Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Sept. 30, 2024, 3:47 p.m.
Overall Rationale: My computer ballot begins as a strict power ranking and over the course of the year weights resume heavier over the course of the year. I've tinkered with it over the years to try and get it to predict how the CFP committee make their selections. This is the first week this year that I feel like I ended up with some results that don't line up with how I thought it would be. Notre Dame climbed back into the top 10 so their loss to NIU isn't really affecting them at all. Michigan fell 6 spots despite winning (this is more so because they've gone down in my computer power rankings every single week). BYU also managed to fall out of my top 25 despite boasting one of the best resumes in the country. The power ranking piece of the model dropped them too. I guess it really didn't like their performance over Baylor.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Texas Longhorns | |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | |
3 | Tennessee Volunteers | |
4 | Georgia Bulldogs | |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | |
6 | Penn State Nittany Lions | |
7 | Oregon Ducks | |
8 | Miami Hurricanes | |
9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
10 | Missouri Tigers | |
11 | USC Trojans | |
12 | Ole Miss Rebels | |
13 | Iowa State Cyclones | |
14 | Clemson Tigers | |
15 | Oklahoma Sooners | |
16 | Louisville Cardinals | |
17 | Indiana Hoosiers | |
18 | LSU Tigers | |
19 | Kansas State Wildcats | |
20 | Michigan Wolverines | |
21 | Texas A&M Aggies | |
22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | |
23 | South Carolina Gamecocks | |
24 | Pittsburgh Panthers | |
25 | SMU Mustangs |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas Longhorns | 0.15 |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
3 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 |
4 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.08 |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
6 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
7 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
8 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.94 |
10 | Missouri Tigers | 0.00 |
11 | USC Trojans | 0.17 |
12 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.20 |
13 | Iowa State Cyclones | 0.00 |
14 | Clemson Tigers | 0.00 |
15 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0.68 |
16 | Louisville Cardinals | 1.57 |
17 | Indiana Hoosiers | 0.00 |
18 | LSU Tigers | 0.00 |
19 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.00 |
20 | Michigan Wolverines | -0.64 |
21 | Texas A&M Aggies | 1.77 |
22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 2.80 |
23 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 1.90 |
24 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 0.00 |
25 | SMU Mustangs | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
---|---|
BYU Cougars | 1.47 |
Utah Utes | 0.50 |
Boise State Broncos | 0.30 |
UNLV Rebels | 0.12 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 0.08 |
Total Score: 13.37