Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Oct. 14, 2024, 7:47 p.m.

Overall Rationale: At its base this is a computer poll. But as I am in the process of tweaking it and will be all season, it qualifies as more of a hybrid as I will fixing egregious issues and outliers if I believe the computer is wrong

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Texas Longhorns
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Oregon Ducks
4	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Clemson Tigers
6	Penn State Nittany Lions
7	Alabama Crimson Tide
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9	Miami Hurricanes
10	Boise State Broncos
11	BYU Cougars
12	Tennessee Volunteers
13	LSU Tigers
14	Texas A&M Aggies
15	Kansas State Wildcats
16	Iowa State Cyclones
17	Iowa Hawkeyes
18	Indiana Hoosiers
19	Ole Miss Rebels
20	Pittsburgh Panthers
21	Syracuse Orange
22	UNLV Rebels
23	Vanderbilt Commodores
24	Missouri Tigers
25	Illinois Fighting Illini

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.33
3	Oregon Ducks	-0.03
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.18
5	Clemson Tigers	0.85
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.10
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.57
9	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
10	Boise State Broncos	0.91
11	BYU Cougars	0.00
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
13	LSU Tigers	0.00
14	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
15	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
16	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.92
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	7.63
18	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.48
19	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
20	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
21	Syracuse Orange	2.95
22	UNLV Rebels	3.09
23	Vanderbilt Commodores	1.09
24	Missouri Tigers	-0.15
25	Illinois Fighting Illini	-0.15

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
SMU Mustangs	0.99
Army West Point	0.24
Navy Midshipmen	0.17

Total Score: 21.83