Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Sept. 29, 2024, 5:30 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I've created a predictive computer poll I use for my base results that I've been tweaking over the past three years. I still include a human touch to tweak results, to ensure "intangibles" are able to be accounted for.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	Rank: #1
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	Rank: #2
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	Rank: #4
4	Georgia Bulldogs	Rank: #6
5	Tennessee Volunteers	Rank: #11
6	Miami Hurricanes	Rank: #3
7	Oregon Ducks	Rank: #7
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	Rank: #14
9	Clemson Tigers	Rank: #9
10	Ole Miss Rebels	Rank: #10
11	Michigan Wolverines	Rank: #22
12	Missouri Tigers	Rank: #17
13	USC Trojans	Rank: #12
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Rank: #5
15	BYU Cougars	Rank: #13
16	Louisville Cardinals	Rank: #15
17	Kansas State Wildcats	Rank: #18
18	SMU Mustangs	Rank: #19
19	Iowa State Cyclones	Rank: #16
20	Boise State Broncos	Rank: #27
21	LSU Tigers	Rank: #25
22	James Madison Dukes	Rank: #8
23	Utah Utes	Rank: #26
24	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Rank: #23
25	Washington State Cougars	Rank: #29

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.15
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.08
5	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Oregon Ducks	0.00
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
9	Clemson Tigers	0.84
10	Ole Miss Rebels	0.60
11	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
12	Missouri Tigers	0.00
13	USC Trojans	0.00
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
15	BYU Cougars	0.00
16	Louisville Cardinals	1.57
17	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
18	SMU Mustangs	6.52
19	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.57
20	Boise State Broncos	0.00
21	LSU Tigers	0.00
22	James Madison Dukes	0.00
23	Utah Utes	0.00
24	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	0.00
25	Washington State Cougars	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Indiana Hoosiers	0.67
Oklahoma Sooners	0.62
UNLV Rebels	0.12

Total Score: 11.74