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 |
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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 |
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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 |