Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2024, 12:47 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I've created a predictive computer poll I use for my base results that I've been tweaking over the past two years. I still include a human touch to tweak results, to ensure "intangibles" are able to be accounted for.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	Rank: #1
2	Miami Hurricanes	Rank: #2
3	Georgia Bulldogs	Rank: #6
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	Rank: #4
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	Rank: #3
6	Tennessee Volunteers	Rank: #14
7	Ole Miss Rebels	Rank: #7
8	Oregon Ducks	Rank: #12
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	Rank: #10
10	Utah Utes	Rank: #9
11	Michigan Wolverines	Rank: #17
12	Louisville Cardinals	Rank: #13
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Rank: #8
14	Iowa State Cyclones	Rank: #15
15	Missouri Tigers	Rank: #18
16	USC Trojans	Rank: #5
17	Clemson Tigers	Rank: #23
18	LSU Tigers	Rank: #16
19	BYU Cougars	Rank: #33
20	Oklahoma Sooners	Rank: #39
21	UCF Knights	Rank: #19
22	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Rank: #11
23	Illinois Fighting Illini	Rank: #35
24	Washington State Cougars	Rank: #24
25	James Madison Dukes	Rank: #25

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.97
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
8	Oregon Ducks	0.00
9	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Michigan Wolverines	0.19
12	Louisville Cardinals	0.13
13	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1.82
14	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
15	Missouri Tigers	-0.86
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	Clemson Tigers	0.00
18	LSU Tigers	0.00
19	BYU Cougars	0.00
20	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
21	UCF Knights	0.00
22	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
23	Illinois Fighting Illini	-0.59
24	Washington State Cougars	0.00
25	James Madison Dukes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Indiana Hoosiers	0.20

Total Score: 4.76