Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Sept. 3, 2024, 10:26 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Early season polls are optional, but I do like to use them just for visibility. Since my poll is heavily results-based, it does create differing results early on. I do have 1 hard rule for early on though: 1. Teams must have an FBS win to be ranked. Consequently, otherwise ranked teams will not be present on this poll. However, due to the early season and lack of results to compare teams, some expectations do get influenced into the poll for now. Generally, teams with opponents who have won other games gain the strongest edge. Additional reward for playing power programs earlier on in schedule. After that, mostly MoV.
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 2.95 |
2 | SMU Mustangs | 7.12 |
3 | UCLA Bruins | 21.75 |
4 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.79 |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | -2.24 |
6 | UNLV Rebels | 12.56 |
7 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
8 | Boston College Eagles | 3.43 |
9 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -0.45 |
10 | Texas Longhorns | -0.87 |
11 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.27 |
12 | Ohio State Buckeyes | -1.86 |
13 | Maryland Terrapins | 9.52 |
14 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 10.29 |
15 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7.22 |
16 | Kentucky Wildcats | 5.17 |
17 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 8.13 |
18 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 6.95 |
19 | Indiana Hoosiers | 6.19 |
20 | Ole Miss Rebels | -2.66 |
21 | James Madison Dukes | 3.70 |
22 | Arizona Wildcats | 0.00 |
23 | Michigan Wolverines | -1.66 |
24 | Auburn Tigers | 0.46 |
25 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
---|---|
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 4.72 |
Oregon Ducks | 2.47 |
Missouri Tigers | 2.91 |
USC Trojans | 2.20 |
Utah Utes | 2.30 |
Tennessee Volunteers | 2.42 |
Kansas State Wildcats | 1.62 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys | 1.58 |
Kansas Jayhawks | 0.99 |
Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.66 |
Louisville Cardinals | 0.35 |
LSU Tigers | 0.37 |
Total Score: 138.83