Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 8, 2024, 5:11 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Teams are assigned a tier based on their ranking (T1=1-4, T2=5-12, T3=13-30, T4=31-50, T5=51-80, T6=81-110, T7=111-134). Points are gained for wins, subtracted for losses, based on the opponents tier. Small modifiers for game closeness (Win/Loss Bonuses/Penalties = WB, WP, LB, LP) and Opponent's record. | Tiers will change slightly week to week to settle numbers (ie: Tier 4 may extend to rank 53, because one team was flip flopping between rank 49 and 53, and causing other teams to go up down in points/ranking) | If two teams are next to each other in the rankings, and have played head to head, the head to head winner will be ranked higher, regardless of points. | | | | | Note for early weeks: They are extremely volatile, teams that played week 0 get a big early season boost but it stabilizes around week 5

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	Points: 30 | Wins: 2 T5 |
2	Syracuse Orange	Points: 28.8 | Wins: 2 T5 | 1 WP |
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	Points: 27 | Wins: 2 T5 | 1 WP |
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	Points: 27 | Wins: 2 T5 | 1 WP |
5	USC Trojans	Points: 27 | Wins: 2 T5 | 1 WP |
6	UCF Knights	Points: 22.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 |
7	San José State Spartans	Points: 22.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 |
8	Oregon State Beavers	Points: 22.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 |
9	Utah Utes	Points: 22.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 |
10	Georgia Bulldogs	Points: 22.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 |
11	Indiana Hoosiers	Points: 22.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 |
12	Miami Hurricanes	Points: 22.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 |
13	Missouri Tigers	Points: 22.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 |
14	Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks	Points: 22.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 |
15	Kansas State Wildcats	Points: 19.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
16	California Golden Bears	Points: 19.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
17	Illinois Fighting Illini	Points: 19.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
18	Arizona State Sun Devils	Points: 18.75 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6 | 1 WP |
19	BYU Cougars	Points: 18.33 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
20	Washington Huskies	Points: 18 | Wins: 1 T6, 1 T7 |
21	Ole Miss Rebels	Points: 18 | Wins: 1 T6, 1 T7 |
22	Tennessee Volunteers	Points: 18 | Wins: 1 T6, 1 T7 |
23	Washington State Cougars	Points: 18 | Wins: 1 T6, 1 T7 |
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Points: 17.5 | Wins: 2 T6 |
25	Duke Blue Devils	Points: 16.5 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WP |

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.34
2	Syracuse Orange	4.66
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.13
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.02
5	USC Trojans	0.44
6	UCF Knights	11.15
7	San José State Spartans	18.11
8	Oregon State Beavers	16.64
9	Utah Utes	0.00
10	Georgia Bulldogs	-2.92
11	Indiana Hoosiers	13.89
12	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
13	Missouri Tigers	-0.17
14	Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks	11.18
15	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
16	California Golden Bears	4.82
17	Illinois Fighting Illini	1.72
18	Arizona State Sun Devils	2.45
19	BYU Cougars	4.24
20	Washington Huskies	0.00
21	Ole Miss Rebels	-3.22
22	Tennessee Volunteers	-3.03
23	Washington State Cougars	0.92
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	5.37
Oregon Ducks	2.48
Oklahoma State Cowboys	2.05
Oklahoma Sooners	1.52
Louisville Cardinals	1.09
Arizona Wildcats	0.64
Iowa State Cyclones	0.52
Michigan Wolverines	0.42
LSU Tigers	0.51
Boston College Eagles	0.25
Clemson Tigers	0.28

Total Score: 116.17