PlactusTX Ballot for 2024 Week 5
Ballot Type: Hybrid
Submitted: Sept. 22, 2024, 4:32 p.m.
Overall Rationale: First, generate ratings with a computer system that does not use points scored/allowed or margin of victory. Then take the top forty and compare their accomplishments head-to-head to create a ballot.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington State Cougars
|
(3) W San Jose State |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
(1) W Louisiana-Monroe |
| 3 |
Missouri Tigers
|
(12) W Vanderbilt |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
(6) bye |
| 5 |
BYU Cougars
|
(24) W 19 Kansas State |
| 6 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
(16) W 8 Southern California |
| 7 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
(—) W Arkansas State |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
(5) bye |
| 9 |
Utah Utes
|
(11) W 15 Oklahoma State |
| 10 |
UCF Knights
|
(2) bye |
| 11 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
(25) W Oklahoma |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
(—) Arizona State |
| 13 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
(—) W 18 Nebraska |
| 14 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
(14) W Youngstown State |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
(15) L 11 Utah |
| 16 |
Washington Huskies
|
(—) W Northwestern |
| 17 |
Boston College Eagles
|
(—) W Michigan State |
| 18 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
(10) bye |
| 19 |
James Madison Dukes
|
(—) W 20 North Carolina |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
(—) W Coastal Carolina |
| 21 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
(—) W Memphis |
| 22 |
WKU Hilltoppers
|
(—) W Toledo |
| 23 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
(18) L Illinois |
| 24 |
Buffalo Bulls
|
(—) W 9 Northern Illinois | Dropped out: 4 Syracuse, 7 Michigan State, 8 Southern California, 9 Northern Illinois, 13 Arizona State, 17 Duke, 19 Kansas State, 20 North Carolina, 21 California, 22 Indiana, 23 Maryland |
| 25 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington State Cougars
|
2.29 |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Missouri Tigers
|
1.67 |
| 4 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
BYU Cougars
|
1.41 |
| 6 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
1.30 |
| 7 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
1.69 |
| 8 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
UCF Knights
|
2.90 |
| 11 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-1.90 |
| 12 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
12.91 |
| 13 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.11 |
| 14 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
1.83 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
|
1.23 |
| 16 |
Washington Huskies
|
8.78 |
| 17 |
Boston College Eagles
|
4.81 |
| 18 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-2.90 |
| 19 |
James Madison Dukes
|
1.38 |
| 20 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
5.18 |
| 21 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
2.52 |
| 22 |
WKU Hilltoppers
|
3.24 |
| 23 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
1.93 |
| 24 |
Buffalo Bulls
|
1.22 |
| 25 |
Duke Blue Devils
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
3.21 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
4.37 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
4.40 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
4.51 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
2.16 |
USC Trojans
|
1.13 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.78 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.77 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.51 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.20 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.48 |
Total Score: 83.72