Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2024, 8:19 a.m.

Overall Rationale: opinion, record, strength of schedule

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	51-3 vs ULM
2	Georgia Bulldogs	Bye Week
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	49-14 vs Marshall
4	Ole Miss Rebels	52-13 vs Georgia Southern
5	Tennessee Volunteers	25-15 vs Oklahoma
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	Bye Week
7	Miami Hurricanes	50-15 vs USF
8	Oregon Ducks	Bye Week
9	Missouri Tigers	30-27 vs Vanderbilt (2OT)
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	56-0 vs Kent State
11	Michigan Wolverines	27-24 vs USC
12	Utah Utes	22-19 vs Oklahoma State
13	Louisville Cardinals	31-19 vs Georgia Tech
14	Clemson Tigers	59-35 vs NC State
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	31-24 vs Nebraska (OT)
16	BYU Cougars	38-9 vs Kansas State
17	USC Trojans	24-27 vs Michigan
18	UCF Knights	Bye Week
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	19-22 vs Utah
20	Oklahoma Sooners	15-25 vs Tennessee
21	Iowa State Cyclones	52-7 vs Arkansas State
22	Boise State Broncos	56-14 vs Portland State
23	Indiana Hoosiers	52-14 vs Charlotte
24	James Madison Dukes	70-50 vs UNC
25	LSU Tigers	34-17 vs UCLA

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Ole Miss Rebels	0.08
5	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
8	Oregon Ducks	0.00
9	Missouri Tigers	0.00
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
11	Michigan Wolverines	0.19
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
14	Clemson Tigers	0.38
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
16	BYU Cougars	0.00
17	USC Trojans	0.00
18	UCF Knights	0.67
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.06
20	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
21	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.41
22	Boise State Broncos	1.52
23	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
24	James Madison Dukes	0.00
25	LSU Tigers	-0.54

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Washington State Cougars	0.15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.51

Total Score: 4.51