Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 22, 2024, 9:30 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Wins matter, undefeated teams for the most part will rank higher then most people. Same with one loss etc.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks	Undefeated win best quality win (Ohio State)
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	Undefeated with talent
3	Miami Hurricanes	Undefeated, Struggled of late but was the best team in the first 4 weeks.
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	1 loss but against my #1 in a close matchup
5	Georgia Bulldogs	1 loss but redemption after loss to Bama against Texas
6	BYU Cougars	Undefeated with wins over SMU Kansas State
7	Texas Longhorns	1 loss against UGA but looked good
8	Iowa State Cyclones	Undefeated
9	Indiana Hoosiers	Undefeated
10	Pittsburgh Panthers	Undefeated
11	Boise State Broncos	1 close loss to Oregon and maybe best player in country
12	Army West Point	Undefeated and dominate
13	Navy Midshipmen	Undefeated and dominate
14	Clemson Tigers	One bad loss to UGA but has looked better since
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	One loss to PSU but looked good
16	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	One terrible loss but a win against Texas A&M
17	Texas A&M Aggies	Loss to Norte Dame but win against Missouri
18	Tennessee Volunteers	Loss to Arkansas but beat Bama. Also struggled against UF
19	LSU Tigers	Loss to USC but undefeated in SEC play
20	Missouri Tigers	Loss to Texas A&M
21	SMU Mustangs	loss to BYU but looked good
22	Liberty Flames	Undefeated with potentially the weakest schedule in the nation. But have the longest undefeated regular season win streak in the country
23	Vanderbilt Commodores	Beat bama but lost to Georgia State and Missouri
24	Syracuse Orange	Beat UNLV but bad loss to Stanford
25	Washington State Cougars	Lost to Boise State

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.29
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
6	BYU Cougars	0.00
7	Texas Longhorns	0.00
8	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
9	Indiana Hoosiers	0.00
10	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.49
11	Boise State Broncos	0.71
12	Army West Point	0.93
13	Navy Midshipmen	0.71
14	Clemson Tigers	0.00
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	0.42
16	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-0.09
17	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
18	Tennessee Volunteers	-1.19
19	LSU Tigers	-0.76
20	Missouri Tigers	0.00
21	SMU Mustangs	0.00
22	Liberty Flames	1.76
23	Vanderbilt Commodores	0.50
24	Syracuse Orange	0.40
25	Washington State Cougars	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Kansas State Wildcats	2.25
Alabama Crimson Tide	0.87
Ole Miss Rebels	0.33

Total Score: 11.69