Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 6, 2024, 9:32 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My poll is not predictive but is instead based solely on performance so far this season. I redo my poll from scratch every week so as to eliminate inertia.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	(+2)
2	Texas Longhorns	(0)
3	Oregon Ducks	(+3)
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	(+6)
5	Indiana Hoosiers	(+2)
6	BYU Cougars	(-2)
7	Miami Hurricanes	(+2)
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	(-7)
9	Texas A&M Aggies	(NR)
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	(+8)
11	Iowa State Cyclones	(+4)
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	(+13)
13	Ole Miss Rebels	(NR)
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	(0)
15	Washington State Cougars	(+8)
16	Georgia Bulldogs	(0)
17	Navy Midshipmen	(+2)
18	Missouri Tigers	(-13)
19	Boise State Broncos	(NR)
20	Army West Point	(NR)
21	Oklahoma Sooners	(+1)
22	SMU Mustangs	(NR)
23	Kansas State Wildcats	(+1)
24	Michigan Wolverines	(-13)
25	Nebraska Cornhuskers	(NR)

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
2	Texas Longhorns	0.00
3	Oregon Ducks	0.00
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.76
6	BYU Cougars	0.17
7	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
9	Texas A&M Aggies	0.91
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	3.95
11	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.28
13	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
15	Washington State Cougars	3.50
16	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.18
17	Navy Midshipmen	0.53
18	Missouri Tigers	0.38
19	Boise State Broncos	0.00
20	Army West Point	0.00
21	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
22	SMU Mustangs	0.00
23	Kansas State Wildcats	-0.41
24	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
25	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Tennessee Volunteers	2.05
Clemson Tigers	1.57
LSU Tigers	0.93
Utah Utes	0.58
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.24

Total Score: 17.43