PlactusTX Ballot for 2024 Week 4
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Sept. 15, 2024, 7:27 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Overall Rationale: First, generate ratings with a computer system that does not use points scored/allowed or margin of victory. At the start of the season, last year's data is used as a baseline and phased out until all teams have played at least three games. Then take the top fifty and compare their accomplishments head-to-head to create a ballot.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(1) W Texas-San Antonio |
| 2 |
UCF Knights
|
(—) W Texas Christian |
| 3 |
Washington State Cougars
|
(—) W 5 Washington |
| 4 |
Syracuse Orange
|
(10) bye |
| 5 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(7) W Oregon State |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(2) W Wisconsin |
| 7 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
(20) W Prairie View A&M |
| 8 |
USC Trojans
|
(6) bye |
| 9 |
Northern Illinois Huskies
|
(—) bye |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(4) W Kentucky |
| 11 |
Utah Utes
|
(—) W Utah State |
| 12 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(13) W Boston College |
| 13 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
(—) W Texas State |
| 14 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
(—) W West Virginia |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
(23) W Tulsa |
| 16 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(19) W Arkansas State |
| 17 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
(17) W Connecticut |
| 18 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
(—) W Northern Iowa |
| 19 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
(14) W Arizona |
| 20 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
(16) W North Carolina Central |
| 21 |
California Golden Bears
|
(—) W San Diego State |
| 22 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
(—) W UCLA |
| 23 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
(—) W Virginia |
| 24 |
BYU Cougars
|
(—) W Wyoming | Dropped out: 3 Penn State, 5 Washington, 8 Ohio State, 9 Oklahoma, 11 Mississippi, 12 Liberty, 18 South Carolina, 21 Louisville, 22 Iowa State, 24 James Madison, 25 Memphis |
| 25 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(15) W Kent State | Next five out: Clemson, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Penn State, Georgia Tech |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
UCF Knights
|
4.42 |
| 3 |
Washington State Cougars
|
2.85 |
| 4 |
Syracuse Orange
|
4.86 |
| 5 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.46 |
| 6 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Michigan State Spartans
|
12.28 |
| 8 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Northern Illinois Huskies
|
2.05 |
| 10 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-1.00 |
| 11 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.30 |
| 13 |
Arizona State Sun Devils
|
4.33 |
| 14 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
4.24 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.65 |
| 17 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
7.72 |
| 18 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
-1.25 |
| 20 |
North Carolina Tar Heels
|
2.76 |
| 21 |
California Golden Bears
|
0.36 |
| 22 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Maryland Terrapins
|
2.14 |
| 24 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.41 |
| 25 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-3.54 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
3.89 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
3.51 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
2.93 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
2.72 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
1.92 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.94 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.66 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.53 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.27 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.32 |
Total Score: 73.31