PlactusTX Ballot for 2024 Week 3
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Sept. 8, 2024, 4:53 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Computer system that does not use points scored/allowed or margin of victory. At the start of the season, last year's data is used as a baseline and phased out until all teams have played at least three games. In future weeks this will be a hybrid system, where I will use the computer ratings to help compare teams' resumes and compile a ballot, but there's not enough data for that yet.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(4) W 1 Michigan |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(3) W South Florida |
| 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(5) W Bowling Green |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(2) W Tennessee Tech |
| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
(6) W Eastern Michigan |
| 6 |
USC Trojans
|
(10) W Utah State |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(9) W Boise State |
| 8 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(7) W Western Michigan |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(14) W Houston |
| 10 |
Syracuse Orange
|
(—) W 12 Georgia Tech |
| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(13) W Middle Tennessee |
| 12 |
Liberty Flames
|
(17) W New Mexico State |
| 13 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(11) W Buffalo |
| 14 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
(22) W Tulane |
| 15 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(—) W North Carolina State |
| 16 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
(21) W Charlotte |
| 17 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
(—) W Northwestern |
| 18 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
(—) W Kentucky |
| 19 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(1) L 4 Texas |
| 20 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
(—) W 24 Maryland |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(25) W Jacksonville State |
| 22 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
(—) W 20 Iowa |
| 23 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
(—) W Arkansas |
| 24 |
James Madison Dukes
|
(15) W Gardner-Webb | Dropped out: 8 Notre Dame, 12 Georgia Tech, 16 Arizona, 18 Northwestern, 19 Southern Methodist, 20 Iowa, 23 Miami (Florida), 24 Maryland |
| 25 |
Memphis Tigers
|
(—) W Troy | Next five out: Oregon State, Utah, Arizona, Miami (Florida), Arizona State |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.34 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.62 |
| 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
1.13 |
| 4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-0.19 |
| 5 |
Washington Huskies
|
3.10 |
| 6 |
USC Trojans
|
0.16 |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.23 |
| 8 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
-0.26 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
1.15 |
| 10 |
Syracuse Orange
|
2.64 |
| 11 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-0.43 |
| 12 |
Liberty Flames
|
12.88 |
| 13 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.17 |
| 14 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-1.20 |
| 16 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
4.94 |
| 17 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
7.83 |
| 18 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
1.40 |
| 19 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
4.67 |
| 21 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
-1.28 |
| 24 |
James Madison Dukes
|
1.16 |
| 25 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Miami Hurricanes
|
3.07 |
Utah Utes
|
3.03 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.64 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.43 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.51 |
Boston College Eagles
|
0.25 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.28 |
Total Score: 53.98