Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 14, 2024, 8:44 a.m.

Overall Rationale: This is a computer poll that uses margin of victory, game location, and game control (GC) as inputs. GC is calculated from the average margin at the end of each possession in a game. Model only considers FBS games. This is meant to be more resume ranking than power ranking.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns	Model shows Texas as 9.4 point favorites against UGA this week
2	Oregon Ducks
3	BYU Cougars
4	Ohio State Buckeyes
5	Indiana Hoosiers
6	Alabama Crimson Tide
7	Iowa State Cyclones
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Not punished for poor FCS performance
9	Miami Hurricanes
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11	Army West Point
12	Penn State Nittany Lions
13	James Madison Dukes
14	Texas A&M Aggies
15	Boise State Broncos
16	Tennessee Volunteers
17	Kansas State Wildcats
18	Ole Miss Rebels
19	Pittsburgh Panthers
20	Clemson Tigers
21	Navy Midshipmen
22	SMU Mustangs
23	Washington State Cougars
24	Missouri Tigers
25	Georgia Bulldogs	!!! This is the exact reason I made this poll. Most computer polls have been unimpressed with Georgia this season, we’ll see if this holds this week against Texas.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Oregon Ducks	0.00
3	BYU Cougars	0.62
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
5	Indiana Hoosiers	0.99
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.09
7	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
8	Texas Tech Red Raiders	4.11
9	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.08
11	Army West Point	1.40
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	-2.82
13	James Madison Dukes	11.76
14	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
15	Boise State Broncos	0.00
16	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
17	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
18	Ole Miss Rebels	0.01
19	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
20	Clemson Tigers	-0.71
21	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
22	SMU Mustangs	0.00
23	Washington State Cougars	0.00
24	Missouri Tigers	-0.15
25	Georgia Bulldogs	-3.45

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	1.87
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.43

Total Score: 28.48