Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 3, 2024, 6:40 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I generally don't do a preseason poll and try to wait until Week 1 to get at least a baseline for every team, but with the exception of FSU, I think the eye test pretty heavily lines up with the preseason projections. Did not look at the polls to make these rankings, but rather efficiency metrics only (FPI, SP+, etc.). Others under consideration (in rough order): Arkansas, Boston College, Washington, Maryland, Iowa State, Kansas, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Tulane.
Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgia Bulldogs | |
2 | Texas Longhorns | Finding each team in the selector by conference is going to be a nightmare |
3 | Alabama Crimson Tide | |
4 | Ole Miss Rebels | |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | |
6 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
7 | Penn State Nittany Lions | |
8 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | I don't think people will give them enough credit for how dominant they were against what should be a 25-50 ranked-ish FBS team. This is my biggest deviation from efficiency #s |
9 | Tennessee Volunteers | |
10 | Miami Hurricanes | |
11 | Oregon Ducks | |
12 | Utah Utes | |
13 | Missouri Tigers | |
14 | Oklahoma Sooners | |
15 | USC Trojans | |
16 | Kansas State Wildcats | |
17 | Michigan Wolverines | |
18 | Kentucky Wildcats | |
19 | SMU Mustangs | |
20 | Louisville Cardinals | |
21 | Arizona Wildcats | |
22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | |
23 | LSU Tigers | Not docking them too heavily for the loss, wanted to still slot them in here. They looked far better in defeat (and neutral site) than A&M, for example |
24 | Auburn Tigers | |
25 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
2 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
3 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
4 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.34 |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
6 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
7 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
8 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 1.74 |
9 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.41 |
10 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
11 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
12 | Utah Utes | 0.00 |
13 | Missouri Tigers | 0.00 |
14 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
15 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
16 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.00 |
17 | Michigan Wolverines | -0.44 |
18 | Kentucky Wildcats | 3.85 |
19 | SMU Mustangs | 1.11 |
20 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 |
21 | Arizona Wildcats | 0.00 |
22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.00 |
23 | LSU Tigers | 0.00 |
24 | Auburn Tigers | 0.46 |
25 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 0.00 |