Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 3, 2024, 10:03 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Greetings from Green Bay, home of the UWGB Phoenix, Next out are NC State, Texas A&M, Memphis, West Virginia, UNLV, Iowa State, and shout out to Vanderbilt
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Obvious #1, no one really compares |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Looked shaky first half, but dominated late, they Ryan Day experience |
| 3 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Dominated a weaker opponent, like you should, next week is the real test |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
76 points, against an FCS team |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
63 points, against an FBS team |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Beat a good opponent on the road, not much else to add |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Beat a decent opponent on the road, not much more to add |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Top 7 was easy, with how much Oregon fell you might thing they lost, they played like it, but didn’t |
| 9 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
I hate ranking them this high, I will regret this ranking later in the season when the team falls apart, but outside of @ GT and @ Louisville there’s not much challenge in the ACC. I still don’t like this ranking though |
| 10 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Beat an FCS team, Tulane could be a challenge |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Luther Burden only had 39 yards, but they still won by 51 |
| 12 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
Questionable first half led into a good enough second half. Texas poses a real threat to their win streak |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
Beat an FCS opponent, most teams can say that |
| 14 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
Tetairoa McMillan, remember the name |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
Beat a (really good) FCS team, XII is super competitive |
| 16 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Beat an FCS team, how many times can this be repeated |
| 17 |
USC Trojans
|
Won a close one over LSU, offense regressed but defense took a huge step up |
| 18 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Beat a Temple opponent, who really is FCS caliber anymore, what happened? |
| 19 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
FCS opponent except they scored 40 somehow, good job Iowa |
| 20 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
FCS opponent, again |
| 21 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
Hell yeah |
| 22 |
LSU Tigers
|
Only 2 teams with losses remained ranked, LSU looked fine against USC, but offense looks significantly worse without the Heisman winner under center, shocking I know |
| 23 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Other ranked loser is Clemson, they ran into Georgia at the wrong time (the 2020’s) |
| 24 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Hopefully Georgia Southern is actually good and this doesn’t look bad in the future |
| 25 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
WVU, VaTech, and TAMU all lost, and NC State struggled with an FCS opponent, so Louisville wins out |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.34 |
| 5 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
1.23 |
| 11 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.73 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
USC Trojans
|
-0.21 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
-0.28 |
| 19 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Kansas Jayhawks
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.01 |
| 24 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
-0.04 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 2.85