Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 16, 2024, 10:18 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I am using a system for putting teams into tiers. Hopefully, this makes more sense as the season goes along.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Tier 4 (One-loss teams with at least 2 P2 wins)
2	Georgia Bulldogs	Tier 5 (undefeated teams with at least 2 P4 wins)
3	Washington State Cougars
4	Pittsburgh Panthers
5	UNLV Rebels
6	Texas Longhorns	Tier 9 (undefeated teams with 1 or fewer P4 wins)
7	Alabama Crimson Tide
8	Missouri Tigers
9	Oklahoma Sooners
10	UCF Knights
11	Arizona State Sun Devils
12	Michigan State Spartans
13	Indiana Hoosiers
14	Tennessee Volunteers
15	Miami Hurricanes
16	Utah Utes
17	Ole Miss Rebels
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys
19	Kansas State Wildcats
20	North Carolina Tar Heels
21	Duke Blue Devils
22	California Golden Bears
23	Illinois Fighting Illini
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers
25	BYU Cougars

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4.47
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Washington State Cougars	2.85
4	Pittsburgh Panthers	8.90
5	UNLV Rebels	6.19
6	Texas Longhorns	-2.16
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.23
8	Missouri Tigers	0.00
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0.99
10	UCF Knights	2.46
11	Arizona State Sun Devils	5.20
12	Michigan State Spartans	8.68
13	Indiana Hoosiers	2.78
14	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.93
15	Miami Hurricanes	-0.46
16	Utah Utes	-0.14
17	Ole Miss Rebels	-1.48
18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.24
19	Kansas State Wildcats	-1.25
20	North Carolina Tar Heels	2.76
21	Duke Blue Devils	3.72
22	California Golden Bears	0.00
23	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	-0.30
25	BYU Cougars	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ohio State Buckeyes	3.89
Oregon Ducks	3.82
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
Clemson Tigers	0.32

Total Score: 72.99