Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Oct. 28, 2024, 12:48 p.m.
Overall Rationale: I try to rank based mostly off performance, with light weighting put into team talent/preseason expectations. As the season goes on, preseason expectations for a team will be considered less and less. I do not take into account injuries
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Ducks
|
Oregon dominates this week to solidify their #1 spot |
| 2 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
Penn state looked okay this week, they will stay at #2 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
BYE |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
Miami looked fine agaist a weak FSU squad. They don't move from last week |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
Ohio St survives against a decent Nebraska team. I still think they look better than Texas so they stay at 5. |
| 6 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
Indiana with another big win and stays undefeated. I will leap frog them all the way to 6. They look like a contender. |
| 7 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
BYE |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
|
I've moved Texas back a few spots after barely surviving Vandy. Looking at their resume, they do not have any big wins compared to teams in front of them |
| 9 |
Clemson Tigers
|
BYE |
| 10 |
BYU Cougars
|
BYU survives. I move them up to 10 as their are undefeated |
| 11 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
A big win over Navy, they move up 2 spots |
| 12 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
A big win over LSU moves up TAMU 2 spots. They stay behind ND, their only loss |
| 13 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
Tenn loses the bye week moving back. BYU moved ahead for being an undefeated P4, and ND and TAMU just look better than Tenn at the moment |
| 14 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
Pitt has the weakest schedule of the P4 undefeated teams, so I have them here, moved up 2 spots. |
| 15 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
Bama destroys Missouri, but there isn't much going on in front of them to move up |
| 16 |
Boise State Broncos
|
Boise State barely escapes against a decent UNLV team |
| 17 |
SMU Mustangs
|
SMU wins by 1 against Duke |
| 18 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
K state survives the rivalry game against KU who is better than their record |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
LSU moves back to 19 with the loss to TAMU |
| 20 |
Army West Point
|
Army stays undefeated |
| 21 |
Washington State Cougars
|
WSU moves up after a narrow win |
| 22 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
Ole Miss gets an okay win against a struggling OU squad |
| 23 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
Colorado enters the top 25 with a decent resume. |
| 24 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
Despite a big loss to Oregon, Illinois stays in the top 25 |
| 25 |
Missouri Tigers
|
I really want to drop Missouri, but no one seems to deserve this #25 spot. I also considered Navy, Louisiana, Memphis, and all 2 loss P4 teams. |
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 2 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.00 |
| 6 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 7 |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Texas Longhorns
|
0.00 |
| 9 |
Clemson Tigers
|
0.14 |
| 10 |
BYU Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 11 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
0.00 |
| 12 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
0.00 |
| 13 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
0.00 |
| 14 |
Pittsburgh Panthers
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 16 |
Boise State Broncos
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
SMU Mustangs
|
0.00 |
| 18 |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
-0.13 |
| 19 |
LSU Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 20 |
Army West Point
|
0.00 |
| 21 |
Washington State Cougars
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Colorado Buffaloes
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 25 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
No major omissions.
Total Score: 0.27