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Stoneador Ballot for 2024 Week 4

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 17, 2024, 3:05 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Transitivity: Teams are rewarded by beating teams who beat other teams and so on and punished for losses accordingly as well. [Teams with any degree of Transitive Win] - [Teams with any degree of Transitive Loss]. Other factors like SOS and margin of victory are considered, but are less significant earlier in the season. The results are interesting with only 3 weeks of data, but it always becomes more reasonable as the season progresses.

Rank Team Reason
1 Syracuse Orange ['Ohio', 'Georgia Tech', 'South Alabama', 'Florida State', 'Georgia State', 'Vanderbilt', 'Virginia Tech', 'Marshall', 'Old Dominion']
2 Texas Longhorns ['Colorado State', 'Michigan', 'UTSA', 'Fresno State', 'Arkansas State', 'Kennesaw State', 'New Mexico State', 'Tulsa']
3 Michigan State Spartans ['Florida Atlantic', 'Maryland', 'FIU', 'UConn', 'Virginia', 'Central Michigan', 'Wake Forest']
4 Washington State Cougars ['Texas Tech', 'Washington', 'North Texas', 'Eastern Michigan', 'South Alabama', 'Massachusetts', 'Jacksonville State']
5 USC Trojans ['LSU', 'Utah State', 'South Carolina', 'Old Dominion', 'Kentucky', 'Southern Miss']
6 Oregon Ducks ['Boise State', 'Oregon State', 'Georgia Southern', 'San Diego State', 'Nevada', 'Troy']
7 Georgia Bulldogs ['Clemson', 'Kentucky', 'Appalachian State', 'Southern Miss', 'East Carolina', 'Old Dominion']
8 Alabama Crimson Tide ['Western Kentucky', 'South Florida', 'Wisconsin', 'Middle Tennessee', 'Southern Miss', 'Western Michigan']
9 UCF Knights ['Sam Houston', 'TCU', 'Rice', 'Hawaii', 'Stanford']
10 Arizona State Sun Devils ['Wyoming', 'Mississippi State', 'Texas State', 'UTSA', 'Kennesaw State']
11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ['Florida State', 'Georgia State', 'Vanderbilt', 'Virginia Tech', 'Marshall', 'Old Dominion']-['Syracuse']
12 Northern Illinois Huskies ['Notre Dame', 'Texas A&M', 'Purdue', 'Florida']
13 BYU Cougars ['SMU', 'Wyoming', 'Nevada', 'Troy']
14 North Carolina Tar Heels ['Minnesota', 'Charlotte', 'Nevada', 'Troy']
15 Indiana Hoosiers ['FIU', 'UCLA', 'Central Michigan', 'Hawaii']
16 Missouri Tigers ['Buffalo', 'Boston College', 'Massachusetts', 'Florida State']
17 Pittsburgh Panthers ['Kent State', 'Cincinnati', 'West Virginia', 'Miami (OH)']
18 Oklahoma Sooners ['Temple', 'Houston', 'Tulane', 'Rice']
19 Tennessee Volunteers ['NC State', 'Kent State', 'Louisiana Tech']
20 Nebraska Cornhuskers ['UTEP', 'Colorado', 'Colorado State']
21 Oklahoma State Cowboys ['Arkansas', 'Tulsa', 'UAB']
22 Kansas State Wildcats ['Tulane', 'Arizona', 'New Mexico']
23 California Golden Bears ['Auburn', 'San Diego State', 'New Mexico']
24 Utah Utes ['Baylor', 'Utah State', 'Air Force']
25 Army West Point ['Florida Atlantic', 'FIU', 'Central Michigan']

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