Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 9, 2024, 1:36 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Human interpretation of resume ranking with Big 12 bias before going to a hybrid model that values the Colley Matrix.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	I gave the nod since UT’s key win was a true road game.
2	Georgia Bulldogs	2nd most impressive win this year.
3	Northern Illinois Huskies	Per resume… on the road in South Bend is the 3rd best win in the country. Honestly, it could debatably be 2nd.
4	USC Trojans	LSU won stands tall.
5	Tennessee Volunteers	Dominance over NC State.
6	Miami Hurricanes	UF win.
7	Iowa State Cyclones	Iowa win.
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	Not detracting too much for BGSU, still a quality P5 road win.
9	Boston College Eagles	FSU win.
10	Oklahoma State Cowboys	SDSU and Arky win. Sweet spot here of having 2 relatively quality wins.
11	California Golden Bears	Auburn road win.
12	TCU Horned Frogs	Stanford road win
13	South Carolina Gamecocks	Kentucky dominant win
14	Vanderbilt Commodores	VT win
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	KU win
16	Michigan State Spartans	Maryland win
17	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Colorado win
18	BYU Cougars	SMU road win
19	Arizona State Sun Devils	Wyoming and Mis St win.
20	Oregon Ducks	Boise win
21	Virginia Cavaliers	Wake road win
22	Utah Utes	Baylor win
23	Kansas State Wildcats	Tulane road win
24	Oklahoma Sooners	Houston
25	Ole Miss Rebels	Being mean to little guys. Ohio State, Missouri, and Louisville all right behind for the “ain’t played nobody yet” trophy

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.34
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Northern Illinois Huskies	3.57
4	USC Trojans	0.72
5	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.10
7	Iowa State Cyclones	2.54
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
9	Boston College Eagles	2.22
10	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.58
11	California Golden Bears	7.93
12	TCU Horned Frogs	12.80
13	South Carolina Gamecocks	3.17
14	Vanderbilt Commodores	6.29
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	2.42
16	Michigan State Spartans	8.67
17	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.17
18	BYU Cougars	5.02
19	Arizona State Sun Devils	1.96
20	Oregon Ducks	-1.15
21	Virginia Cavaliers	4.19
22	Utah Utes	-1.97
23	Kansas State Wildcats	-1.51
24	Oklahoma Sooners	-1.03
25	Ole Miss Rebels	-4.33

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	5.37
Alabama Crimson Tide	5.09
Missouri Tigers	3.47
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: 89.63