Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 15, 2024, 5:06 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I've created a predictive computer poll I use for my base results that I've been tweaking over the past two years. I still include a human touch to tweak results, to ensure "intangibles" are able to be accounted for.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Georgia Bulldogs	Rank: #2
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	Rank: #1
3	Texas Longhorns	Rank: #3
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	Rank: #4
5	Miami Hurricanes	Rank: #5
6	Ole Miss Rebels	Rank: #9
7	Tennessee Volunteers	Rank: #13
8	Kansas State Wildcats	Rank: #6
9	Oregon Ducks	Rank: #8
10	Missouri Tigers	Rank: #12
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	Rank: #16
12	USC Trojans	Rank: #19
13	Utah Utes	Rank: #7
14	Memphis Tigers	Rank: #10
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Rank: #15
16	Boise State Broncos	Rank: #21
17	North Carolina Tar Heels	Rank: #11
18	UCF Knights	Rank: #14
19	Washington State Cougars	Rank: #17
20	Louisville Cardinals	Rank: #20
21	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	Rank: #23
22	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Rank: #18
23	Toledo Rockets	Rank: #26
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Rank: #28
25	Clemson Tigers	Rank: #32

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Texas Longhorns	-0.15
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.29
6	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
7	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
8	Kansas State Wildcats	0.74
9	Oregon Ducks	0.00
10	Missouri Tigers	0.00
11	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Utah Utes	0.00
14	Memphis Tigers	2.92
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
16	Boise State Broncos	8.01
17	North Carolina Tar Heels	4.86
18	UCF Knights	0.49
19	Washington State Cougars	0.00
20	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
21	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	4.23
22	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
23	Toledo Rockets	1.75
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	-0.30
25	Clemson Tigers	-0.02

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma Sooners	1.92
Iowa State Cyclones	0.66
LSU Tigers	0.53
Michigan Wolverines	0.43
Northern Illinois Huskies	0.18

Total Score: 27.48