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thatoneguyD13 Ballot for 2024 Week 9

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 21, 2024, 9:43 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Early season rankings are based largely on expected results versus other ranked teams, and as the season goes leans more heavily on actual resume. By the end of the season, rankings are based entirely on resume. I lean heavily into head to head results and results against common opponents. I also sort teams into 6 tiers based on championship/playoff likelihood. Tier 1: Championship Frontrunners, near lock to make playoffs Tier 2: Championship Contenders with excellent chance of making playoffs Tier 3: Decent possibility to make playoffs, unlikely to compete for championship Tier 4: Outside playoff shot Tier 5: Unlikely to make playoffs but not quite eliminated Tier 6: No shot at playoffs

Rank Team Reason
1 Oregon Ducks Tier 1. Clear #1 right now
2 Penn State Nittany Lions Tier 2.
3 Ohio State Buckeyes Tier 2.
4 Georgia Bulldogs Tier 2. Hard to know what to make of Georgia. But for now they're here.
5 Texas Longhorns Tier 2. First real test and didn't exactly ace it. Still a very good team.
6 BYU Cougars Tier 3.
7 Miami Hurricanes Tier 3.
8 Tennessee Volunteers Tier 3.
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tier 3.
10 Texas A&M Aggies Tier 3.
11 Iowa State Cyclones Tier 3. 7-0 is nothing to sneeze at. But they've not played anyone good.
12 LSU Tigers Tier 3.
13 Indiana Hoosiers Tier 3. 7Windiana
14 Alabama Crimson Tide Tier 3. 2 losses this early isn't great, but winning out still gets you in.
15 Kansas State Wildcats Tier 4.
16 Clemson Tigers Tier 4.
17 Pittsburgh Panthers Tier 4.
18 SMU Mustangs Tier 4.
19 Boise State Broncos Tier 4.
20 Washington State Cougars Tier 4.
21 Navy Midshipmen Tier 4.
22 Army West Point Tier 4.
23 Missouri Tigers Tier 4.
24 Illinois Fighting Illini Tier 4.
25 Syracuse Orange Tier 4. Easy to forget that the Orange are 6-1. Head to head gives them the nod over UNLV.

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