Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 29, 2024, 11:27 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Select the pool of teams based off the 25 best records (undefeated teams, one-loss teams with stronger schedules, one loss teams with weaker schedules, two loss teams with stronger schedules, two loss teams with weaker schedules, etc) and once the pool has been decided a holistic approach considering strength of schedule and margin of victory are used to rank the teams within the pool.

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Oregon Ducks	0.69
4	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.09
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
7	Michigan Wolverines	0.61
8	Missouri Tigers	0.00
9	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
10	USC Trojans	0.38
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	2.73
13	Miami Hurricanes	-0.55
14	Kansas State Wildcats	0.60
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
16	Arizona Wildcats	4.05
17	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	0.68
18	Duke Blue Devils	0.67
19	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
20	James Madison Dukes	0.54
21	Texas A&M Aggies	1.77
22	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.36
23	Navy Midshipmen	0.03
24	Army West Point	0.00
25	UNLV Rebels	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Clemson Tigers	1.20
Ole Miss Rebels	1.12
LSU Tigers	0.98
Oklahoma Sooners	0.62
Utah Utes	0.50
Boise State Broncos	0.30
Louisville Cardinals	0.16

Total Score: 19.64