Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 13, 2024, 4:12 p.m.

Overall Rationale: opinion, record, strength of schedule

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	34-3 vs Oklahoma
2	Oregon Ducks	32-31 vs Ohio State
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	33-30 vs USC (OT)
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	31-32 vs Oregon
5	Georgia Bulldogs	41-31 vs Mississippi State
6	Miami Hurricanes	Bye Week
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	27-25 vs South Carolina
8	BYU Cougars	41-19 vs Arizona
9	Clemson Tigers	49-14 vs Wake Forest
10	LSU Tigers	29-26 vs Ole Miss (OT)
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	49-7 vs Stanford
12	Iowa State Cyclones	28-16 vs West Virginia
13	Kansas State Wildcats	31-28 vs Colorado
14	Ole Miss Rebels	26-29 vs LSU (OT)
15	Boise State Broncos	28-7 vs Hawaii
16	Indiana Hoosiers	Bye Week
17	Texas A&M Aggies	Bye Week
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	17-15 vs Cal
19	Navy Midshipmen	Bye Week
20	Tulane Green Wave	Bye Week
21	Army West Point	44-10 vs UAB
22	Michigan Wolverines	Bye Week
23	Illinois Fighting Illini	50-49 vs Purdue (OT)
24	Tennessee Volunteers	23-17 vs Florida (OT)
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Bye Week

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	BYU Cougars	0.00
9	Clemson Tigers	0.03
10	LSU Tigers	0.00
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
12	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.56
13	Kansas State Wildcats	0.21
14	Ole Miss Rebels	0.94
15	Boise State Broncos	0.00
16	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.02
17	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
19	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
20	Tulane Green Wave	5.22
21	Army West Point	0.00
22	Michigan Wolverines	1.63
23	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
24	Tennessee Volunteers	-1.61
25	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
SMU Mustangs	0.99
Missouri Tigers	0.71

Total Score: 11.92