Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 27, 2024, 1:13 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Ranked by losses by conference. P2 > Big 12/ACC > G5 with HTH mattering when appropriate. Which means Notre Dame above the SEC because they beat Texas A & M
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Have not trailed all year. |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Most complete Oregon team ever. |
| 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Still undefeated, still BIG |
| 4 |
BYU Cougars
|
Big 12 looks better than ACC. |
| 5 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
Narrowly avoided losses more often than BYU |
| 6 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
Blew out Syracuse, who had the Book of Peace, creating chaos and destruction by stealing it for Eris, Goddess Discord |
| 7 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Keeps almost losing games |
| 8 |
Army West Point
|
Only unbeaten G5 team. |
| 9 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Just had to beat Nebraska, causing everyone to hate that. |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Has the best OOC win out of anyone, also because of how this works, has to be ranked above the SEC. |
| 11 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
Best team in the SEC |
| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Beat Bama, who beat Georgia, who beat Texas... That Arkansas loss is really confusing. |
| 13 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
Lost to Alabama, who lost to Vanderbilt, who lost to Texas, who lost to Georgia. It is the Ciiiiiiiiiiiiircleeeeeeee of suuuuuuuuuuuuuuck... |
| 14 |
Texas Longhorns
|
Ruined Swaggerbelt. :( |
| 15 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
Big 12 > ACC |
| 16 |
Clemson Tigers
|
No NIL no problem. |
| 17 |
SMU Mustangs
|
Back from the death penalty with more money than most |
| 18 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Best quality loss in Oregon. Favorite to get the G5 bid. |
| 19 |
Washington State Cougars
|
Their best win is a loss to Boise State? Yeah, Texas Tech isn't winning the Big 12. The only other good team in the MWC is UNLV who they do not face. |
| 20 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
Yes they had 6 turnovers vs Notre Dame, but when they didn't do that, they moved the ball a TON on a great defense. |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
Have only 1 loss. May get into the Pac 7 and a half maybe? |
| 22 |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
|
Apparently the only other team in the G5 with only 1 loss, besides Liberty, who is being banned from the Top 25 on the count of being Liberty. |
| 23 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Ran out of 1 loss teams. Only BIG 2 loss team, so gets this spot because BIG > SEC |
| 24 |
LSU Tigers
|
ESPN has them above Alabama in standings, so they must be. |
| 25 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
I guess I have to rank them. Ughh. >:( |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
1.09 |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks
|
-0.02 |
| 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.24 |
| 5 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.62 |
| 6 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.92 |
| 7 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Army West Point
|
1.79 |
| 9 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
-1.26 |
| 14 |
Texas Longhorns
|
-1.18 |
| 15 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Clemson Tigers
|
-0.05 |
| 17 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 19 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.17 |
| 20 |
Navy Midshipmen
|
4.10 |
| 21 |
Memphis Tigers
|
2.20 |
| 22 |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
|
2.87 |
| 23 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
LSU Tigers
|
-0.87 |
| 25 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
-1.51 |