Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 26, 2024, 11:52 p.m.

Overall Rationale: SEC:7 teams, ACC:6 teams, B1G:4 teams, BigXll:4 teams, Ind:1 team, MW:1 team+Wazzu, American:1 team

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks
2	Miami Hurricanes
3	Georgia Bulldogs	Up 1
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	Up 1
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	Down 2 - almost lost to Nebraska
6	Texas Longhorns
7	Clemson Tigers
8	Pittsburgh Panthers	Up 1 - dismantled good Cuse team
9	BYU Cougars	Down 1 - Pitt passed them
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11	Indiana Hoosiers
12	SMU Mustangs
13	Texas A&M Aggies	Up 6 - good win, 1st place in SEC
14	Tennessee Volunteers
15	LSU Tigers	Down 2 - tough loss, still better than Alabama
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	Down 1 - Texas A&M beat Missouri by similar margins, so they pass with LSU win
17	Boise State Broncos	Down 1 - close win over good team, SOS becoming issue
18	Kansas State Wildcats	Down 1 - close win over bad team
19	Iowa State Cyclones	Down 1 - BYE week
20	Washington State Cougars	Up 1
21	Louisville Cardinals	NR
22	Colorado Buffaloes	NR
23	Ole Miss Rebels	NR
24	Virginia Tech Hokies	NR
25	Army West Point	NR

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.54
3	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
6	Texas Longhorns	0.00
7	Clemson Tigers	0.63
8	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.48
9	BYU Cougars	0.00
10	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
11	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.25
12	SMU Mustangs	1.23
13	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
14	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
15	LSU Tigers	0.50
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
17	Boise State Broncos	0.00
18	Kansas State Wildcats	-0.13
19	Iowa State Cyclones	-2.32
20	Washington State Cougars	0.00
21	Louisville Cardinals	3.99
22	Colorado Buffaloes	0.00
23	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
24	Virginia Tech Hokies	1.10
25	Army West Point	-0.58

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Illinois Fighting Illini	0.19

Total Score: 11.94