Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 16, 2024, 10:23 a.m.

Overall Rationale: A team earns more points by beating good teams (per SP+) than by beating bad teams. Vice versa for losses - a team loses more points by losing to bad teams (losses to good teams are forgivable). Margin of victory and other game stats are not accounted for in this ranking.

• Ballot
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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	T-1. 1 SP+ T-25 win (Michigan).
2	Georgia Bulldogs	T-1. 1 SP+ T-25 win (Clemson).
3	USC Trojans	1 SP+ T-25 win (LSU).
4	Northern Illinois Huskies	1 SP+ T-10 win (Notre Dame). NIU technically has the best win of the season so far according to SP+, but, they have one fewer data point than the teams above.
5	California Golden Bears	T-5. 1 SP+ T-25 win (Auburn).
6	Washington State Cougars	T-5. 1 SP+ T-25 win (Washington).
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	1 SP+ T-50 win (Wisconsin).
8	Miami Hurricanes	T-8. 1 SP+ T-50 win (Florida).
9	Illinois Fighting Illini	T-8. 1 SP+ T-50 win (Kansas).
10	Oregon Ducks	T-10. 1 SP+ T-50 win (Boise State).
11	Iowa State Cyclones	T-10. 1 SP+ T-50 win (Iowa).
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	T-10.
13	Arizona State Sun Devils	T-10.
14	Utah Utes	T-14.
15	Kansas State Wildcats	T-14.
16	Oklahoma Sooners	T-14.
17	Oklahoma State Cowboys	T-14.
18	UCF Knights	T-14.
19	North Carolina Tar Heels	T-14.
20	Memphis Tigers	T-14.
21	BYU Cougars	T-14.
22	UNLV Rebels	T-14.
23	Michigan State Spartans	T-14.
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	1 SP+ T-25 win (Kentucky). 1 SP+ T-25 loss (LSU).
25	Tennessee Volunteers	T-25. Tennessee is tied with Penn State and Syracuse.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	USC Trojans	1.12
4	Northern Illinois Huskies	3.14
5	California Golden Bears	6.19
6	Washington State Cougars	2.28
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.23
8	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
9	Illinois Fighting Illini	4.18
10	Oregon Ducks	0.00
11	Iowa State Cyclones	1.84
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	5.17
13	Arizona State Sun Devils	4.33
14	Utah Utes	0.00
15	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
16	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
17	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
18	UCF Knights	0.49
19	North Carolina Tar Heels	3.46
20	Memphis Tigers	0.68
21	BYU Cougars	3.01
22	UNLV Rebels	0.04
23	Michigan State Spartans	0.77
24	South Carolina Gamecocks	1.13
25	Tennessee Volunteers	-3.54

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	3.89
Ole Miss Rebels	3.51
Missouri Tigers	4.49
Penn State Nittany Lions	2.72
Louisville Cardinals	0.94
Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.81
LSU Tigers	0.53
Michigan Wolverines	0.43
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.27
Clemson Tigers	0.32

Total Score: 59.51