Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 29, 2024, 9:42 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I try to avoid Poll Inertia by not doing preseason polls and doing a complete re-ranking every week. I don't look at my previous poll or previous full poll or AP poll until after I've already set my top 25 and honorable mentions, and even then, its only to check that I didn't forget a team. That does mean I am susceptible to one week overreactions or forgetting a team here and there. Others considered: Navy, Boston College, SMU, Utah, Arizona, Texas Tech, Colorado, Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, USC

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Texas Longhorns
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Oregon Ducks
5	BYU Cougars
6	Tennessee Volunteers
7	Miami Hurricanes
8	Georgia Bulldogs
9	Ole Miss Rebels
10	Duke Blue Devils
11	UNLV Rebels
12	Iowa State Cyclones
13	Indiana Hoosiers
14	Pittsburgh Panthers
15	Oklahoma Sooners
16	Missouri Tigers
17	Clemson Tigers
18	Penn State Nittany Lions
19	Kansas State Wildcats
20	Rutgers Scarlet Knights
21	James Madison Dukes
22	Army West Point
23	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
24	Texas A&M Aggies
25	Iowa Hawkeyes

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Oregon Ducks	0.29
5	BYU Cougars	0.75
6	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
8	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
9	Ole Miss Rebels	0.80
10	Duke Blue Devils	2.84
11	UNLV Rebels	1.74
12	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
13	Indiana Hoosiers	0.02
14	Pittsburgh Panthers	2.12
15	Oklahoma Sooners	0.68
16	Missouri Tigers	-1.14
17	Clemson Tigers	0.00
18	Penn State Nittany Lions	-4.30
19	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
20	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	0.00
21	James Madison Dukes	0.20
22	Army West Point	1.33
23	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.54
24	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
25	Iowa Hawkeyes	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Michigan Wolverines	1.91
USC Trojans	1.57
LSU Tigers	0.98
Utah Utes	0.50
Boise State Broncos	0.30
Louisville Cardinals	0.16

Total Score: 22.18