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thatoneguyD13 Ballot for 2024 Week 10

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Oct. 28, 2024, 5:56 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Early season rankings are based largely on expected results versus other ranked teams, and as the season goes leans more heavily on actual resume. By the end of the season, rankings are based entirely on resume. I lean heavily into head to head results and results against common opponents. I also sort teams into 6 tiers based on championship/playoff likelihood. Tier 1: Championship Frontrunners, near lock to make playoffs Tier 2: Championship Contenders with excellent chance of making playoffs Tier 3: Decent possibility to make playoffs, unlikely to compete for championship Tier 4: Outside playoff shot Tier 5: Unlikely to make playoffs but not quite eliminated Tier 6: No shot at playoffs

Rank Team Reason
1 Oregon Ducks Tier 1.
2 Penn State Nittany Lions Tier 2. A win over OSU would move them to tier 1. A convincing win would likely put them ahead of Oregon.
3 Georgia Bulldogs Tier 2.
4 Ohio State Buckeyes Tier 2. Injuries on the offensive line are piling up. Offense needs to be a lot better to stay highly ranked.
5 Texas Longhorns Tier 2.
6 BYU Cougars Tier 3.
7 Miami Hurricanes Tier 3.
8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tier 3. If they had beaten NIU they'd probably be #2 right now.
9 Texas A&M Aggies Tier 3.
10 Tennessee Volunteers Tier 3.
11 Indiana Hoosiers Tier 3. 8Windiana.
12 Iowa State Cyclones Tier 3. Easy schedule has helped. Pretty good team though.
13 Alabama Crimson Tide Tier 3.
14 Pittsburgh Panthers Tier 4.
15 Kansas State Wildcats Tier 4.
16 Clemson Tigers Tier 4.
17 SMU Mustangs Tier 4.
18 Boise State Broncos Tier 4. Solid win against UNLV. Deserving of the top G5 spot right now.
19 Washington State Cougars Tier 4.
20 Army West Point Tier 4.
21 LSU Tigers Tier 4.
22 Ole Miss Rebels Tier 4.
23 Illinois Fighting Illini Tier 4. Despite loss they moved up, as lots of teams in the 20-30 range also lost. Common opponent results keeps them ahead of...
24 Colorado Buffaloes Tier 4. No one is more surprised than I. But the team is legitimately good, though not great.
25 Navy Midshipmen Tier 4.

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