Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 29, 2024, 1:54 a.m.
Overall Rationale: This poll was so hard. Other teams considered were Illinois, Navy, Texas A&M, Arizona, Duke, Boston College, James Madison, Army, Colorado, and Kentucky. That's a lot!
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
I don't want to drop a team from #1 after winning by 3 scores, but Alabama made that difficult |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Didn't blow it, would be #1 if they had kept that 1st quarter up |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Waiting to play a difficult opponent |
| 4 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Productive bye week |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Can't fall too far after near come back, can only afford close losses from here on out |
| 6 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Well, they fell a little, finally |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Vs. Ohio State will be very telling |
| 8 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Bye weeks make people forget about close wins the week prior |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Hopefully Illinois is just good |
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
For once I am happy Michigan barely survived, please sign Fleck forever, Gophers |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
|
Wisconsin sucks, huh, damn. |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
Pretty boring blow out, didn't lose, so they went up |
| 13 |
BYU Cougars
|
Unranked to #13 in 2 weeks? This can only go poorly |
| 14 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Build the Matt Campbell statue already |
| 15 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
How did you lose to NIU and rebound so quick? |
| 16 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Would be 1 spot high if Georgia had won |
| 17 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Fell HARD. Need to be near perfect from here on |
| 18 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
See FSU? That's what happens when someone goes through with the stupid bet they made on Twitter. |
| 19 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
Close loss, still a loss. |
| 20 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Streets are saying 10windiana is possible? |
| 21 |
Utah Utes
|
Well we know K State is better than Utah at least |
| 22 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
Didn't lose |
| 23 |
UNLV Rebels
|
UNILV wins! |
| 24 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
|
Ranked 'em |
| 25 |
Boise State Broncos
|
If I thought PSU>Oregon, Illinois would be ranked, but I don't, so Boise gets the bid |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.15 |
| 2 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
-0.22 |
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
|
0.17 |
| 12 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.45 |
| 13 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.60 |
| 20 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Utah Utes
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
UNLV Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Boise State Broncos
|
-0.04 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 1.63