Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 12, 2024, 12:31 a.m.

Overall Rationale: For the preseason I just use general feelings to pick the teams, towards the end of the season I try to lessen the effects of the "eye test" in favor of teams that simply win. I don't care as much about a weaker schedule if a team has won every game they've played and I don't care that your schedule was hard if you're losing to every good opponent you face. That being said that doesn't mean I ignore SOS. I just see it more as a bonus to already good teams more so than a pedestal to prop up bad or ok teams into the top 25.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Oregon Ducks
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Michigan Wolverines
6	Alabama Crimson Tide
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8	Ole Miss Rebels
9	Clemson Tigers
10	Utah Utes
11	Florida State Seminoles
12	Missouri Tigers
13	Oklahoma Sooners
14	Penn State Nittany Lions
15	Washington Huskies
16	NC State Wolfpack
17	Tennessee Volunteers
18	Kansas State Wildcats
19	LSU Tigers
20	Virginia Tech Hokies
21	Louisville Cardinals
22	Iowa Hawkeyes
23	Oklahoma State Cowboys
24	Miami Hurricanes
25	SMU Mustangs

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.41
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Oregon Ducks	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.38
5	Michigan Wolverines	0.12
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
9	Clemson Tigers	0.84
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
12	Missouri Tigers	0.00
13	Oklahoma Sooners	0.01
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.77
15	Washington Huskies	1.11
16	NC State Wolfpack	0.95
17	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
18	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
19	LSU Tigers	-0.58
20	Virginia Tech Hokies	4.00
21	Louisville Cardinals	0.86
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00
23	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.38
24	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
25	SMU Mustangs	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Arizona Wildcats	0.46
Kansas Jayhawks	0.45
Texas A&M Aggies	0.19
USC Trojans	0.22

Total Score: 12.74