Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 29, 2024, 9:49 a.m.

Overall Rationale: opinion, record, strength of schedule

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	41-34 vs Georgia
2	Texas Longhorns	35-13 vs Mississippi State
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	38-7 vs Michigan State
4	Tennessee Volunteers	Bye Week
5	Georgia Bulldogs	34-41 vs Alabama
6	Miami Hurricanes	38-34 vs Virginia Tech
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	21-7 vs Illinois
8	Oregon Ducks	34-13 vs UCLA
9	Missouri Tigers	Bye Week
10	Michigan Wolverines	27-24 vs Minnesota
11	Clemson Tigers	40-14 vs Stanford
12	USC Trojans	38-21 vs Wisconsin
13	Ole Miss Rebels	17-20 vs Kentucky
14	BYU Cougars	34-28 vs Baylor
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	31-24 vs Louisville
16	Kansas State Wildcats	42-20 vs Oklahoma State
17	LSU Tigers	42-10 vs South Alabama
18	Boise State Broncos	45-24 vs Washington State
19	James Madison Dukes	63-7 vs Ball State
20	Indiana Hoosiers	42-28 vs Maryland
21	Arizona Wildcats	23-10 vs Utah
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	7-21 vs Penn State
23	Utah Utes	10-23 vs Arizona
24	Iowa State Cyclones	20-0 vs Houston
25	Louisville Cardinals	24-31 vs Notre Dame

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
8	Oregon Ducks	0.00
9	Missouri Tigers	0.00
10	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
11	Clemson Tigers	0.42
12	USC Trojans	0.00
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	BYU Cougars	0.00
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
16	Kansas State Wildcats	0.12
17	LSU Tigers	0.00
18	Boise State Broncos	0.28
19	James Madison Dukes	0.88
20	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
21	Arizona Wildcats	1.31
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
23	Utah Utes	0.00
24	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.89
25	Louisville Cardinals	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Oklahoma Sooners	0.62
UNLV Rebels	0.12
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	0.08

Total Score: 5.72