Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 21, 2024, 12:22 p.m.

Overall Rationale: This is a computer poll that uses margin of victory, game location, and game control (GC) as inputs. GC is calculated from the average margin at the end of each possession in a game. Model only considers FBS games. This is meant to be more resume ranking than power ranking.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks	5th in performance, 26th in SOS
2	Indiana Hoosiers
3	Ohio State Buckeyes
4	Texas Longhorns	7th performance, 68th SOS
5	Miami Hurricanes
6	BYU Cougars
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	25th perf, 8th SOS
9	Navy Midshipmen	2nd perf, 125th SOS
10	Georgia Bulldogs	24th perf, 11th SOS
11	Ole Miss Rebels	14th perf, 45th SOS
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	8th perf, 95th SOS
13	Tennessee Volunteers
14	Iowa State Cyclones
15	Clemson Tigers
16	Boise State Broncos
17	Army West Point	1st perf, 134th SOS
18	Kansas State Wildcats
19	SMU Mustangs
20	LSU Tigers
21	Texas A&M Aggies
22	Pittsburgh Panthers	18th perf, 93rd SOS
23	Washington State Cougars
24	UNLV Rebels
25	Cincinnati Bearcats

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Indiana Hoosiers	0.91
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Texas Longhorns	0.15
5	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
6	BYU Cougars	0.00
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.76
8	Alabama Crimson Tide	1.22
9	Navy Midshipmen	1.51
10	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.88
11	Ole Miss Rebels	1.71
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	-2.03
13	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
14	Iowa State Cyclones	-0.75
15	Clemson Tigers	0.00
16	Boise State Broncos	0.00
17	Army West Point	0.00
18	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
19	SMU Mustangs	0.00
20	LSU Tigers	-0.98
21	Texas A&M Aggies	-1.12
22	Pittsburgh Panthers	-0.38
23	Washington State Cougars	0.00
24	UNLV Rebels	0.64
25	Cincinnati Bearcats	0.23

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Illinois Fighting Illini	1.03
Missouri Tigers	0.73

Total Score: 15.02