Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 7, 2024, 6:11 p.m.
| Rank | Team | Reason | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Longhorns | I stuck to my guns keeping Texas 1 last week... I expected vindication to come from Texas and Alabama losing to Vandy though. | 
| 2 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | Still not really been tested, and that'll change this week. | 
| 3 |  Oregon Ducks | With Chaos in the Top 10, Oregon can make a true statement this week | 
| 4 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | Winning games while teams ahead of you faceplant. Not a bad set up. | 
| 5 |  Miami Hurricanes | Didn't want to reward them too much for the past few weeks, but they keep winning. | 
| 6 |  Georgia Bulldogs | The Clemson win has really buoyed them despite now having a transitive loss to Vandy.... and besides we can use the Cope of a top 5 opponent on the road in a one score game. | 
| 7 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | I shouldn't be that hard on Bama but man what a letdown. And while the first half against Georgia was a thing of beauty there's now been 6 straight worrying quarters. At least for Bama's insane standards. | 
| 8 |  BYU Cougars | Top 10 BYU? Sure | 
| 9 |  Iowa State Cyclones | Top 10 Iowa State? Sure | 
| 10 |  Clemson Tigers | Top 10 Clemson after that opening faceplant against Georgia was not something I was expecting. | 
| 11 |  Tennessee Volunteers | I still like the Oklahoma win but man that's a bad loss against Arkansas. At least they get an easier opponent in my Gators to rebound. | 
| 12 |  Ole Miss Rebels | Well beating up on the Cocks is a good rebound. | 
| 13 |  LSU Tigers | Brian Kelly LSU: lose the neutral site opener. Keep winning as teams in front of you keep losing. | 
| 14 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Well one way to make up for a home loss against NIU is for your signature win to keep winning. | 
| 15 |  Utah Utes | Do nothing. Still have questions at QB with Rising hurt. Move up due to teams losing. Profit. | 
| 16 |  Kansas State Wildcats | Repeat in a sense. Still, I think the BYU game reflects better on BYU. | 
| 17 |  Boise State Broncos | Ashton Jeanty. | 
| 18 |  Oklahoma Sooners | Right where Texas wants them. | 
| 19 |  Indiana Hoosiers | First two teams to secure a bowl: Miami (sure) and Indiana!!! What a reflection on Cignetti's coaching acumen. | 
| 20 |  Pittsburgh Panthers | Talk to your kids about 5-0 Pitt. | 
| 21 |  Texas A&M Aggies | Welcome back Aggies! What a way to kick down the door into the Top 25 again. | 
| 22 |  SMU Mustangs | Only loss being a close game to a highly ranked BYU team? Yeah that'll be a top 25 resume. Pony Excess is back on the menu folks. | 
| 23 |  Illinois Fighting Illini | Illinois just got passed this week by others. | 
| 24 |  Missouri Tigers | Geesh. | 
| 25 |  Michigan Wolverines | I guess the USC win still buoys them though that's less impressive now. Honestly, BC losing keeps them in the rankings. I know Harbaugh and a lot of others left but I somehow expected better than Blue Iowa. | 
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Longhorns | 0.00 | 
| 2 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 | 
| 3 |  Oregon Ducks | 0.00 | 
| 4 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 | 
| 5 |  Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 | 
| 6 |  Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 | 
| 7 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 | 
| 8 |  BYU Cougars | 0.00 | 
| 9 |  Iowa State Cyclones | 0.00 | 
| 10 |  Clemson Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 11 |  Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 | 
| 12 |  Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 | 
| 13 |  LSU Tigers | 0.06 | 
| 14 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.00 | 
| 15 |  Utah Utes | 0.67 | 
| 16 |  Kansas State Wildcats | 0.00 | 
| 17 |  Boise State Broncos | 0.00 | 
| 18 |  Oklahoma Sooners | 0.00 | 
| 19 |  Indiana Hoosiers | -0.31 | 
| 20 |  Pittsburgh Panthers | 0.00 | 
| 21 |  Texas A&M Aggies | -0.43 | 
| 22 |  SMU Mustangs | 0.00 | 
| 23 |  Illinois Fighting Illini | 0.00 | 
| 24 |  Missouri Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 25 |  Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 | 
No major omissions.
Total Score: 1.47