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ColombianInIowa24 Ballot for 2024 Week 5

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2024, 1:35 a.m.

Overall Rationale: SCF, rank-swap algorithm doing things.

Rank Team Reason
1 BYU Cougars The whole top is as weird as ever. Still I can finally justify ranking BYU even if I can't quite justify ranking them this high. Up next Baylor... they aren't falling are they.
2 Illinois Fighting Illini Solid victory over Nebraska gets them here. Up next #10 Penn State for an epic clash.
3 UNLV Rebels I ran a simulation where UNLV makes the playoff, and apparently no Big XII teams make it. I doubt it. Anyway, the bye week is treating the Rebels well. Up next, a worthy challenger in Fresno State.
4 Duke Blue Devils WHY? I like the MTSU win, but calm down. Up next a destroyed UNC for the Victory Bell.
5 Texas Longhorns Basically, the highest default score possible is 14. If a victory is impressive a team can get a few more. Texas, Ole Miss, Alabama, and tOSU all have the highest default, while those above have just a little more. Up next the joke that is MSST.
6 Ole Miss Rebels Solid. Up next Kentucky.
7 Alabama Crimson Tide Bye. Up next #25 Georgia for a good game.
8 Ohio State Buckeyes Beats Marshall. Up next a solid MSU.
9 Washington State Cougars The worst and best football I have ever seen against a tough SJSU squad. Up next, an epic clash for the MWC/Pac-12 with #27 Boise State.
10 Penn State Nittany Lions Kent State is a masochist. See Illinois.
11 James Madison Dukes Solid thrashing of UNC gets them up here. Up next Ball State.
12 Utah Utes Not dominant, but a good win against solid Ok. St. Up next Arizona.
13 Missouri Tigers Another scare for the Tigers keeps them falling. Up next, the overrated TAMU.
14 Boston College Eagles The only 1-loss team in the top. Solid showing against MSU and still impressive showing against Mizzou. Up next WKU.
15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Alright. Up next Washington.
16 Tennessee Volunteers Oklahoma was overrated anyway. Up next more mid with Arkansas.
17 Miami Hurricanes USF gave them a good competition for a bit. Oh well. Up next, an apparently overrated Virginia Tech.
18 Iowa State Cyclones My team did what I wanted them to do. Up next, a dead in the water Houston. Looks like both my teams will be playing games that can only be embarrassing losses or forgettable wins...
19 UCF Knights Bye allows the model to adjust UCF up in line with the rest. Up next Colorado.
20 Louisville Cardinals Good thrashing of a solid GT. Up next a middling Notre Dame.
21 Army West Point Played everyone well. Up next Temple.
22 Indiana Hoosiers Windiana. Up next Maryland.
23 Pittsburgh Panthers Eh, they are undefeated. Up next... a break.
24 Navy Midshipmen Two service academies are undefeated! Well deserved with a thrashing of a seemingly solid Memphis. Up next UAB.
25 Georgia Bulldogs Stasis, plus a terrible showing last week lets them fall to the edge. Oregon can eat it. Up next, #6 Alabama! Prove you deserve a higher or ranking or fall off a cliff, less original Bulldogs (I'm from Yale).

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