Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Aug. 19, 2024, 12:43 p.m.

Overall Rationale: This is usually a Colley Matrix variant, but since this is a preseason poll and there are no inputs, I will just adjust the last seasons final ranking by subjectively ranking the returning QB.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs
2	Oregon Ducks
3	Texas Longhorns
4	Texas A&M Aggies
5	Ole Miss Rebels
6	Penn State Nittany Lions
7	Missouri Tigers
8	UCF Knights
9	Colorado Buffaloes
10	Alabama Crimson Tide
11	Florida State Seminoles
12	Ohio State Buckeyes
13	UNLV Rebels
14	Liberty Flames
15	Utah Utes
16	NC State Wolfpack
17	Florida Gators
18	Wisconsin Badgers
19	SMU Mustangs
20	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
21	West Virginia Mountaineers
22	Baylor Bears
23	Washington State Cougars
24	Miami Hurricanes
25	California Golden Bears

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.14
3	Texas Longhorns	0.00
4	Texas A&M Aggies	3.70
5	Ole Miss Rebels	0.08
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.11
7	Missouri Tigers	0.45
8	UCF Knights	17.03
9	Colorado Buffaloes	16.15
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.51
11	Florida State Seminoles	0.00
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	-3.36
13	UNLV Rebels	12.17
14	Liberty Flames	8.89
15	Utah Utes	0.00
16	NC State Wolfpack	0.95
17	Florida Gators	7.71
18	Wisconsin Badgers	6.85
19	SMU Mustangs	4.61
20	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-2.04
21	West Virginia Mountaineers	3.87
22	Baylor Bears	3.19
23	Washington State Cougars	2.23
24	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
25	California Golden Bears	0.24

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan Wolverines	3.07
LSU Tigers	2.42
Clemson Tigers	1.96
Tennessee Volunteers	1.93
Oklahoma Sooners	1.75
Kansas State Wildcats	1.46
Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.10
Arizona Wildcats	0.46
Kansas Jayhawks	0.45
USC Trojans	0.22
Iowa Hawkeyes	0.21

Total Score: 109.31