Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2024, 1:33 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Takes the preseason poll of returning production, blue chip ratio and how the team finished last year and adds sos, sor, pts, pts against, yards, yards against, 3rd down conversion, penalty yards, and eye test

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Tennessee Volunteers
2	Penn State Nittany Lions
3	Missouri Tigers
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Ole Miss Rebels
6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	Alabama Crimson Tide
8	Oregon Ducks
9	Texas Longhorns
10	Utah Utes
11	Miami Hurricanes
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13	Texas A&M Aggies
14	Clemson Tigers
15	LSU Tigers
16	USC Trojans
17	Louisville Cardinals
18	Arkansas Razorbacks
19	Iowa State Cyclones
20	BYU Cougars
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys
22	Oklahoma Sooners
23	Washington State Cougars
24	Pittsburgh Panthers
25	Illinois Fighting Illini

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Tennessee Volunteers	0.89
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	1.78
3	Missouri Tigers	1.67
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.02
8	Oregon Ducks	0.00
9	Texas Longhorns	-4.85
10	Utah Utes	0.00
11	Miami Hurricanes	-0.11
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1.27
13	Texas A&M Aggies	8.25
14	Clemson Tigers	0.38
15	LSU Tigers	0.29
16	USC Trojans	0.00
17	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
18	Arkansas Razorbacks	7.15
19	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
20	BYU Cougars	0.00
21	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
22	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
23	Washington State Cougars	0.00
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
25	Illinois Fighting Illini	-1.03

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan Wolverines	1.64
Indiana Hoosiers	0.20
UCF Knights	0.06

Total Score: 29.59