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No_Particular_746 Ballot for 2024 Week 9

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 21, 2024, 7:17 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Team performance and SOS re: strength of wins and losses

Rank Team Reason
1 Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) Best pair of wins in Clemson and Texas. Narrow loss on road to Bama with what I perceive as an outlier first half. Ultimately choose not to punish UGA as much as some others might.
2 Oregon Ducks (7-0) Second best pair of wins in Ohio St and Boise St. but not quite enough to pass UGA's wins for me.
3 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1) Only defeat by 1 point to current #2 Oregon.
4 Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0) Best win was 21-7 to Illinois. Lack of SOS to be ranked higher.
5 Texas Longhorns (6-1) Lost to UGA.
6 Miami Hurricanes (7-0) Undefeated, but have a lack of SOS.
7 Tennessee Volunteers (6-1) Loss by 6 on the road to Arkansas. Best win is Bama.
8 Clemson Tigers (6-1) Only loss to UGA.
9 LSU Tigers (6-1) Lost by 7 to USC first game. Best win Ole Miss.
10 Iowa State Cyclones (7-0) Undefeated but have won a significant number of close games to unranked teams.
11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1) Only loss at home to NIU.
12 BYU Cougars (7-0) Best wins over SMU and Kansas St.
13 Indiana Hoosiers (7-0) Undefeated, lack SOS.
14 Boise State Broncos (5-1) Only loss in close game to Oregon.
15 Texas A&M Aggies (6-1) Loss week 1 to Notre Dame. Win over Missouri.
16 Alabama Crimson Tide (5-2) Losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee.
17 Kansas State Wildcats (6-1) Loss to BYU.
18 Army West Point (7-0) Lack SOS.
19 Navy Midshipmen (6-0) Lack SOS.
20 Ole Miss Rebels (5-2) Losses to Kentucky and LSU.
21 Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1) Loss to Penn St. Lack of impactful Wins.
22 Pittsburgh Panthers (6-0) Lack SOS.
23 SMU Mustangs (6-1) Loss to BYU.
24 Missouri Tigers (6-1) Loss to Texas A&M.
25 Vanderbilt Commodores (5-2) Win over Alabama.

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