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MADBuc49 Ballot for 2024 Week 8

Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 13, 2024, 3:12 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Week 8 notes: Deservedness keeping 2-loss Ole Miss behind 0-loss Army and Navy and making spots wonky at the bottom. General notes: FIRST layer (computer portion): SP+, opponents’ SP+, opponents’ opponents’ SP+, opponents’ win %, opponents’ opponents’ win %. SECOND layer (human portion): home/field/away, key injuries, P5/G5 status, watched game factors (ex: offensive/defensive line domination, rush yards after contact, average point of first contact, defensive penetration on non-inside screens, missed tackles, quarterback throwing release speed, overall turnovers, average starting field position, etc). THIRD layer (human portion): wins/losses vs higher-/lower-/non-ranked teams, recency of those results. FOURTH layer (computer portion): Deservedness = team cannot be ranked over another team with 2+ fewer losses (ex: 3-2 Kentucky can be ranked over 5-1 Ole Miss, but 3-2 Kentucky cannot be ranked over 4-0 Liberty even if Kentucky beat Liberty heads up, rankings have Kentucky over Liberty, and/or I think Kentucky is better than Liberty)

Rank Team Reason
1 Texas Longhorns Would be the #1 playoff seed in this scenario, playing the winner of #8 Georgia/#9 LSU in the quarterfinals
2 Oregon Ducks Would be the #2 playoff seed in this scenario, playing the winner of #7 Alabama/#10 Clemson in the quarterfinals
3 Ohio State Buckeyes Would be the #5 playoff seed in this scenario, hosting #12 Boise State in the first round
4 Penn State Nittany Lions Would be the #6 playoff seed in this scenario, hosting #11 Tennessee in the first round
5 Miami Hurricanes Would be the #3 playoff seed in this scenario, playing the winner of #6 Penn State/#11 Tennessee in the quarterfinals
6 Alabama Crimson Tide Would be the #7 playoff seed in this scenario, hosting #10 Clemson in the first round
7 Georgia Bulldogs Would be the #8 playoff seed in this scenario, hosting #9 LSU in the first round
8 LSU Tigers Would be the #9 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #8 Georgia in the first round
9 Clemson Tigers Would be the #10 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #7 Alabama in the first round
10 Tennessee Volunteers Would be the #11 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #6 Penn State in the first round
11 BYU Cougars Would be the #4 seed in this scenario, playing the winner of #5 Ohio State/#12 BYU in the quarterfinals
12 Indiana Hoosiers
13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
14 Iowa State Cyclones
15 Texas A&M Aggies
16 Kansas State Wildcats
17 Missouri Tigers
18 SMU Mustangs
19 Illinois Fighting Illini
20 Pittsburgh Panthers Deservedness blocking 2-loss teams such as Ole Miss from being ranked in front of 0-loss Army
21 Nebraska Cornhuskers Deservedness blocking 2-loss teams such as Ole Miss from being ranked in front of 0-loss Army
22 Boise State Broncos Would be the #12 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #5 Ohio State in the first round
23 Syracuse Orange Deservedness blocking 2-loss teams such as Ole Miss from being ranked in front of 0-loss Army
24 UNLV Rebels Deservedness blocking 2-loss teams such as Ole Miss from being ranked in front of 0-loss Army
25 Washington State Cougars Next 8: Texas Tech, Arizona State, Duke, ULM, James Madison, Navy, Army, Ole Miss

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