Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 20, 2024, 12:48 a.m.

Overall Rationale: SEC:7 teams, ACC:6 teams, B1G:5 teams, BigXll:3 teams, Ind:1 team, MW:2 teams+Wazzu

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks
2	Miami Hurricanes	Up 1
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	Up 1
4	Georgia Bulldogs	Up 1
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	Up 1
6	Texas Longhorns	Down 4 - played UGA closer than Clemson
7	Clemson Tigers
8	BYU Cougars
9	Pittsburgh Panthers	Up 1
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Up 1
11	Indiana Hoosiers	Up 1
12	SMU Mustangs	Up 1
13	LSU Tigers	Up 5 - stringing it together
14	Tennessee Volunteers	Up 3
15	Alabama Crimson Tide	Down 6 - still beat UGA and blasted Wisconsin to stay ranked above others
16	Boise State Broncos	Down 2 - can boost the resume with UNLV next week
17	Kansas State Wildcats	Up 2
18	Iowa State Cyclones	Down 3 - their resume is garbage
19	Texas A&M Aggies	Down 3 - other teams looked better
20	Syracuse Orange	Up 2
21	Washington State Cougars	Down 1 - other teams played better opponents
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	NR
23	Missouri Tigers	NR
24	UNLV Rebels	Up 1
25	Duke Blue Devils	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.63
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Texas Longhorns	0.00
7	Clemson Tigers	0.40
8	BYU Cougars	0.00
9	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.68
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
12	SMU Mustangs	1.46
13	LSU Tigers	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.18
15	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
16	Boise State Broncos	0.00
17	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
18	Iowa State Cyclones	-1.92
19	Texas A&M Aggies	-0.51
20	Syracuse Orange	4.03
21	Washington State Cougars	0.45
22	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.00
23	Missouri Tigers	0.00
24	UNLV Rebels	0.64
25	Duke Blue Devils	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Army West Point	0.45
Navy Midshipmen	0.39
Ole Miss Rebels	0.33

Total Score: 12.07