Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 3, 2024, 9:36 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I usually do a mix of "record" and "power rating" (in other words, who deserves a spot plus who looks the best), with a heavy lean toward power rating early in the season and leaning more on record later in the season. Just for fun, this season I'm going to lean heavily on record / what a team deserves throughout the season. Power rating is still a part of it, but it will take a back seat to record. You may scoff at GT at No. 1, but they have the best record in the country, including a win over a top-10 opponent and a solid showing the next weekend despite short rest. Generally, I followed the following formula for the rest of the ballot: all teams ranked 1 through 11 now have a win over a P4 school and therefore have the best records. Teams ranked 12-16 had wins over G5 schools, but within that range retained their rankings from my pre-season ballot. Teams ranked 17-25 had wins over FCS schools, but within that range retained their ranking from my preseason ballot. A few exceptions to that general formula: Oregon dropped from the top-25 due to a weak showing against an FCS program. Michigan moved below OU due to a weak showing against an FBS program (struggled with this a bit, because I think Fresno State is good, but Michigan just looked lost on offense). Maryland, Nebraska, Kentucky, JMU, and ASU all had impressive showings against G5 schools and arguably should replace the current bottom five teams (OSU, UTenn, KU, Louisville, Iowa), who had wins against FCS squads, but I have trouble dropping teams who won big (albeit against weak competition). I'm keeping an eye on those 10 teams next week to see who should jump and who should drop.
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 2.95 |
2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
3 | USC Trojans | 1.39 |
4 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.48 |
5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
6 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.41 |
7 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 10.45 |
8 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 9.90 |
9 | TCU Horned Frogs | 12.85 |
10 | Boston College Eagles | 2.90 |
11 | UNLV Rebels | 9.09 |
12 | Ohio State Buckeyes | -1.86 |
13 | Texas Longhorns | -1.74 |
14 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -2.08 |
15 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
16 | Michigan Wolverines | -0.23 |
17 | Utah Utes | -0.12 |
18 | Ole Miss Rebels | -2.10 |
19 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.00 |
20 | Missouri Tigers | -1.39 |
21 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | -0.24 |
22 | Tennessee Volunteers | -1.40 |
23 | Kansas Jayhawks | -0.10 |
24 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 |
25 | Iowa Hawkeyes | -0.38 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
---|---|
Oregon Ducks | 2.47 |
Arizona Wildcats | 0.65 |
LSU Tigers | 0.37 |
Total Score: 65.56