Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Sept. 29, 2024, 4:21 p.m.

Overall Rationale: There are no preseason rankings. Every team in the FBS starts the season with 0 points. After a game is played, the following points are calculated: The winner gets +100 points, while the loser will get -100 points If the opponent is an FCS team, the margin of victory is halved and added to the team's total points If the opponent is an FBS team, take the opponent's record and multiply it by 100. Add this to the team's total points Take the opponent's record again and multiply it by the margin of victory. Add this to the team's total points Go back and recheck on all past opponents for each team that season If a past opponent was an FCS team, skip them If your past opponent was an FBS team, check their record up to the current week, minus the game against the current team Multiply that record by 50 Multiply the record again by the MOV of that game again, then multiply that by 0.25. Add the two numbers together, multiply it by 0.1, and add it to the team's total points.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	1032.84
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	943.98
3	Miami Hurricanes	916.19
4	Indiana Hoosiers	873.59
5	BYU Cougars	851.38
6	Duke Blue Devils	842.45
7	Missouri Tigers	817.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	786.94
9	Washington State Cougars	780.35
10	Kansas State Wildcats	777.72
11	Michigan Wolverines	775.25
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	768.59
13	Oregon Ducks	750.77
14	Ole Miss Rebels	748.28
15	Tennessee Volunteers	737.29
16	Illinois Fighting Illini	734.66
17	Utah Utes	714.16
18	Penn State Nittany Lions	705.41
19	Colorado Buffaloes	697.26
20	Iowa State Cyclones	684.56
21	Pittsburgh Panthers	664.56
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers	651.77
23	Ohio State Buckeyes	647.91
24	Boston College Eagles	643.23
25	Sam Houston Bearkats	632.71

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.15
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.86
4	Indiana Hoosiers	1.55
5	BYU Cougars	0.75
6	Duke Blue Devils	3.93
7	Missouri Tigers	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	16.69
9	Washington State Cougars	13.02
10	Kansas State Wildcats	1.57
11	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.30
13	Oregon Ducks	-1.85
14	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
15	Tennessee Volunteers	-3.21
16	Illinois Fighting Illini	1.52
17	Utah Utes	0.52
18	Penn State Nittany Lions	-4.30
19	Colorado Buffaloes	5.87
20	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.83
21	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.01
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2.37
23	Ohio State Buckeyes	-5.00
24	Boston College Eagles	0.69
25	Sam Houston Bearkats	0.25

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Georgia Bulldogs	2.90
USC Trojans	1.57
Clemson Tigers	1.20
LSU Tigers	0.98
Oklahoma Sooners	0.62
Boise State Broncos	0.30
UNLV Rebels	0.12
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	0.08
Louisville Cardinals	0.16

Total Score: 73.17