Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 13, 2024, 3:57 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Did a vague general estimate of games teams would win based on some of their win totals, and in general vibes. Not a rigorous preseason as though many aren't.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G champion
2	Georgia Bulldogs	SEC champion
3	Texas Longhorns	SEC runner-up
4	Oregon Ducks	B1G runner-up
5	USC Trojans
6	Alabama Crimson Tide
7	Penn State Nittany Lions
8	Clemson Tigers	ACC champion
9	Utah Utes	XII champion
10	Ole Miss Rebels
11	Oklahoma Sooners
12	Florida State Seminoles	ACC runner-up
13	Kansas State Wildcats	XII runner-up
14	Oklahoma State Cowboys
15	LSU Tigers
16	Michigan Wolverines
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders
19	James Madison Dukes	SBC champion
20	Missouri Tigers
21	Syracuse Orange
22	Memphis Tigers	AAC champion
23	Toledo Rockets	MAC champion
24	Tennessee Volunteers
25	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Rutgers.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Oregon Ducks	0.00
5	USC Trojans	3.81
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
8	Clemson Tigers	1.09
9	Utah Utes	0.17
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
11	Oklahoma Sooners	0.51
12	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
13	Kansas State Wildcats	0.42
14	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.27
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	Michigan Wolverines	-0.84
17	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-1.24
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders	7.12
19	James Madison Dukes	5.94
20	Missouri Tigers	-1.46
21	Syracuse Orange	4.17
22	Memphis Tigers	2.75
23	Toledo Rockets	2.08
24	Tennessee Volunteers	-1.42
25	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Arizona Wildcats	0.46
Miami Hurricanes	0.41
Kansas Jayhawks	0.45
Texas A&M Aggies	0.19
NC State Wolfpack	0.30
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.21

Total Score: 35.30