DarthYoda2594 Ballot for 2024 Week 3
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 8, 2024, 10:52 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Try to match efficiency metrics with quality of wins and losses. Basically an objective ranking, with an eye test tweak. New this week: Clemson (18), Iowa State (20), South Carolina (24), BC (25). Dropped out: Kentucky (18, loss), SMU (19, loss), Iowa (22, loss), Auburn (24, loss). Next few out, roughly in order: UCF, Washington, Indiana, Vanderbilt, Cal, BYU, Arkansas
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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Still see no reason to move them off #1, especially with Clemson's performance. But certainly a case to be made for Texas |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
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| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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| 5 |
Tennessee Volunteers
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Really impressed with their defense, efficiency metrics seem to be catching up on that. Score was more dominant than the game indicated but 41 points is 41 points. |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 7 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 8 |
Missouri Tigers
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| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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| 10 |
USC Trojans
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| 11 |
Utah Utes
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Not moving them based on the Rising injury until we know more. In reality, they should probably be down a bit but I'm not punishing them based off a theoretical. |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
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Still high on this team, despite whatever that was this weekend. |
| 13 |
Kansas State Wildcats
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| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
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High on this team too, personally, but 2 weeks of it not being there at all is enough for me to slide you down |
| 15 |
Louisville Cardinals
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| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
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No change from last week. I think this is more a "Texas-is-that-good", and the numbers reflect this is about their true position anyway |
| 18 |
Clemson Tigers
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See Michigan, I probably unfairly dropped them last week. Clearly still something here. |
| 19 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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| 20 |
Iowa State Cyclones
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| 21 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Very hard to rank, considering the week 1 win @ A&M is still pretty good? And the numbers still have them pretty efficient? But I'm not sure they're going to be able to score on anyone. |
| 22 |
Arizona Wildcats
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Could probably drop out, two bad weeks already, but that offense is still good enough to warrant a spot |
| 23 |
LSU Tigers
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| 24 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
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| 25 |
Boston College Eagles
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.02 |
| 5 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.06 |
| 13 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.26 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.14 |
| 18 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.46 |
| 19 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.18 |
| 22 |
Arizona Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Boston College Eagles
|
-0.02 |
Washington Huskies