Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Aug. 12, 2024, 2:30 a.m.

Overall Rationale: For the preseason ballot, I took last year's computer results and condensed them to an average game, then calculated the ratings if each team had played its average game three times. With nothing else to work with, I used these ratings to generate the ballot, meaning the ballot is basically an alternate take on last year's final ballot. (Also in later weeks it will be a hybrid ballot like last year, but this week is purely the computer.)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Michigan Wolverines
2	Washington Huskies
3	Georgia Bulldogs
4	Florida State Seminoles
5	Alabama Crimson Tide
6	Texas Longhorns
7	Ohio State Buckeyes
8	Oregon Ducks
9	Missouri Tigers
10	Ole Miss Rebels
11	Penn State Nittany Lions
12	LSU Tigers
13	Liberty Flames
14	Oklahoma Sooners
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
16	Iowa Hawkeyes
17	James Madison Dukes
18	Arizona Wildcats
19	Kansas State Wildcats
20	Troy Trojans
21	Tennessee Volunteers
22	Louisville Cardinals
23	Clemson Tigers
24	NC State Wolfpack
25	Kansas Jayhawks	Next five out: Southern California, Oklahoma State, Memphis, Tulane, Utah

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Michigan Wolverines	1.02
2	Washington Huskies	4.09
3	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.48
4	Florida State Seminoles	1.02
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Texas Longhorns	0.00
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.16
8	Oregon Ducks	-1.48
9	Missouri Tigers	0.00
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
12	LSU Tigers	0.00
13	Liberty Flames	9.74
14	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.71
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	1.28
17	James Madison Dukes	7.94
18	Arizona Wildcats	0.05
19	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
20	Troy Trojans	5.02
21	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.65
22	Louisville Cardinals	0.38
23	Clemson Tigers	-1.20
24	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
25	Kansas Jayhawks	-0.17

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Utah Utes	1.95
Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.10
Miami Hurricanes	0.41
Texas A&M Aggies	0.19
USC Trojans	0.22

Total Score: 40.28