Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 16, 2024, 2:11 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Credit for games played, bonus for difficult road games. Out of conference wins or losses don’t get overridden by in conference wins or losses. If the Big 10 goes 6-9 against other p4 Conferences, they’re not assumed to be better because they start beating each other. But in the preseason, we just look at how they finished, who they lost/gained - and decrement if coaching turns over/or lose personnel at important positions. Texas isn’t #8 two weeks ago with a healthy RB room, for example.

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Oregon Ducks	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.04
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.41
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.19
7	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
8	Texas Longhorns	-0.30
9	Missouri Tigers	0.00
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.14
13	Oklahoma Sooners	0.01
14	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.08
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.03
16	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
17	Clemson Tigers	0.00
18	Kansas Jayhawks	0.26
19	LSU Tigers	-0.58
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.09
21	USC Trojans	0.00
22	Boise State Broncos	2.67
23	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	1.86
24	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
25	Arizona Wildcats	-0.21

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Texas A&M Aggies	0.19
NC State Wolfpack	0.30

Total Score: 8.36