Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 15, 2024, 1:07 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(3-0) (up 1) W: 56-7 vs UTSA (1-2) Next Week: vs Louisiana-Monroe (2-0) Projected Bowl: Sugar vs Tennessee/Missouri |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(3-0) (down 1) W: 13-12 @ Kentucky (1-2) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Northern Illinois |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(3-0) (up 2) W: 42-10 @ Wisconsin (2-1) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Penn State |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
(2-0) (down 1) Bye Next Week: vs Marshall (1-1) Projected Bowl: Rose vs Oregon/Ole Miss |
| 5 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
(3-0) (down 1) W: 40-6 @ Wake Forest (1-2) Next Week: vs Georgia Southern (1-2) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Oregon |
| 6 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(3-0) (up 1) W: 71-0 vs Kent State (0-3) Next Week: @ #14 Oklahoma (3-0) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Missouri |
| 7 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(3-0) (up 1) W: 27-21 vs #22 Boston College (2-1) Next Week: vs Vanderbilt (2-1) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Tennessee |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(3-0) (up 1) W: 49-14 @ Oregon State (2-1) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Ole Miss |
| 9 |
Utah Utes
|
(3-0) (down 3) W: 38-21 @ Utah State (1-2) Next Week: @ #15 Oklahoma State (3-0) Projected Bowl: Fiesta vs Alabama/Penn State |
| 10 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
(2-0) (no change) Bye Next Week: vs Kent State (0-3) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Alabama |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
|
(2-0) (no change) Bye Next Week: @ #17 Michigan (2-1) Projected Bowl: Alamo vs Kansas State |
| 12 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
(3-0) (up 3) W: 31-7 vs #19 Arizona (2-1) Next Week: @ BYU (3-0) Projected Bowl: Alamo vs USC |
| 13 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
(3-0) (down 1) W: 62-0 vs Ball State (1-1) Next Week: @ South Florida (2-1) Projected Bowl: Peach vs Georgia/Northern Illinois |
| 14 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
(3-0) (down 1) W: 34-19 vs Tulane (1-2) Next Week: vs #6 Tennessee (2-0) Projected Bowl: Citrus vs Michigan |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
(3-0) (up 1) W: 45-10 @ Tulsa (1-2) Next Week: vs #9 Utah (3-0) Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs Louisville |
| 16 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
(2-0) (up 1) Bye Next Week: vs Georgia Tech (3-1) Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs Oklahoma State |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(2-1) (down 3) W: 28-18 vs Arkansas State (2-1) Next Week: vs #11 USC (2-0) Projected Bowl: Citrus vs Oklahoma |
| 18 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
(2-0) (no change) Bye Next Week: vs Arkansas State (2-1) Projected Bowl: Texas vs LSU |
| 19 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
(3-0) (up 2) W: 34-3 vs Northern Iowa (2-1) Next Week: vs #27 Illinois (3-0) Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest vs Texas A&M |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
(2-1) (no change) W: 36-33 @ South Carolina (2-1) Next Week: vs UCLA (1-1) Projected Bowl: Texas vs Iowa State |
| 21 |
Northern Illinois Huskies
|
(2-0) (up 2) Bye Next Week: vs Buffalo (2-1) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia |
| 22 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
(2-1) (up 7) W: 66-7 @ Purdue (1-1) Next Week: vs Miami (OH) (0-2) Projected Bowl: Holiday vs Washington State |
| 23 |
Clemson Tigers
|
(1-1) (up 1) Bye Next Week: vs NC State (2-1) Projected Bowl: Mayo vs Illinois |
| 24 |
Memphis Tigers
|
(3-0) (up 3) W: 20-12 @ Florida State (0-3) Next Week: @ Navy (2-0) Projected Bowl: Military vs NC State |
| 25 |
Syracuse Orange
|
(2-0) (up 3) Bye Next Week: vs Stanford (1-1) Projected Bowl: Gator vs South Carolina Next 5: 26. Texas A&M (2-1) (up 4) 27. Illinois (3-0) (down 2) 28. UNLV (3-0) (was unranked) 29. Boston College (2-1) (down 7) 30. Washington State (3-0) (was unranked) Fell out of T30: Arizona (2-1) (was #19) Washington (2-1) (was #26) Biggest Riser: Notre Dame (29->22) Biggest Faller: Arizona (19->UR) |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Utah Utes
|
0.31 |
| 10 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.01 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.15 |
| 17 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.40 |
| 18 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Northern Illinois Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Syracuse Orange
|
0.00 |