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Overall Rationale: Got the model up and running, using a Quiz Bowl seeding structure, spreads and W-L to make a coherent conclusion. A bit reactive during the opening weeks but oh well.

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Northern Illinois Huskies	Unsurprisingly, the model overreacted when I told it that they beat Notre Dame. Still... they probably deserved to be ranked?
2	Washington Huskies	Unimpressive, but inertia keeps them here.
3	Georgia Bulldogs	Impressive and inertia.
4	Missouri Tigers	"
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	"
6	Arizona Wildcats	What does it see in them? Inertia.
7	Texas Longhorns	Not enough inertia. Probably should be higher.
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	Eh.
9	Ole Miss Rebels	Eh.
10	Syracuse Orange	Basically just a crapshoot for who gets to stand now that FSU's corpse is battered.
11	Boston College Eagles	See above.
12	Duke Blue Devils	My team! Won a terribly ugly match against Northwestern, but because of the mild upset nature was rewarded by a much higher place in a week of mostly poor performances at the top.
13	Oregon Ducks	Shooting left and right, coming out on top in a less than glorious end.
14	James Madison Dukes	Inertia alone. Hangs on by a thread.
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	Maybe BGSU is legit? Or perhaps PSU sucks.
16	Memphis Tigers	Remarkably dominant.
17	Toledo Rockets	Inertia.
18	USC Trojans	Needs boost, but isn't going to get it playing Utah State.
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Barely a win, but hang on to that inertia.
20	Liberty Flames	Still hate JMU.
21	Iowa State Cyclones	My other team! CyHawk secured, ranking sniped. Was it a fluke... absolutely not.
22	Kansas State Wildcats	Climb in KSU, nice win over Tulane even if a beat cheap.
23	Illinois Fighting Illini	Beats Kansas, seems you can hold your own.
24	Louisville Cardinals	Unhappily underrated.
25	Tennessee Volunteers	Always overrated. Why did people rank NCSU in the first place? I swear it was just to give UT a quality win. NCSU is bad.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Northern Illinois Huskies	4.01
2	Washington Huskies	3.77
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Missouri Tigers	0.61
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Arizona Wildcats	2.77
7	Texas Longhorns	-3.96
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
10	Syracuse Orange	2.64
11	Boston College Eagles	1.75
12	Duke Blue Devils	12.83
13	Oregon Ducks	0.00
14	James Madison Dukes	11.16
15	Penn State Nittany Lions	-1.13
16	Memphis Tigers	5.89
17	Toledo Rockets	8.16
18	USC Trojans	-1.73
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.25
20	Liberty Flames	4.88
21	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
22	Kansas State Wildcats	-1.22
23	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
24	Louisville Cardinals	-0.57
25	Tennessee Volunteers	-3.81

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Miami Hurricanes	3.07
Utah Utes	3.03
Oklahoma Sooners	1.52
Michigan Wolverines	0.42
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.43
LSU Tigers	0.51
Clemson Tigers	0.28

Total Score: 80.40

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