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MemeofMemeJTG999999 Ballot for 2024 Week 9

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 20, 2024, 9:25 a.m.

Overall Rationale: I use a methodology similar to that used by the voter polls that bases teams based primarily on wins/losses, but with other factors such as how those teams looked in their wins and losses, head to head, roster depth, etc, in play.

Rank Team Reason
1 Oregon Ducks (7-0) (up 1) W: 35-0 @ Purdue (1-6) Next Week: vs #18 Illinois (6-1) Projected Bowl: Rose vs LSU/Tennessee
2 Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0) (up 1) Bye Next Week: @ Wisconsin (5-2) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Boise State
3 Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) (up 4) W: 30-15 @ #1 Texas (6-1) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Sugar vs Texas/Indiana
4 Miami Hurricanes (7-0) (no change) W: 52-45 @ Louisville (4-3) Next Week: vs Florida State (1-6) Projected Bowl: Peach vs Ohio State/BYU
5 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1) (no change) Bye Next Week: vs Nebraska (5-2) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs BYU
6 Texas Longhorns (6-1) (down 5) L: 15-30 vs #7 Georgia (6-1) Next Week: @ #26 Vanderbilt (5-2) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Indiana
7 Iowa State Cyclones (7-0) (down 1) W: 38-35 vs UCF (3-4) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Fiesta vs Penn State/Boise State
8 LSU Tigers (6-1) (no change) W: 34-10 @ #30 Arkansas (4-3) Next Week: @ #15 Texas A&M (6-1) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Tennessee
9 Tennessee Volunteers (6-1) (up 5) W: 24-17 vs #12 Alabama (5-2) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ LSU
10 Indiana Hoosiers (7-0) (up 5) W: 56-7 vs #23 Nebraska (5-2) Next Week: vs Washington (4-3) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Texas
11 BYU Cougars (7-0) (down 1) W: 38-35 vs Oklahoma State (3-4) Next Week: @ UCF (3-4) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Ohio State
12 Clemson Tigers (6-1) (down 3) W: 48-31 vs Virginia (4-3) Next Week: vs Louisville (4-3) Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts vs Texas Tech
13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) (down 2) W: 31-13 @ Georgia Tech (5-3) (At Mercedes-Benz) Next Week: vs #23 Navy (6-0) (in New York) (JTGOTW) Projected Bowl: Mayo vs Wisconsin
14 Pittsburgh Panthers (6-0) (up 2) Bye Next Week: vs #27 Syracuse (5-1) Projected Bowl: Gator vs Missouri
15 Texas A&M Aggies (6-1) (down 2) W: 34-24 @ Mississippi State (1-6) Next Week: vs #8 LSU (6-1) Projected Bowl: Citrus vs Illinois
16 Kansas State Wildcats (6-1) (up 1) W: 45-18 @ West Virginia (3-4) Next Week: vs Kansas (2-5) Projected Bowl: Alamo vs Washington State
17 SMU Mustangs (6-1) (up 2) W: 40-10 @ Stanford (2-5) Next Week: @ #28 Duke (6-1) Projected Bowl: Holiday vs Colorado
18 Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1) (up 4) W: 21-7 vs #24 Michigan (4-3) Next Week: @ #1 Oregon (7-0) Projected Bowl: Citrus vs Texas A&M
19 Missouri Tigers (6-1) (down 1) W: 21-17 vs Auburn (2-5) Next Week: @ #20 Alabama (5-2) Projected Bowl: Gator vs Pittsburgh
20 Alabama Crimson Tide (5-2) (down 8) L: 17-24 @ #14 Tennessee (6-1) Next Week: vs #19 Missouri (6-1) Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest vs Nebraska
21 Boise State Broncos (5-1) (down 1) Bye Next Week: @ #29 UNLV (6-1) Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Penn State
22 Ole Miss Rebels (5-2) (down 1) Bye Next Week: vs Oklahoma (4-3) Projected Bowl: Music City vs Iowa
23 Navy Midshipmen (6-0) (up 4) W: 51-17 vs Charlotte (3-4) Next Week: vs #13 Notre Dame (6-1) (in New York) (JTGOTW) Projected Bowl: Armed Forces vs West Virginia
24 Army West Point (7-0) (up 4) W: 45-28 vs East Carolina (3-4) Next Week: Bye Projected Bowl: Fenway vs Syracuse
25 Washington State Cougars (6-1) (was unranked) W: 42-10 vs Hawai’i (2-5) Next Week: @ San Diego State (3-3) Projected Bowl: Alamo vs Kansas State Next 5: 26. Vanderbilt (5-2) (no change) 27. Syracuse (5-1) (was unranked) 28. Duke (6-1) (was unranked) 29. UNLV (6-1) (was unranked) 30. Liberty (5-0) (was unranked) Fell out of T30: 1. Nebraska (5-2) (was 23) 2. Michigan (4-3) (was 24) 3. Arizona State (5-2) (was 25) 4. Texas Tech (5-2) (was 29) 5. Arkansas (4-3) (was 30) Biggest Riser: Tennessee (14->9), Indiana (15->10), Washington State (UR->25) Biggest Faller: Alabama (12->20)

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