Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 15, 2024, 9:40 a.m.

Overall Rationale: What I think the top 25 should be

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	Close win but on the road
2	Texas Longhorns	They look good but probably weak schedule so far
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Ole Miss Rebels
5	Alabama Crimson Tide
6	Tennessee Volunteers	Nico is the real deal
7	Missouri Tigers	Great comeback win
8	Oregon Ducks	Finally a good win
9	Miami Hurricanes	My ACC favorite
10	USC Trojans
11	Kansas State Wildcats	Playoff bound?
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	Probably overrated but still playoff bound
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys
14	Utah Utes	Need rising to stay healthy
15	Oklahoma Sooners	Better win against Tulane but still issues
16	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Great bounce back
17	LSU Tigers	Overrated
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Could get 8-9 wins?
19	Iowa State Cyclones
20	Michigan Wolverines	Only ranked because they haven’t lost to a bad team
21	Clemson Tigers
22	Northern Illinois Huskies	GO5 contender
23	Boston College Eagles	Still impressed
24	Boise State Broncos	GO5 contender
25	Memphis Tigers	Not impressed with fsu win bc it’s fsu but still GO5 contender

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
7	Missouri Tigers	0.00
8	Oregon Ducks	0.00
9	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
10	USC Trojans	0.00
11	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
16	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.73
17	LSU Tigers	0.34
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00
19	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
20	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
21	Clemson Tigers	0.00
22	Northern Illinois Huskies	0.00
23	Boston College Eagles	1.62
24	Boise State Broncos	0.55
25	Memphis Tigers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Louisville Cardinals	0.94
Washington State Cougars	0.04

Total Score: 4.22