Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 29, 2024, 1:17 p.m.

Overall Rationale: B1G:7 teams, SEC:6 teams, ACC:6 teams, BigXll:3 teams, Ind:1 team, Mountain West:1 team, Sunbelt:1 team

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	Up 3
3	Oregon Ducks
4	Miami Hurricanes
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	Up 2
6	Georgia Bulldogs	Down 4 - lost close to great team, wouldnt have dropped as much if it wasnt for the close game last week
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	Up 1
8	Clemson Tigers	Up 2
9	Tennessee Volunteers	Up 2
10	Pittsburgh Panthers	Up 2
11	Missouri Tigers	Down 2 - BYE week
12	Michigan Wolverines	Up 4
13	BYU Cougars	Up 4
14	Boston College Eagles	Down 1 - ugly win
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Up 8 - Louisville looked like the better team, but ND won so i gotta reward them
16	Louisville Cardinals	Down 2 - they were their own worst enemy vs ND
17	Indiana Hoosiers	Up 1
18	USC Trojans	Up 2
19	SMU Mustangs	Up 3
20	Boise State Broncos	NR
21	Ole Miss Rebels	Down 15 - they don't have much on their schedule to soften the blow of not being undefeated
22	Utah Utes	Up 3
23	James Madison Dukes	NR
24	Iowa State Cyclones	Up 1
25	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.15
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Oregon Ducks	0.69
4	Miami Hurricanes	0.57
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
8	Clemson Tigers	1.04
9	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.91
10	Pittsburgh Panthers	3.33
11	Missouri Tigers	0.00
12	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
13	BYU Cougars	0.00
14	Boston College Eagles	10.69
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
16	Louisville Cardinals	1.57
17	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
18	USC Trojans	0.00
19	SMU Mustangs	5.53
20	Boise State Broncos	0.00
21	Ole Miss Rebels	-0.12
22	Utah Utes	0.00
23	James Madison Dukes	0.00
24	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.89
25	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	0.98
Kansas State Wildcats	0.80
Oklahoma Sooners	0.62
UNLV Rebels	0.12

Total Score: 29.02