Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 18, 2020, 3:11 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Whipped out the ol'spreadsheet finally, and chucked numbers in. As expected for this funky season, there's a few funky results. I tried to leave it in the order the analysis punched out but chucked out a few teams that snuck in on the stats but, uh... had many losses. 3-3 Pitt isn't taking 16th, for example. I use a diminishing returns MOV, margin of yards, turnovers, and adjustments for current AP wins and FCS games. Addressing the Herd in the room, yes, they are being penalized for playing an FCS game, and still overcoming that with the blowouts. 

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Clemson Tigers
2	BYU Cougars
3	Alabama Crimson Tide
4	Marshall Thundering Herd
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
6	Oklahoma State Cowboys
7	North Carolina Tar Heels
8	SMU Mustangs
9	Virginia Tech Hokies
10	West Virginia Mountaineers
11	Cincinnati Bearcats
12	Georgia Bulldogs
13	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
14	Appalachian State Mountaineers
15	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
16	Baylor Bears
17	Miami Hurricanes
18	Kentucky Wildcats
19	Army West Point
20	South Carolina Gamecocks
21	Texas A&M Aggies
22	Kansas State Wildcats
23	Iowa State Cyclones
24	NC State Wolfpack
25	Florida Gators

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Clemson Tigers	0.00
2	BYU Cougars	1.24
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.40
4	Marshall Thundering Herd	2.27
5	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
6	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
7	North Carolina Tar Heels	1.33
8	SMU Mustangs	0.40
9	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.55
10	West Virginia Mountaineers	4.77
11	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.00
12	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.37
13	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0.54
14	Appalachian State Mountaineers	11.09
15	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	2.88
16	Baylor Bears	9.09
17	Miami Hurricanes	-0.45
18	Kentucky Wildcats	5.43
19	Army West Point	2.11
20	South Carolina Gamecocks	5.07
21	Texas A&M Aggies	-1.83
22	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
23	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.60
24	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
25	Florida Gators	-2.50

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	1.39
Penn State Nittany Lions	1.17
Oregon Ducks	0.88
Wisconsin Badgers	0.70
Michigan Wolverines	0.43
Minnesota Golden Gophers	0.20
USC Trojans	0.03

Total Score: 59.71