Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 9, 2019, 9:57 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Various inputs are considered, first is games I actually watched (which is quite a few), followed by other polls and previous rankings.  Sagarin ratings also factor heavily into my perceptions, if it matters.  This is not predictive for next year, necessarily, but does predict how I think teams would perform now.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers
2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Oklahoma Sooners
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7	LSU Tigers
8	Florida Gators
9	Kentucky Wildcats
10	Washington Huskies
11	Texas A&M Aggies
12	Penn State Nittany Lions
13	Texas Longhorns
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs
15	Washington State Cougars
16	Syracuse Orange
17	Michigan Wolverines
18	UCF Knights
19	Fresno State Bulldogs
20	North Dakota State Bison
21	West Virginia Mountaineers
22	Auburn Tigers
23	Missouri Tigers
24	Utah State Aggies
25	Iowa Hawkeyes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.00
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.02
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.97
5	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
7	LSU Tigers	0.00
8	Florida Gators	0.00
9	Kentucky Wildcats	0.59
10	Washington Huskies	0.35
11	Texas A&M Aggies	0.97
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.24
13	Texas Longhorns	-0.18
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs	6.47
15	Washington State Cougars	-0.82
16	Syracuse Orange	0.00
17	Michigan Wolverines	-0.41
18	UCF Knights	-1.43
19	Fresno State Bulldogs	0.00
20	North Dakota State Bison	0.83
21	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.00
22	Auburn Tigers	2.39
23	Missouri Tigers	1.87
24	Utah State Aggies	0.00
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Army West Point	1.21
Northwestern Wildcats	0.57
Cincinnati Bearcats	0.26
Boise State Broncos	0.34

Total Score: 20.96