Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 19, 2024, 6:26 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I'm trying this year in the preseason poll to look at the schedule and predict a final ranking. Once there are some games played, I'll switch to who I think are the best 25 teams. This is why I'm leaving out a few likely good teams and tried to pick some G5s.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Michigan Wolverines
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Oregon Ducks
5	Texas Longhorns
6	Tennessee Volunteers
7	Alabama Crimson Tide
8	Ole Miss Rebels
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10	Washington Huskies
11	USC Trojans
12	Utah Utes
13	Penn State Nittany Lions
14	Kansas State Wildcats
15	Clemson Tigers
16	Florida State Seminoles
17	Miami Hurricanes
18	Oklahoma Sooners
19	Kansas Jayhawks
20	West Virginia Mountaineers
21	Memphis Tigers
22	NC State Wolfpack
23	Miami (OH) RedHawks
24	Tulane Green Wave
25	Troy Trojans

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Michigan Wolverines	0.79
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Oregon Ducks	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	0.00
6	Tennessee Volunteers	1.67
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
10	Washington Huskies	2.26
11	USC Trojans	2.23
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.47
14	Kansas State Wildcats	0.16
15	Clemson Tigers	0.00
16	Florida State Seminoles	-0.93
17	Miami Hurricanes	0.29
18	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
19	Kansas Jayhawks	0.00
20	West Virginia Mountaineers	4.87
21	Memphis Tigers	3.75
22	NC State Wolfpack	0.00
23	Miami (OH) RedHawks	2.17
24	Tulane Green Wave	0.89
25	Troy Trojans	0.02

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Missouri Tigers	3.04
LSU Tigers	2.42
Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.10
Arizona Wildcats	0.46
Texas A&M Aggies	0.19
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.21

Total Score: 27.92