Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 3, 2024, 12:38 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Early season rankings are based largely on expected results versus other ranked teams, and as the season goes leans more heavily on actual resume. By the end of the season, rankings are based entirely on resume. I lean heavily into head to head results and results against common opponents. I also sort teams into 6 tiers based on championship/playoff likelihood. Tier 1: Championship Frontrunners, near lock to make playoffs Tier 2: Championship Contenders with excellent chance of making playoffs Tier 3: Decent possibility to make playoffs, unlikely to compete for championship Tier 4: Outside playoff shot Tier 5: Unlikely to make playoffs but not quite eliminated Tier 6: No shot at playoffs
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Georgia Bulldogs | Tier 1. Beat down of Clemson was very impressive. |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Tier 1. |
3 | Texas Longhorns | Tier 1. |
4 | Oregon Ducks | Tier 1. Trying not to overreact to a mediocre first game. Still expect Oregon to be very good. |
5 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Tier 2. |
6 | Oklahoma Sooners | Tier 2. |
7 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Tier 2. Strong road victory to start. |
8 | Ole Miss Rebels | Tier 2. |
9 | Utah Utes | Tier 2. |
10 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Tier 3. One of the more impressive week one wins. |
11 | Michigan Wolverines | Tier 3. Offense struggled but defense still excellent. |
12 | Miami Hurricanes | Tier 3. Great win @Florida. Looking to be best ACC team. |
13 | USC Trojans | Tier 3. Strong win against good LSU team. |
14 | Missouri Tigers | Tier 3. |
15 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Tier 3. SDSU is no joke. |
16 | LSU Tigers | Tier 4. Lost a 50/50 game against top 15 team at neutral site. I don't think they should be punished too much. |
17 | Iowa Hawkeyes | Tier 4. |
18 | Kansas Jayhawks | Tier 4. |
19 | Tennessee Volunteers | Tier 4. |
20 | Arizona Wildcats | Tier 4. |
21 | Kansas State Wildcats | Tier 4. |
22 | Texas A&M Aggies | Tier 4. Ten point home loss to top ten team is not the end of the world. |
23 | Louisville Cardinals | Tier 4. |
24 | Wisconsin Badgers | Tier 4. Not a great performance in win over WMU |
25 | Vanderbilt Commodores | Tier 4. Still think VT is a good team and this was a solid win. Slight nod over GT and BC |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
3 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
4 | Oregon Ducks | 0.53 |
5 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
6 | Oklahoma Sooners | 1.74 |
7 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
8 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 |
9 | Utah Utes | 0.32 |
10 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -0.15 |
11 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
12 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
13 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
14 | Missouri Tigers | 0.00 |
15 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.00 |
16 | LSU Tigers | 1.30 |
17 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.33 |
18 | Kansas Jayhawks | 0.00 |
19 | Tennessee Volunteers | -0.63 |
20 | Arizona Wildcats | 0.00 |
21 | Kansas State Wildcats | -0.26 |
22 | Texas A&M Aggies | 2.20 |
23 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.00 |
24 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0.98 |
25 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 0.00 |