Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Jan. 9, 2024, 5:59 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Final notes: Deservedness layer removed. General notes: FIRST layer (computer portion): SP+, opponents’ SP+, opponents’ opponents’ SP+, opponents’ win %, opponents’ opponents’ win %. SECOND layer (human portion): home/field/away, key injuries, P5/G5 status, watched game factors (ex: offensive/defensive line domination, rush yards after contact, average point of first contact, defensive penetration on non-inside screens, missed tackles, quarterback throwing release speed, overall turnovers, average starting field position, etc). THIRD layer (human portion): wins/losses vs higher-/lower-/non-ranked teams, recency of those results. FOURTH layer (computer portion): Deservedness = team cannot be ranked over another team with 2+ fewer losses (ex: 6-2 Notre Dame can be ranked over 7-1 Missouri, but 6-2 Notre Dame cannot be ranked over 7-0 Liberty even if Notre Dame beat Liberty heads up, rankings have Notre Dame over Liberty, and/or I think Notre Dame is better than Liberty)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Michigan Wolverines
2	Washington Huskies
3	Florida State Seminoles
4	Texas Longhorns
5	Alabama Crimson Tide
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Georgia Bulldogs
8	Oregon Ducks
9	Ole Miss Rebels
10	Penn State Nittany Lions
11	LSU Tigers
12	Missouri Tigers
13	Louisville Cardinals
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
15	Arizona Wildcats
16	NC State Wolfpack
17	Oregon State Beavers
18	Utah Utes
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys
20	Oklahoma Sooners
21	Kansas State Wildcats
22	Tennessee Volunteers
23	Kansas Jayhawks
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	Very close gap between Iowa, UCLA, and the next few teams. Not going to spend a lot of time deciding who is the true 24th-best team.
25	UCLA Bruins	Next 6 in alphabetical order: Duke, James Madison, SMU, Troy, Tulane, USC

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
2	Washington Huskies	0.00
3	Florida State Seminoles	0.70
4	Texas Longhorns	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.87
7	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.29
8	Oregon Ducks	-0.11
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.60
11	LSU Tigers	0.00
12	Missouri Tigers	-1.80
13	Louisville Cardinals	1.77
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
15	Arizona Wildcats	-0.29
16	NC State Wolfpack	1.89
17	Oregon State Beavers	3.17
18	Utah Utes	7.00
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
20	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.43
21	Kansas State Wildcats	-0.01
22	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.31
23	Kansas Jayhawks	0.00
24	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
25	UCLA Bruins	0.22

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Clemson Tigers	1.11
SMU Mustangs	0.31

Total Score: 22.87