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Bereft13 Ballot for 2024 Week 3

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2024, 4:25 p.m.

Overall Rationale: first a power ranking of teams is created, then it is used to algorithmically determine a strength of record ranking of teams. these are combined to rank the teams, with power weighted higher early in the season and SoR weighted higher late in the season. power rankings are a mixture of human and computer inputs. current weight: 90/10 in favor of power.

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs Power: 1, SoR: 3; LW: 1
2 Texas Longhorns Power: 3, SoR: 1; LW: 2
3 Alabama Crimson Tide Power: 5, SoR: 12; LW: 4
4 Penn State Nittany Lions Power: 6, SoR: 8; LW: 3
5 Ohio State Buckeyes Power: 2, SoR: 53; LW: 8
6 Tennessee Volunteers Power: 7, SoR: 19; LW: 9
7 Miami Hurricanes Power: 8, SoR: 15; LW: 7
8 Ole Miss Rebels Power: 4, SoR: 59; LW: 6
9 Oregon Ducks Power: 10, SoR: 7; LW: 14
10 Utah Utes Power: 11, SoR: 23; LW: 13
11 USC Trojans Power: 14, SoR: 2; LW: 12
12 Missouri Tigers Power: 9, SoR: 48; LW: 11
13 Kansas State Wildcats Power: 13, SoR: 14; LW: 16
14 Clemson Tigers Power: 12, SoR: 51; LW: 23
15 Michigan Wolverines Power: 15, SoR: 37; LW: 10
16 Iowa State Cyclones Power: 19, SoR: 5; LW: NR (29)
17 Louisville Cardinals Power: 16, SoR: 45; LW: 19
18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Power: 17, SoR: 43; LW: 5
19 Oklahoma State Cowboys Power: 21, SoR: 10; LW: 17
20 Nebraska Cornhuskers Power: 24, SoR: 25; LW: NR (30)
21 Boise State Broncos Power: 22, SoR: 47; LW: NR (35)
22 LSU Tigers Power: 18, SoR: 93; LW: 25
23 Washington Huskies Power: 23, SoR: 54; LW: NR (31)
24 Iowa Hawkeyes Power: 20, SoR: 87; LW: 20
25 Oklahoma Sooners Power: 28, SoR: 26; LW: NR (26) | Next 5: Arizona, Boston College, Memphis, Illinois, Georgia Tech | Dropped: Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Auburn

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