Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 20, 2024, 8:49 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I try to avoid Poll Inertia by not doing preseason polls and doing a complete re-ranking every week. I don't look at my previous poll or previous full poll or AP poll until after I've already set my top 25 and honorable mentions, and even then, its only to check that I didn't forget a team. That does mean I am susceptible to one week overreactions or forgetting a team here and there. Others considered: Duke, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Wisconsin, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, both Louisiana's, Memphis,

• Ballot
• Analysis

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

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	BYU Cougars	0.81
3	Indiana Hoosiers	0.65
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
7	Pittsburgh Panthers	1.08
8	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.23
10	Texas A&M Aggies	0.71
11	Texas Longhorns	-0.21
12	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
13	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
14	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.68
15	Clemson Tigers	0.00
16	SMU Mustangs	0.29
17	Ohio State Buckeyes	-1.74
18	LSU Tigers	-0.53
19	Missouri Tigers	0.00
20	Army West Point	0.00
21	Navy Midshipmen	0.00
22	Alabama Crimson Tide	-0.07
23	Boise State Broncos	-0.62
24	Washington State Cougars	0.00
25	UNLV Rebels	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ole Miss Rebels	0.33

Total Score: 7.96