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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Kansas State Wildcats | 0.74 |
Colorado Buffaloes | 0.79 |
Louisville Cardinals | 0.11 |
Vanderbilt Commodores | 0.13 |
Total Score: 17.39