Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 27, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Overall Rationale: It's hard to value individual games this year, instead a body of work tells a better story.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Oregon Ducks | Continually dominant against the teams they should beat. |
2 | Penn State Nittany Lions | No super impressive tests so far, but they keep walking away from games with solid wins. |
3 | Georgia Bulldogs | That loss against Bama holds them back, but can't deny they are an elite team. |
4 | BYU Cougars | Undefeated with two top 25 wins. |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Struggled against Nebraska, and didn't look good in the process. Next week versus Penn State will be a test of both teams. |
6 | Miami Hurricanes | One of the worst best undefeateds if that makes sense. Their offense rolls, but so many games have been a struggle. |
7 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Continuing to roll after the early year let down against NIU. |
8 | Texas A&M Aggies | This is also a team on a mid season resurgence. Finally the money catches up. |
9 | Indiana Hoosiers | 12WINDIANA??? This is a legit team, just waiting for their first real test. |
10 | Tennessee Volunteers | Really unsure how to place Tennessee right now. Going to have to let a few more weeks happen to have a good diagnosis. |
11 | Texas Longhorns | This team has been on the decline since the Ewers injury. I wanna see them get it together before putting too much stock into them. |
12 | Iowa State Cyclones | Still untested, but with a relatively easy schedule left, lets see what Matt Campbell can do. |
13 | Pittsburgh Panthers | Pitt had some shaky wins early this year, but a curb stomp against a solid Syracuse helps. |
14 | Clemson Tigers | Clemson has been on a roll after week one, really showing out. |
15 | Boise State Broncos | Ashton Jeanty is leading this team headfirst towards the playoff. Truthfully a really good team only besmirched by a last second loss to number one Oregon... |
16 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Not sure how to feel about the Crimson Tide, still getting a lot of respect as the highest ranked 2 loss. |
17 | Kansas State Wildcats | Struggled against state rivals Kansas, this team needs another test to prove themselves. |
18 | SMU Mustangs | SMU pulled it out despite mistakes against Duke. This team will be trying to make an ACC run. |
19 | LSU Tigers | Started strong against the Aggies, but completely fell apart. Fraud check. |
20 | Army West Point | Their SOS has been very week, but maybe they are more legit than Navy was. |
21 | Colorado Buffaloes | This season has been defined by teams getting it together after a rough start, the Buffs are no different. |
22 | Ole Miss Rebels | Finally a fourth quarter TD against an SEC team. What even is this Ole Miss team. |
23 | Washington State Cougars | The worst one loss team in the country. But one loss is one loss. |
24 | Arizona State Sun Devils | I have to give a 5-2 team some credit. |
25 | Memphis Tigers | Memphis has been a sneaky good G5 team all year, excited to see if that continues. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Oregon Ducks | 0.00 |
2 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
3 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 |
4 | BYU Cougars | 0.24 |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
6 | Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 |
7 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0.22 |
8 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0.32 |
9 | Indiana Hoosiers | 0.00 |
10 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 |
11 | Texas Longhorns | -0.26 |
12 | Iowa State Cyclones | -0.10 |
13 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 0.00 |
14 | Clemson Tigers | 0.00 |
15 | Boise State Broncos | 0.00 |
16 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
17 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.00 |
18 | SMU Mustangs | 0.00 |
19 | LSU Tigers | 0.00 |
20 | Army West Point | 0.00 |
21 | Colorado Buffaloes | 0.42 |
22 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0.00 |
23 | Washington State Cougars | 0.00 |
24 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 1.23 |
25 | Memphis Tigers | 0.00 |