Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 6, 2024, 1:17 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: #2
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	Rank: #1
3	Miami Hurricanes	Rank: #7
4	Georgia Bulldogs	Rank: #6
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	Rank: #8
6	Oregon Ducks	Rank: #11
7	Ole Miss Rebels	Rank: #9
8	Clemson Tigers	Rank: #15
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Rank: #5
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	Rank: #3
11	BYU Cougars	Rank: #4
12	Texas A&M Aggies	Rank: #12
13	Iowa State Cyclones	Rank: #13
14	Tennessee Volunteers	Rank: #20
15	LSU Tigers	Rank: #18
16	Indiana Hoosiers	Rank: #10
17	SMU Mustangs	Rank: #14
18	Kansas State Wildcats	Rank: #17
19	USC Trojans	Rank: #19
20	James Madison Dukes	Rank: #16
21	Missouri Tigers	Rank: #22
22	Kentucky Wildcats	Rank: #21
23	Utah Utes	Rank: #27
24	Boise State Broncos	Rank: #24
25	Washington State Cougars	Rank: #25

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.41
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.14
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Oregon Ducks	-0.48
7	Ole Miss Rebels	0.47
8	Clemson Tigers	0.30
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.52
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Texas A&M Aggies	0.20
13	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.22
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	LSU Tigers	0.00
16	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
17	SMU Mustangs	0.37
18	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
19	USC Trojans	4.70
20	James Madison Dukes	5.00
21	Missouri Tigers	0.00
22	Kentucky Wildcats	2.93
23	Utah Utes	0.00
24	Boise State Broncos	-0.46
25	Washington State Cougars	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Pittsburgh Panthers	0.59
Oklahoma Sooners	0.63
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.24

Total Score: 17.65