Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2024, 12:52 p.m.

Overall Rationale: B1G:8 teams, SEC:6 teams, ACC:6 teams, BigXll:3 teams, Pac-12:1 team, Ind:1 team

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Georgia Bulldogs
3	Oregon Ducks
4	Miami Hurricanes	Up 7 - played USF better than Bama
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	Down 1 - BYE
6	Ole Miss Rebels	Down 1 - Has not played anyone
7	Ohio State Buckeyes
8	Penn State Nittany Lions
9	Missouri Tigers	Down 3 - almost lost to Vandy
10	Clemson Tigers
11	Tennessee Volunteers	Up 2
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	Up 2
13	Boston College Eagles	Down 4 - Missouri looked worse, still beat a good Michigan State team
14	Louisville Cardinals	Up 1
15	Washington State Cougars	Down 3 - ugly win
16	Michigan Wolverines
17	BYU Cougars	NR
18	Indiana Hoosiers	Up 5 - another blowout
19	Utah Utes	NR
20	USC Trojans	Up 4 - LSU winning balanced out the loss
21	Washington Huskies	Down 2 - NW is not a good team
22	SMU Mustangs	NR
23	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	NR
24	Illinois Fighting Illini	NR
25	Iowa State Cyclones	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Oregon Ducks	1.08
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.39
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
7	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
9	Missouri Tigers	0.00
10	Clemson Tigers	1.27
11	Tennessee Volunteers	-1.90
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	2.38
13	Boston College Eagles	7.57
14	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
15	Washington State Cougars	0.08
16	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
17	BYU Cougars	0.00
18	Indiana Hoosiers	0.11
19	Utah Utes	-2.07
20	USC Trojans	0.00
21	Washington Huskies	3.78
22	SMU Mustangs	3.13
23	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
24	Illinois Fighting Illini	-0.81
25	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.44

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	0.77
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.49
Oklahoma Sooners	0.48
UCF Knights	0.06

Total Score: 27.83