Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 20, 2024, 7:08 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Rankings should primarily reflect what has happened on the field this season, with sort of a power ranking for teams that have similar resumes. Teams who win don't deserve to be rewarded, teams who lose don't deserve to punished - but what happened this past week is an additional data point in viewing team resumes. Since nothing has happened this year this is a more predictive poll and is just sort of my opinions of teams going into the year.

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Michigan Wolverines	0.35
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	-0.44
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	Missouri Tigers	0.19
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	Utah Utes	0.00
12	Clemson Tigers	0.08
13	Florida State Seminoles	-0.06
14	LSU Tigers	0.00
15	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
16	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
17	USC Trojans	0.65
18	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
19	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.39
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
21	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
22	Virginia Tech Hokies	2.16
23	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
24	Wisconsin Badgers	0.85
25	Washington Huskies	0.00

Omissions:

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

Total Score: 6.28