Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 29, 2024, 2:05 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | (4-0) (up 2) W: 41-34 vs #2 Georgia (3-1) Next Week: @ Vanderbilt (2-2) Projected Bowl: Sugar vs Oregon/Penn State |
2 | Texas Longhorns | (5-0) (down 1) W: 35-13 vs Mississippi State (1-4) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs UNLV |
3 | Tennessee Volunteers | (4-0) (up 1) Bye Next Week: @ Arkansas (3-2) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Michigan |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | (4-0) (up 1) W: 38-7 @ Michigan State (3-2) Next Week: vs Iowa (3-1) Projected Bowl: Rose vs Georgia/Missouri |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | (3-1) (down 3) L: 34-41 @ #3 Alabama (4-0) Next Week: vs Auburn (2-3) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Missouri |
6 | Oregon Ducks | (4-0) (up 2) W: 34-13 @ UCLA (1-3) Next Week: vs Michigan State (3-2) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Penn State |
7 | Penn State Nittany Lions | (4-0) (up 2) W: 14-7 vs #19 Illinois (4-1) Next Week: vs UCLA (1-3) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Oregon |
8 | Missouri Tigers | (4-0) (up 3) Bye Next Week: @ #27 Texas A&M (4-1) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Georgia |
9 | Miami Hurricanes | (5-0) (up 1) W: 38-34 vs Virginia Tech (2-3) Next Week: @ California (3-1) Projected Bowl: Peach vs Tennessee/Michigan |
10 | Iowa State Cyclones | (4-0) (up 4) W: 20-0 @ Houston (1-4) Next Week: vs Baylor (2-3) Projected Bowl: Fiesta vs Texas/UNLV |
11 | Michigan Wolverines | (4-1) (up 1) W: 27-24 vs Minnesota (2-3) Next Week: @ Washington (3-2) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Tennessee |
12 | Clemson Tigers | (3-1) (up 4) W: 40-14 vs Stanford (2-2) Next Week: @ Florida State (1-4) Projected Bowl: Holiday vs Utah |
13 | USC Trojans | (3-1) (up 2) W: 38-21 vs Wisconsin (2-2) Next Week: @ Minnesota (2-3) Projected Bowl: Alamo vs BYU |
14 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | (4-1) (up 7) W: 31-24 vs #13 Louisville (3-1) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Gator vs Ole Miss |
15 | LSU Tigers | (4-1) (up 2) W: 42-10 vs South Alabama (2-3) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Citrus vs Indiana |
16 | BYU Cougars | (5-0) (up 2) W: 34-28 @ Baylor (2-3) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Alamo vs USC |
17 | Ole Miss Rebels | (4-1) (down 11) L: 20-17 vs Kentucky (3-2) Next Week: @ South Carolina (3-1) Projected Bowl: Gator vs Notre Dame |
18 | Louisville Cardinals | (3-1) (down 5) L: 24-31 @ #21 Notre Dame (4-1) Next Week: vs SMU (4-1) Projected Bowl: Mayo vs Illinois |
19 | Utah Utes | (4-1) (down 12) L: 10-23 vs Arizona (3-1) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Holiday vs Clemson |
20 | Kansas State Wildcats | (4-1) (up 9) W: 42-20 vs #20 Oklahoma State Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Texas vs Oklahoma |
21 | Indiana Hoosiers | (5-0) (up 2) W: 42-28 vs Maryland (3-2) Next Week: @ Northwestern (2-2) Projected Bowl: Citrus vs LSU |
22 | UNLV Rebels | (4-0) (up 2) W: 59-14 vs Fresno State (3-2) Next Week: vs Syracuse (3-1) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Texas |
23 | Oklahoma Sooners | (4-1) (down 1) W: 27-21 @ Auburn (2-3) Next Week: Bye |
24 | Arizona Wildcats | (3-1) (was unranked) W: 23-10 @ #7 Utah (4-1) Projected Bowl: Las Vegas vs Texas A&M |
25 | Pittsburgh Panthers | (4-0) (up 1) Bye Next Week: @ North Carolina (3-2) Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs Texas Tech Next 5: 26: Illinois (4-1) (down 7) 27: Texas A&M (4-1) (no change) 28: Rutgers (4-0) (was unranked) 29: James Madison (4-0) (up 1) 30: Boise State (3-1) (was unranked) Fell out of T30: Oklahoma State (3-2) (was 20) Boston College (4-1) (was 25) Nebraska (3-1) (was 28) |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
2 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
3 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 |
4 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
6 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
7 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
8 | Missouri Tigers | 0.00 |
9 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
10 | Iowa State Cyclones | 0.31 |
11 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
12 | Clemson Tigers | 0.21 |
13 | USC Trojans | 0.00 |
14 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 |
15 | LSU Tigers | 0.00 |
16 | BYU Cougars | 0.00 |
17 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 |
18 | Louisville Cardinals | 0.92 |
19 | Utah Utes | 0.00 |
20 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.00 |
21 | Indiana Hoosiers | 0.00 |
22 | UNLV Rebels | 0.00 |
23 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 |
24 | Arizona Wildcats | 0.00 |
25 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 0.00 |