Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Nov. 3, 2024, 6:54 a.m.
Overall Rationale: Performance is compared to teams' opponent's oppoents' performance, with adjustments for quality wins/losses.
| Rank | Team | Reason | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon Ducks | Play great, get the big wins, get #1. | 
| 2 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | Play great, get almost all the big wins, get #2. | 
| 3 |  Indiana Hoosiers | Play great, but your biggest wins are Washington & Nebraska, get #3. | 
| 4 |  Georgia Bulldogs | Play gr- and the running joke breaks down here. Georgia's running game is not top-tier. | 
| 5 |  Miami Hurricanes | Neihter is Miami's running game... or passing defense... or scoring defense... | 
| 6 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | The loss to Ohio State doesn't hurt, but the biggest win being USC does. | 
| 7 |  BYU Cougars | Your marquee win losing to Houston doesn't hurt if you're the only undefeated team left in the Big 12. | 
| 8 |  Texas Longhorns | It'll take another week or two to work off the Georgia loss. | 
| 9 |  Boise State Broncos | Run run run, win win win. Next week, the Oregon loss will be worked off. | 
| 10 |  Tennessee Volunteers | The Arkansas loss will be worked off next week, too. | 
| 11 |  Army West Point | Run run run, win win win. Eventually you'll have to play someone harder than East Carolina, but that's not today! | 
| 12 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Do you remember these guys lost to Northern Illinois? The spreadsheet remembers... | 
| 13 |  Iowa State Cyclones | Someone finally went and picked the peach. | 
| 14 |  Pittsburgh Panthers | The loss to SMU can be worked off in a week or so. | 
| 15 |  SMU Mustangs | "Why are they below Pitt? Are you stupid?" They lost to BYU and their marquee win is Louisville. Chill. | 
| 16 |  Washington State Cougars | Let the stock on that Washington win appreciate and the loss to Boise State look more reasonable. | 
| 17 |  LSU Tigers | Now the loss to A&M looks worse. Beating Bama next week would get half of it back. | 
| 18 |  Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | I'm just as surprised as you. But mediocre offense, good pass defense, one loss to Tulane... sure. Take #18. | 
| 19 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | A win against LSU would get them half of the way back recovered. | 
| 20 |  Texas A&M Aggies | The SC loss hurts more than the ND loss. | 
| 21 |  Ole Miss Rebels | If wins and losses didn't matter, this would be a Top 5 team. They can pass, they can score, they can stop the run, and stop you from scoring... but they don't win. | 
| 22 |  Iowa Hawkeyes | The Iowa State loss looks worse now, but not as bad as the Michigan State loss. | 
| 23 |  Oklahoma Sooners | You get no credit for beating the best college football team in Maine [citation needed]. | 
| 24 |  Arizona State Sun Devils | Two losses, but the top win is Kansas. | 
| 25 |  Clemson Tigers | Bro... you were supposed to skate to the champ game and clip Miami! Instead, you barely beat out Mizzou for the last spot. | 
Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon Ducks | 0.00 | 
| 2 |  Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.17 | 
| 3 |  Indiana Hoosiers | 0.20 | 
| 4 |  Georgia Bulldogs | 0.00 | 
| 5 |  Miami Hurricanes | 0.00 | 
| 6 |  Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.21 | 
| 7 |  BYU Cougars | 0.00 | 
| 8 |  Texas Longhorns | 0.00 | 
| 9 |  Boise State Broncos | 0.18 | 
| 10 |  Tennessee Volunteers | 0.00 | 
| 11 |  Army West Point | 0.43 | 
| 12 |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -0.03 | 
| 13 |  Iowa State Cyclones | 0.09 | 
| 14 |  Pittsburgh Panthers | 0.62 | 
| 15 |  SMU Mustangs | -0.35 | 
| 16 |  Washington State Cougars | 0.17 | 
| 17 |  LSU Tigers | 0.00 | 
| 18 |  Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | 5.10 | 
| 19 |  Alabama Crimson Tide | -0.93 | 
| 20 |  Texas A&M Aggies | -0.22 | 
| 21 |  Ole Miss Rebels | -0.42 | 
| 22 |  Iowa Hawkeyes | 2.63 | 
| 23 |  Oklahoma Sooners | 2.23 | 
| 24 |  Arizona State Sun Devils | 1.01 | 
| 25 |  Clemson Tigers | -0.64 | 
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness | 
|---|---|
|  Kansas State Wildcats | 0.74 | 
|  Colorado Buffaloes | 0.79 | 
|  Louisville Cardinals | 0.11 | 
|  Vanderbilt Commodores | 0.13 | 
Total Score: 17.39