Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2024, 7:14 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Simple computer ranking taking into account win %, margin of victory and strength of schedule Teams who dropped out this week - USC, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Memphis, Cal, Northern Illinois First 5 out - Texas A&M, Army, Michigan, Duke, Boston College

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Tennessee Volunteers	Last week (LW) - 3
2	Georgia Bulldogs	LW - 2
3	Texas Longhorns	LW - 1
4	Miami Hurricanes	LW - 5
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	LW - 4
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	LW - 6
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	LW - 14
8	Ole Miss Rebels	LW - 7
9	Louisville Cardinals	LW - 24!!!
10	UNLV Rebels	LW - 9
11	UCF Knights	LW - 10
12	Utah Utes	LW - 17
13	Iowa State Cyclones	LW - 22
14	BYU Cougars	LW - Not Ranked (NR)
15	Oregon Ducks	LW - 18
16	Missouri Tigers	LW - 11
17	Indiana Hoosiers	LW - 13
18	Illinois Fighting Illini	LW - 23
19	Pittsburgh Panthers	LW - NR
20	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	LW - NR
21	Washington State Cougars	LW - 20
22	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	LW - NR
23	Navy Midshipmen	LW - NR
24	James Madison Dukes	LW - NR
25	Oklahoma Sooners	LW - 15

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Tennessee Volunteers	0.89
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Texas Longhorns	-0.32
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.39
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.16
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
9	Louisville Cardinals	0.95
10	UNLV Rebels	4.92
11	UCF Knights	2.62
12	Utah Utes	0.00
13	Iowa State Cyclones	0.15
14	BYU Cougars	0.00
15	Oregon Ducks	-1.08
16	Missouri Tigers	-1.19
17	Indiana Hoosiers	0.34
18	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
19	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.45
20	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	2.09
21	Washington State Cougars	0.00
22	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
23	Navy Midshipmen	0.97
24	James Madison Dukes	0.00
25	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.17

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan Wolverines	1.64
USC Trojans	1.13
Clemson Tigers	0.78
LSU Tigers	0.77
Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.49

Total Score: 21.52