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