Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 14, 2024, 7:56 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	Texas Longhorns	(+1)
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	(-1)
3	Oregon Ducks	(0)
4	BYU Cougars	(+2)
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	(+3)
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	(-2)
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	(+7)
8	Indiana Hoosiers	(-3)
9	Miami Hurricanes	(-2)
10	Iowa State Cyclones	(+1)
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	(-1)
12	Texas A&M Aggies	(-3)
13	Pittsburgh Panthers	(-1)
14	Kansas State Wildcats	(+9)
15	Missouri Tigers	(+3)
16	Washington State Cougars	(-1)
17	Georgia Bulldogs	(-1)
18	SMU Mustangs	(+4)
19	Army West Point	(+1)
20	Boise State Broncos	(-1)
21	Arizona State Sun Devils	(NR)
22	James Madison Dukes	(NR)
23	Syracuse Orange	(NR)
24	Clemson Tigers	(NR)
25	Navy Midshipmen	(-8)

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Texas Longhorns	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.33
3	Oregon Ducks	-0.03
4	BYU Cougars	0.39
5	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.35
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.10
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.82
8	Indiana Hoosiers	0.31
9	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
10	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
11	Texas Tech Red Raiders	3.19
12	Texas A&M Aggies	0.13
13	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
14	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
15	Missouri Tigers	0.87
16	Washington State Cougars	2.53
17	Georgia Bulldogs	-1.49
18	SMU Mustangs	0.00
19	Army West Point	0.00
20	Boise State Broncos	-0.03
21	Arizona State Sun Devils	1.76
22	James Madison Dukes	2.76
23	Syracuse Orange	1.21
24	Clemson Tigers	-1.53
25	Navy Midshipmen	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	1.87
Tennessee Volunteers	2.07
Ole Miss Rebels	0.36
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.43

Total Score: 22.54