Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Sept. 3, 2024, 5:13 p.m.
Overall Rationale: My ballet is based on team performances using a formula that ranks teams 1-134 and the performances against where their opponent was ranked. Extra points are award for away/neutral site wins. Slight human adjustment is utilized to make slight corrections to the formula as the season goes on. The early polls are a bit silly, but they balance out as the season continues. I will use the comments to explain rationale.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 135 pts. Playing 2 games so far boosts them higher than they should be. |
2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 125pts. Neutral win vs top 10 team |
3 | USC Trojans | 125pts. Neutral win vs top 10 team |
4 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 75 pts. Away win vs top 25 team |
5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 50 pts. Away win vs top 50 team |
6 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 50 pts. Away win vs top 50 team |
7 | Boston College Eagles | 50 pts. Away win vs top 50 team |
8 | SMU Mustangs | 45 pts. 2 games played. |
9 | UNLV Rebels | 35 pts |
10 | TCU Horned Frogs | 35 pts |
11 | Sam Houston Bearkats | 35 pts |
12 | UCLA Bruins | 35 pts |
13 | James Madison Dukes | 35 pts |
14 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 35 pts |
15 | Boise State Broncos | 30 pts |
16 | North Texas Mean Green | 30 pts |
17 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 30 pts |
18 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 25 pts |
19 | Texas Longhorns | 10 pts |
20 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 10 pts |
21 | Michigan Wolverines | 10 pts |
22 | Oklahoma Sooners | 10 pts |
23 | Wisconsin Badgers | 10 pts |
24 | Miami Hurricanes | 10 pts |
25 | Northwestern Wildcats | 10 pts |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 2.95 |
2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
3 | USC Trojans | 1.39 |
4 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.06 |
5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.07 |
6 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 11.15 |
7 | Boston College Eagles | 3.70 |
8 | SMU Mustangs | 5.00 |
9 | UNLV Rebels | 10.48 |
10 | TCU Horned Frogs | 12.02 |
11 | Sam Houston Bearkats | 14.12 |
12 | UCLA Bruins | 12.75 |
13 | James Madison Dukes | 11.70 |
14 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 10.95 |
15 | Boise State Broncos | 6.42 |
16 | North Texas Mean Green | 9.07 |
17 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 8.20 |
18 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 3.64 |
19 | Texas Longhorns | -3.47 |
20 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -4.03 |
21 | Michigan Wolverines | -1.25 |
22 | Oklahoma Sooners | -1.46 |
23 | Wisconsin Badgers | 1.98 |
24 | Miami Hurricanes | -1.57 |
25 | Northwestern Wildcats | 0.06 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Ohio State Buckeyes | 6.32 |
Ole Miss Rebels | 4.35 |
Oregon Ducks | 2.47 |
Missouri Tigers | 2.91 |
Utah Utes | 2.30 |
Tennessee Volunteers | 2.42 |
Kansas State Wildcats | 1.62 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys | 1.58 |
Kansas Jayhawks | 0.99 |
Arizona Wildcats | 0.65 |
Iowa Hawkeyes | 0.66 |
Louisville Cardinals | 0.35 |
LSU Tigers | 0.37 |
Total Score: 164.48