Hastronaut Ballot for 2024 Week 6
Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Sept. 29, 2024, 1:19 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I try to rank based mostly off performance, with light weighting put into team talent/preseason expectations. As the season goes on, preseason expectations for a team will be considered less and less. I do not take into account injuries.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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Alabama gets a big win over Georgia giving them the best win out of the top 3. This leap frogs them to #1. Not much separation between 1-3. |
| 2 |
Texas Longhorns
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| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 4 |
Tennessee Volunteers
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Teams 4-6 are tier 2. All undefeated and have looked solid most of the season. |
| 5 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
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| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
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| 7 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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Georgia only falls to 7 with a close loss @ Bama |
| 8 |
Miami Hurricanes
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Miami escapes by narrow margins, and drops accordingly |
| 9 |
Missouri Tigers
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| 10 |
Iowa State Cyclones
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Iowa state continues to get solid wins, and moves ahead |
| 11 |
Clemson Tigers
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Clemson has looked like one of the best teams since their first game, and moves ahead accordingly |
| 12 |
Michigan Wolverines
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12-14 stay in this order because of head to head. Michigan and USC escaping with victories. LSU wins big but over a low level team |
| 13 |
USC Trojans
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| 14 |
LSU Tigers
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| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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OU barely escapes @ Auburn |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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Ole Miss drops far for a home loss to unranked UK |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
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Utah drops pretty far for the loss to Arizona |
| 18 |
BYU Cougars
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| 19 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
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| 20 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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ND get a big win against Louisville and jump back into the top 25 |
| 21 |
Boise State Broncos
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Boise state with the 1 close loss to Oregon and has looked dominant otherwise earns them a spot |
| 22 |
UNLV Rebels
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UNLV with dominant wins gets them a spot |
| 23 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
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Illinois drops for the 2 score loss to PSU |
| 24 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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Nebraska earns a solid win, but their loss to Illinois now looks worse |
| 25 |
Indiana Hoosiers
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Undefeated IU earn a spot. Rutgers, K state, Colorado, TAMU, Louisville, Duke, are all just outside the top 25 |
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 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.09 |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.31 |
| 11 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.42 |
| 12 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
USC Trojans
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.03 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.68 |
| 16 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Utah Utes
|
0.52 |
| 18 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.05 |
| 19 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.61 |
| 20 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
UNLV Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.51 |
| 25 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
-0.51 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.80 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
|
0.08 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
0.16 |
Total Score: 4.77