Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 3, 2024, 8:43 p.m.
Overall Rationale: Ok, controversial, but my factors of importance: are quality of win (P5 / G5 / FCS + margin) then expected team quality (i.e. how good does this team look). This leads to weirder rankings in the early weeks as teams with teams with worse wins temporarily rank higher than better teams with a random loss. But I believe in rewarding the play on the field.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Michigan Wolverines | Champions stay at #1 until defeated. Beat a meh Fresno. |
2 | Georgia Bulldogs | Also had what would have been a top 5 impressive win this week over Clemson. |
3 | USC Trojans | Win over LSU was most impressive game of the weekend. |
4 | Texas Longhorns | Colorado State is G5 with a very good coach. UT beat the tar out of them. |
5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Shredded a WVU team expected to make waves. |
6 | Miami Hurricanes | Decapitated Florida. This voter has a low view of Napier, but still impressed. |
7 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | A&M was overrated, but it's still a win over an SEC team. |
8 | Boston College Eagles | We're overrating because it's a big week 1 win, but Bill O'B can coach and both lines looked solid. |
9 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Also overrating because it's a week 0 win. Hard to gage program. |
10 | North Carolina Tar Heels | Looked inept but beat a P5 OOC on the road. Has to be rewarded. |
11 | TCU Horned Frogs | Hard to judge quality of Stanford. |
12 | Vanderbilt Commodores | The SEC runs through Vandy. |
13 | Alabama Crimson Tide | |
14 | Utah Utes | |
15 | Arizona State Sun Devils | Handled a decent G5 team completely. |
16 | Colorado Buffaloes | Beat the best FCS team. Won't be here for long. |
17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Handled an inept but still G5 team very well. |
18 | Ole Miss Rebels | |
19 | Ohio State Buckeyes | |
20 | Oklahoma Sooners | |
21 | UNLV Rebels | They beat a P5 team. |
22 | Tennessee Volunteers | |
23 | Maryland Terrapins | |
24 | SMU Mustangs | |
25 | LSU Tigers |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Michigan Wolverines | 1.32 |
2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
3 | USC Trojans | 1.39 |
4 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.07 |
6 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.41 |
7 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
8 | Boston College Eagles | 3.43 |
9 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 1.52 |
10 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 8.65 |
11 | TCU Horned Frogs | 11.18 |
12 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 7.35 |
13 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -1.75 |
14 | Utah Utes | 0.00 |
15 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 9.31 |
16 | Colorado Buffaloes | 9.17 |
17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 5.66 |
18 | Ole Miss Rebels | -2.10 |
19 | Ohio State Buckeyes | -4.09 |
20 | Oklahoma Sooners | -0.87 |
21 | UNLV Rebels | 2.16 |
22 | Tennessee Volunteers | -1.40 |
23 | Maryland Terrapins | 1.11 |
24 | SMU Mustangs | 0.00 |
25 | LSU Tigers | -0.05 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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Oregon Ducks | 2.47 |
Missouri Tigers | 2.91 |
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 |
Total Score: 84.24