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HieloLuz Ballot for 2024 Week 10

Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 27, 2024, 2:47 p.m.

Overall Rationale: These rankings are a pure resume based points system. Teams are assigned a tier based on their rating (1-7). Points are gained for wins, subtracted for losses, based on the opponents tier. Small modifiers for game closeness (Win/Loss Bonuses/Penalties = WB, WP, LB, LP) and SOS based on Opponent's record. | If two teams are next to each other in the rankings, and have played head to head, the head to head winner will be ranked higher, regardless of points. | | | | Week 9 | Biggest Riser: South Alabama (+27) | Biggest Drop: Northern Illinois (-28) | New teams: Ole Miss | Dropped from rankings: UNLV (25) | Next 5: UNLV, Tulane, Colorado, Nebraska, Louisiana | Worst Team Kent State (-176.667) | | | | Playoff projections *Conference Autobid | | Rose: 1. Oregon* | Sugar: 4. Texas A&M* | Fiesta: 2. BYU* | Peach: 8. Boise State* | 5 v 12: 12. Iowa State @ 3. Ohio State | 6 v 11: 11. Miami (FL)* @ 5. Indiana | 7 v 10: 10. Penn State @ 6. Alabama | 8 v 9: 9. Texas @ 7. Georgia | | | |

Rank Team Reason
1 Oregon Ducks Huge win over Illinois |Tier 3|, that with Boise |2| and Ohio State |2| are the best wins from anyone, No doubt. 176
2 BYU Cougars Took care of business and hold onto the 2 spot. SMU |3| and KState |3| wins continue to look good, and they have mostly mid tier wins. 108
3 Ohio State Buckeyes Nebraska |3| was the much needed quality win they've been looking for, with Iowa |4| as their next best win, but most wins have been against mid tier teams. 102
4 Texas A&M Aggies LSU |3| win was much needed as their other wins continue to just be mid tier. 96
5 Indiana Hoosiers Took care of business. Nebraska |3| wins continues to be only quality win, and Washington |5| is their only mid tier win. Incredibly weak schedule, but they're blowing teams out. 95
6 Alabama Crimson Tide Back into the playoff picture after ripping Mizzou |4| apart. Head to head puts them over Georgia, and a lot of mid tier wins are keeping them afloat despite the loses. 92
7 Georgia Bulldogs Nothing changes on a bye week (Points stayed the exact same), but wins from nearby teams drops them a few spots. Texas |2| and Clemson |3| wins still holding them up from a relatively weak schedule. Dropped below Alabama due to Head to Head. 94
8 Boise State Broncos Secured a critical win against UNLV |3|, which is their only shot a quality win until the championship game. May see them drop without anymore quality wins coming. 90
9 Texas Longhorns Was able to handle Vandy |4| but wasn't as clean as they needed it to be. Vandy is now their best win on the year. 86
10 Penn State Nittany Lions It looks like a lot of their wins are going to stabilize in the mid tier which is critical for them. Not sure if they'll be able to recover if they lose to Ohio State. 82
11 Miami Hurricanes Gains points but drops 5 spots because everyone else nearby beat better teams (FSU is ranked 112 |7|). They've had a very weak schedule and it's not going to get better. A single loss would be bad. 80
12 Iowa State Cyclones Drops 5 spots after the bye just because other teams played decent teams. Most wins are low-mid tier, with Iowa |4| being the only semi-quality win. Weak schedule win hold them back as other teams get quality wins. 76
13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Navy |3| win is huge, Texas A&M |2| win continues to improve. NIU |6| loss will continue to hold them back until they get some more quality wins. 75
14 Pittsburgh Panthers Rises 7 spots after destroying Syracuse |4|. They have a lot of close wins losing them points. They have multiple big games coming up. 61
15 Kansas State Wildcats Lots of mid tier wins, with Tulane |3| and Colorado |3| looking better as time goes on. 59
16 Army West Point They drop a spot off the bye, and their best win is still ECU |6|. Some decent games coming up at the end of the year. Any losses would end their playoff hopes with the weak schedule. 52
17 Tennessee Volunteers Moved up 2 spots off the bye thanks to Alabama |2| moving up. 46
18 SMU Mustangs Duke |4| win helps them move up 5 spots. Big game this week against Pitt |3| that will define the ACC picture. 30
19 LSU Tigers Only drop 1 spot despite the loss. This part of the rankings are a hot mess. 25
20 Navy Midshipmen Falls 12 spots after a blowout loss to Notre Dame |2|. Chances for quality wins are slim, and their path to the playoff has ended bar complete collapses from Mountain west teams. 24
21 Clemson Tigers Stands pat on a bye. Only 1 half-decent win on the year right now, and 4 of their final 5 games will against teams better than anyone they've played except Georgia. 24
22 Memphis Tigers Escapes Charlotte |6| to stay in the AAC race. 15
23 Illinois Fighting Illini Playoff hopes are gone. They've been manhandled by the only 2 great teams they get to play all year. Nebraska |3| and Michigan |4| wins looks okay and will hold them up as long as they don't lose again. 7
24 Ole Miss Rebels Back into the top 25 after the win against Oklahoma |5|. Need to pick up some quality wins in the coming weeks. 7
25 Washington State Cougars They survived SDSU |6| but that's not enough for this team. Wins are almost all low-mid tier teams, and many close wins are gonna hold them around this spot. 1

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