Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 7, 2024, 10:48 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Wins matter. Everything else is secondary. Strength of schedule is a nonsensical argument.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	6-0
2	Miami Hurricanes	6-0
3	Texas Longhorns	5-0
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	5-0
5	Oregon Ducks	5-0
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	5-0
7	Iowa State Cyclones	5-0
8	Pittsburgh Panthers	5-0
9	BYU Cougars	5-0
10	Army West Point	5-0
11	Navy Midshipmen	5-0
12	Liberty Flames	4-0
13	Ole Miss Rebels	5-1
14	Duke Blue Devils	5-1
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	5-1
16	SMU Mustangs	5-1
17	Sam Houston Bearkats	5-1
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders	5-1
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4-1 Should be lower based on record, but beat A&M so I can't justify putting them below A&M.
20	Texas A&M Aggies	5-1
21	Alabama Crimson Tide	4-1
22	Georgia Bulldogs	4-1
23	Boise State Broncos	4-1
24	Tennessee Volunteers	4-1
25	Utah Utes	4-1

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	1.49
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.71
3	Texas Longhorns	-0.42
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	-0.03
5	Oregon Ducks	0.00
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
7	Iowa State Cyclones	0.03
8	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.96
9	BYU Cougars	0.00
10	Army West Point	2.41
11	Navy Midshipmen	1.89
12	Liberty Flames	11.32
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	Duke Blue Devils	10.88
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1.61
16	SMU Mustangs	0.63
17	Sam Houston Bearkats	8.11
18	Texas Tech Red Raiders	1.28
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.21
20	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.19
21	Alabama Crimson Tide	-2.05
22	Georgia Bulldogs	-2.59
23	Boise State Broncos	-0.23
24	Tennessee Volunteers	-1.63
25	Utah Utes	-0.33

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Clemson Tigers	1.57
LSU Tigers	0.93
Kansas State Wildcats	1.17
Oklahoma Sooners	0.63
Missouri Tigers	0.39
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.24

Total Score: 53.93