aggies
8	Washington State Cougars
9	Ohio State Buckeyes
10	Oklahoma Sooners
11	Fresno State Bulldogs
12	Cincinnati Bearcats
13	UAB Blazers
14	Boise State Broncos
15	Army West Point
16	Troy Trojans
17	LSU Tigers	Tie with Buffalo. One win, two losses to teams in group (Alabama, Georgia, Florida) for -1. Opponents have 68 wins.
18	Buffalo Bulls	tie with LSU. One loss to team in group (Army) for -1. Opponents have 50 wins.
19	Appalachian State Mountaineers
20	West Virginia Mountaineers
21	North Texas Mean Green
22	Florida Gators
23	Penn State Nittany Lions
24	Utah Utes	Tie with FIU. Losses to two teams in group (Washington, Washington State) for -2.
25	FIU Panthers	Tie with Utah. No games against any teams within group.In this case I subtract the highest number of losses of any team in the group plus one. -|3+1| = -4.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.46
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.06
3	UCF Knights	1.00
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.39
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Michigan Wolverines	-0.99
7	Utah State Aggies	1.24
8	Washington State Cougars	0.00
9	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
10	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.52
11	Fresno State Bulldogs	3.11
12	Cincinnati Bearcats	5.32
13	UAB Blazers	11.90
14	Boise State Broncos	1.02
15	Army West Point	1.15
16	Troy Trojans	8.75
17	LSU Tigers	-3.54
18	Buffalo Bulls	6.93
19	Appalachian State Mountaineers	5.72
20	West Virginia Mountaineers	-2.35
21	North Texas Mean Green	4.21
22	Florida Gators	-1.40
23	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.78
24	Utah Utes	-1.33
25	FIU Panthers	0.22

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas Longhorns	2.80
Washington Huskies	2.11
Kentucky Wildcats	1.39
Syracuse Orange	1.04
Northwestern Wildcats	0.53
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.21
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.15

Total Score: 72.61