Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Aug. 14, 2024, 3:36 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Georgia Bulldogs | End of Last Season: #3 (13-1) Next Week: vs #19 Clemson (in Atlanta) Bowl Projection: Sugar vs Alabama/Michigan |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | End of Last Season: #10 (11-2) Next Week: vs Akron Bowl Projection: Rose vs Ole Miss/Penn State |
3 | Texas Longhorns | End of Last Season: #4 (12-2) Next Week: vs Colorado State Bowl Projection: Playoff R1 vs Boise State |
4 | Oregon Ducks | End of Last Season: #6 (12-2) Next Week: vs Idaho Bowl Projection: Playoff R1 vs Notre Dame |
5 | Ole Miss Rebels | End of Last Season: #8 (11-2) Next Week: vs Furman Bowl Projection: Playoff R1 vs Penn State |
6 | Alabama Crimson Tide | End of Last Season: #5 (12-2) Next Week: vs Western Kentucky Bowl Projection: Playoff R1 vs Michigan |
7 | Michigan Wolverines | End of Last Season: #1 (15-0) Next Week: vs Fresno State Bowl Projection: Playoff R1 @ Alabama |
8 | Penn State Nittany Lions | End of Last Season: #12 (10-3) Next Week: @ West Virginia Bowl Projection: Playoff R1 @ Ole Miss |
9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | End of Last Season: #13 (10-3) Next Week: @ #21 Texas A&M Bowl Projection: Playoff R1 @ Oregon |
10 | Utah Utes | End of Last Season: unranked (8-5) Next Week: vs Southern Utah Bowl Projection: Fiesta vs Oregon/Notre Dame |
11 | LSU Tigers | End of Last Season: #14 (10-3) Next Week: vs #25 USC (in Las Vegas) Bowl Projection: Citrus vs Iowa |
12 | Missouri Tigers | End of Last Season: #7 (11-2) Next Week: vs Murray State Bowl Projection: Texas vs Oklahoma State |
13 | Florida State Seminoles | End of Last Season: #9 (13-1) Next Weeks: vs Georgia Tech (in Dublin), vs Boston College Bowl Projection: Peach vs Texas/Boise State |
14 | Oklahoma Sooners | End of Last Season: #15 (10-3) Next Week: vs Temple Bowl Projection: Las Vegas vs USC |
15 | Tennessee Volunteers | End of Last Season: #17 (9-4) Next Week: vs Chattanooga Bowl Projection: Gator vs Clemson |
16 | Arizona Wildcats | End of Last Season: #11 (10-3) Next Week: vs New Mexico Bowl Projection: Pop-Tarts vs Miami |
17 | Kansas State Wildcats | End of Last Season: #18 (9-4) Next Week: vs UT Martin Bowl Projection: Alamo vs Washington |
18 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | End of Last Season: #16 (10-4) Next Week: vs South Dakota State Bowl Projection: Texas vs Missouri |
19 | Clemson Tigers | End of Last Season: #19 (9-4) Next Week: vs #1 Georgia (in Atlanta) Bowl Projection: Gator vs Tennessee |
20 | Kansas Jayhawks | End of Last Season: #20 (9-4) Next Week: vs Lindenwood (in KCK) Bowl Projection: Liberty vs Texas A&M |
21 | Texas A&M Aggies | End of Last Season: unranked (7-6) Next Week: vs #9 Notre Dame Bowl Projection: Liberty vs Kansas |
22 | Miami Hurricanes | End of Last Season: unranked (7-6) Next Week: @ Florida Bowl Projection: Pop-Tarts vs Miami |
23 | NC State Wolfpack | End of Last Season: #22 Next Week: vs West Carolina Bowl Projection: Holiday vs UCLA |
24 | Virginia Tech Hokies | End of Last Season: unranked (7-6) Next Week: @ Vanderbilt Bowl Projection: Mayo vs Rutgers |
25 | USC Trojans | End of Last Season: #27 (8-5) Next Week: vs #11 LSU (in Las Vegas) Bowl Projection: Las Vegas vs Oklahoma Next 5: #26: Iowa #27: Louisville #28: Boise State #29: Washington #30: Memphis |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
3 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
4 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
5 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.08 |
6 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
7 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
8 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
10 | Utah Utes | 0.00 |
11 | LSU Tigers | 0.01 |
12 | Missouri Tigers | 0.00 |
13 | Florida State Seminoles | -0.06 |
14 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
15 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 |
16 | Arizona Wildcats | 0.55 |
17 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.00 |
18 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.00 |
19 | Clemson Tigers | -0.19 |
20 | Kansas Jayhawks | 0.00 |
21 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.00 |
22 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
23 | NC State Wolfpack | 0.00 |
24 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 0.32 |
25 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |