Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2024, 11:01 a.m.

Overall Rationale: First actual vote of the season, I try to avoid Poll Inertia by not doing preseason polls and doing a complete re-ranking every week. I don't look at my previous poll or previous full poll or AP poll until after I've already set my top 25 and honorable mentions, and even then, its only to check that I didn't forget a team. That does mean I am susceptible to one week overreactions or forgetting a team here and there. For this week, you gotta beat somebody. Either a P4 at home, or a P4/expected upper G5 away. I am aware that leaves a few teams off like Ohio State. It'll be okay. Also Considered: San Jose State BYU Pittsburgh Notre Dame Army

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	USC Trojans
4	Miami Hurricanes
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Tennessee Volunteers
7	South Carolina Gamecocks
8	Iowa State Cyclones
9	Illinois Fighting Illini
10	Utah Utes
11	Arizona State Sun Devils
12	Boston College Eagles
13	California Golden Bears
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers
15	Northern Illinois Huskies
16	North Carolina Tar Heels
17	Oklahoma Sooners
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys
19	Oregon State Beavers
20	Kansas State Wildcats
21	Michigan State Spartans
22	Washington State Cougars
23	UNLV Rebels
24	TCU Horned Frogs
25	Vanderbilt Commodores

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.34
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	USC Trojans	1.00
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.56
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.50
6	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
7	South Carolina Gamecocks	5.29
8	Iowa State Cyclones	2.30
9	Illinois Fighting Illini	4.53
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Arizona State Sun Devils	5.84
12	Boston College Eagles	1.52
13	California Golden Bears	6.69
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.86
15	Northern Illinois Huskies	0.95
16	North Carolina Tar Heels	4.94
17	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
19	Oregon State Beavers	5.64
20	Kansas State Wildcats	-0.64
21	Michigan State Spartans	3.67
22	Washington State Cougars	1.70
23	UNLV Rebels	0.77
24	TCU Horned Frogs	0.80
25	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	5.37
Alabama Crimson Tide	5.09
Ole Miss Rebels	4.61
Missouri Tigers	3.47
Oregon Ducks	2.48
Louisville Cardinals	1.09
Arizona Wildcats	0.64
Michigan Wolverines	0.42
LSU Tigers	0.51
Washington Huskies	0.07
Clemson Tigers	0.28

Total Score: 72.58