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thatoneguyD13 Ballot for 2024 Week 2

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
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

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