BosskOnASegway Ballot for 2018 Week 14
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Nov. 26, 2018, 12:18 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Missed last week, but as always attempting to use a model to emulate the committee rankings.  Will need to rework it a bit next year.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.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
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| 3 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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strength of record 5 with win over Michigan and tied on FPI with OU.  will be interesting to see how much they honor the tradition of valuing strength of record and wins over "quality of loss" |
| 6 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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strength of record 6 after this week tied on FPI with OSU.  will be interesting to see how much they honor the tradition of valuing strength of record and wins over "quality of loss" |
| 7 |
Michigan Wolverines
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| 8 |
UCF Knights
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interested in what happens here.   |
| 9 |
LSU Tigers
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| 10 |
Washington Huskies
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| 11 |
Florida Gators
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| 12 |
Washington State Cougars
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| 13 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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| 14 |
Kentucky Wildcats
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| 15 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
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| 16 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 17 |
Northwestern Wildcats
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| 18 |
Utah Utes
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| 19 |
Syracuse Orange
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| 20 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
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| 21 |
Boise State Broncos
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| 22 |
Iowa State Cyclones
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| 23 |
Army West Point
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| 24 |
Fresno State Bulldogs
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| 25 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.28 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.02 |
| 8 |
UCF Knights
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.55 |
| 10 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Florida Gators
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Kentucky Wildcats
|
0.24 |
| 15 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.99 |
| 17 |
Northwestern Wildcats
|
0.85 |
| 18 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.30 |
| 23 |
Army West Point
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Fresno State Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.00 |
Texas Longhorns
Utah State Aggies