Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 15, 2024, 1:45 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Teams are assigned a tier based on their ranking (T1=1-4, T2=5-12, T3=13-30, T4=31-50, T5=51-80, T6=81-110, T7=111-134). Points are gained for wins, subtracted for losses, based on the opponents tier. Small modifiers for game closeness (Win/Loss Bonuses/Penalties = WB, WP, LB, LP) and Opponent's record. | Tiers will change slightly week to week to settle numbers (ie: Tier 4 may extend to rank 53, because one team was flip flopping between rank 49 and 53, and causing other teams to go up down in points/ranking) | If two teams are next to each other in the rankings, and have played head to head, the head to head winner will be ranked higher, regardless of points. | | | | | Note for early weeks: They are extremely volatile, teams that played week 0 get a big early season boost but it stabilizes around week 5

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	Points: 53.33 | Wins: 1 T4, 2 T5 | 1 WP |
2	Washington State Cougars	Points: 45 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
3	UCF Knights	Points: 41.67 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
4	Missouri Tigers	Points: 38.33 | Wins: 2 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
5	Syracuse Orange	Points: 37.71 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T5 | 1 WP |
6	California Golden Bears	Points: 36 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
7	Texas Longhorns	Points: 34.67 | Wins: 1 T5, 2 T6 |
8	Kansas State Wildcats	Points: 34.5 | Wins: 2 T5, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
9	Utah Utes	Points: 33 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 |
10	North Carolina Tar Heels	Points: 33 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
11	Miami Hurricanes	Points: 30.8 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 |
12	Indiana Hoosiers	Points: 30.8 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 |
13	Oregon Ducks	Points: 30.4 | Wins: 2 T5, 1 T7 | 2 WP |
14	Michigan State Spartans	Points: 30 | Wins: 1 T4, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 2 WP |
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Points: 29.33 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 |
16	Tennessee Volunteers	Points: 29.33 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 |
17	Georgia Bulldogs	Points: 28 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
18	Illinois Fighting Illini	Points: 26.67 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
19	Ole Miss Rebels	Points: 25.33 | Wins: 2 T6, 1 T7 |
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Points: 25.2 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
21	Oklahoma Sooners	Points: 24.44 | Wins: 1 T5, 2 T6 | 2 WP |
22	Arizona State Sun Devils	Points: 24 | Wins: 1 T5, 2 T6 | 2 WP |
23	BYU Cougars	Points: 24 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WP |
24	Duke Blue Devils	Points: 24 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 2 WP |
25	UNLV Rebels	Points: 24 | Wins: 1 T5, 1 T6, 1 T7 | 1 WP |

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.81
2	Washington State Cougars	3.04
3	UCF Knights	4.18
4	Missouri Tigers	0.59
5	Syracuse Orange	4.57
6	California Golden Bears	5.83
7	Texas Longhorns	-2.83
8	Kansas State Wildcats	0.74
9	Utah Utes	0.31
10	North Carolina Tar Heels	9.76
11	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
12	Indiana Hoosiers	3.10
13	Oregon Ducks	-0.25
14	Michigan State Spartans	7.24
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.46
16	Tennessee Volunteers	-1.40
17	Georgia Bulldogs	-2.93
18	Illinois Fighting Illini	1.08
19	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.93
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.82
21	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.62
22	Arizona State Sun Devils	0.38
23	BYU Cougars	1.27
24	Duke Blue Devils	0.72
25	UNLV Rebels	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	3.89
USC Trojans	3.32
Penn State Nittany Lions	2.72
Louisville Cardinals	0.94
Iowa State Cyclones	0.66
LSU Tigers	0.53
Michigan Wolverines	0.43
Northern Illinois Huskies	0.18
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.27
Clemson Tigers	0.32

Total Score: 68.13