Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 20, 2024, 2:39 a.m.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Ducks
|
High powered offense that can beat anyone. |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Strong wins against Texas and Clemson, early season rust seems to be gone. |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Best loss of any team and can go toe-to-toe with anybody. Have crushed all non-Oregon opponents. |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Record doesn't lie. Still some questions with close game at USC but a strong win over a good Illinois squad. |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Didn't look great in loss to Georgia but had a decent defensive performace and showed signs of life in the 2nd half. Very strong otherwise and has flexibility at QB. |
| 6 |
LSU Tigers
|
USC loss keeps looking worse but the team keeps looking better. |
| 7 |
Clemson Tigers
|
Game 1 Georgia loss looking less bad by the week and this team has been rolling ever since. |
| 8 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
They finally played somebody. It didn't go well for somebody. Cignetti is cooking. |
| 9 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
On fraud watch but still 7-0 with Cam Ward. |
| 10 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Excellent defense and strong conference wins. Still a team to look out for in the SEC. |
| 11 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Handling business in conference play. |
| 12 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Can win when it matters but doesn't look particularly convincing. The Big 12 is a knife fight. |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
You just can't lose to Northern Illinois. |
| 14 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Ashton Jeanty. |
| 15 |
BYU Cougars
|
Iowa State on Mountain Time. |
| 16 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
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| 17 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
If the Purdue game remains an outlier Illinois remains a threat. |
| 18 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Alabama with slightly better losses and more fake injuries. |
| 19 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
An Alabama team with two losses before Halloween is something to see. |
| 20 |
Army West Point
|
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| 21 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
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| 22 |
SMU Mustangs
|
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| 23 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
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| 24 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
Can beat anybody. Can lose to almost anybody. The ultimate wild card of CFB. |
| 25 |
Missouri Tigers
|
Someone has to be ranked #25, and everyone at the top of the "receiving votes" column lost. But this team isn't actually good. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.67 |
| 7 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.40 |
| 8 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
-0.31 |
| 10 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.41 |
| 12 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
-0.16 |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.01 |
| 15 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.82 |
| 16 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.06 |
| 19 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Army West Point
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
-0.19 |
| 22 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Missouri Tigers
|
-0.41 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 3.42