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HieloLuz Ballot for 2024 Week 9

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 20, 2024, 3:07 p.m.

Overall Rationale: These rankings are a pure resume based points system. Teams are assigned a tier based on their rating (1-7). Points are gained for wins, subtracted for losses, based on the opponents tier. Small modifiers for game closeness (Win/Loss Bonuses/Penalties = WB, WP, LB, LP) and SOS based on Opponent's record. | If two teams are next to each other in the rankings, and have played head to head, the head to head winner will be ranked higher, regardless of points. | | | | Week 8 | Biggest Riser: Baylor (+27) | Biggest Drop: Texas Tech (-37) | New teams: LSU, Tennessee, Clemson, Memphis, UNLV | Dropped from rankings: Texas Tech (12), Nebraska (15), James Madison (23), Arizona State (24), UL Monroe (25) | Next 5: Ole Miss, Liberty, Nebraska, Missouri, Syracuse | Worst Team Kennesaw State (-157.811) | | | | Playoff projections *Conference Autobid | | Rose: 1. Oregon* | Sugar: 3. Georgia* | Fiesta: 2. BYU* | Peach: 6. Miami (FL)* | 5 v 12: 12. Penn State @ 4. Indiana | 6 v 11: 11. Texas A&M @ 5. Ohio State | 7 v 10: 10. Boise State @ 7. Iowa State | 8 v 9: 9. Texas @ 8. Navy* | | | |

Rank Team Reason
1 Oregon Ducks Wins over Boise and Ohio State are the best of anyone right now 129 points
2 BYU Cougars SMU and Kstate wins holding them up, besides wins over FCS and Wyoming, all their wins are mid tier 103
3 Georgia Bulldogs Texas win helps a lot, clement win continues to look better every week 94
4 Indiana Hoosiers Nebraska win was huge, next best win is Maryland, only remaining real challenge will be Ohio State 87
5 Ohio State Buckeyes No real great win, Iowa is their best, but most of their wins are against mid tier teams. Next two weeks will be big 70
6 Miami Hurricanes VT and Louisville only decent wins, but also getting penalized for how close those (and cal) were 69
7 Iowa State Cyclones Drops slightly after a close one. Best win is Iowa, but most wins have been mid tier 66
8 Navy Midshipmen Memphis win is holding them up, and their jump is the main reason for Navy's jump. ND this week is critical 65
9 Texas Longhorns Falls from the top after a blowout loss to Georgia. Best win right now is ULM 62
10 Boise State Broncos Win over Washington state continues to lose value (as expected). UNLV is looking like their only chance for another quality win which will hurt them down the line. Can't afford another loss 60
11 Texas A&M Aggies Mizzou win is their whole resume right now 59
12 Penn State Nittany Lions Drop 5 spots on a bye because their wins keep getting worse (thanks USC). Illinois holding them up 59
13 Alabama Crimson Tide Georgia win is keeping them afloat despite 2 losses. lots of wins against mid tier team. One of the only teams that hasn't played a Tier 7 team 54
14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish TAMU carrying the resume despite bad loss to NIU 46
15 Army West Point There isn't a quality win in sight, but winning carries weight. Notre Dame and Navy are on the horizon 39
16 Kansas State Wildcats Lots of mid tier teams 37
17 Illinois Fighting Illini Multiple wins against really bad teams, Only real shot for a statement win comes against Oregon this week 36
18 LSU Tigers USC loss keep looking worse, but they have a couple of mid tier wins and a lot of opportunity coming up for big wins 28
19 Tennessee Volunteers Alabama win brings them back into tte top 25 28
20 Clemson Tigers Got their best win on the year against UVA, lots of mid tier teams coming up 27
21 Pittsburgh Panthers Cinci win is looking better, nothing else to really speak of. Lots of their other wins are looking much worse then they did at the time of win 26
22 Memphis Tigers Win against a decent North Texas brings them into the top 25 for the first time this year 25
23 SMU Mustangs Only decent win is Louisville, important next 2 weeks coming up for them 25
24 Washington State Cougars Continues their fall from the top as their wins keep getting worse (as expected). Multiple close wins against bad teams will hold them back all year 19
25 UNLV Rebels Got their best win of the year against Oregon State to get back to the top 25 15

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