Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Nov. 3, 2024, 9:46 a.m.

Overall Rationale: 26. Kansas State (L 19-24 @ Houston) • 27. Texas A&M (L 20-44 @ South Carolina) • 28. Louisiana State (Bye) • 29. Arizona State (W 42-21 @ Oklahoma State) • 30. Memphis (L 36-44 @ Texas—San Antonio) • 31. Syracuse (W 38-31 vs. Virginia Tech) • 32. Sam Houston (W 9-3 vs. Louisiana Tech) • 33. Louisville (W 33-21 @ Clemson) • 34. Toledo (W 29-28 @ Eastern Michigan)

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Indiana Hoosiers	W 47-10 @ Michigan State
2	Oregon Ducks	W 38-17 @ Michigan
3	Miami Hurricanes	W 53-31 vs. Duke
4	Army West Point	W 20-3 vs. Air Force
5	BYU Cougars	Bye
6	Boise State Broncos	W 56-24 vs. San Diego State
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Bye
8	Georgia Bulldogs	W 34-20 vs. Florida
9	SMU Mustangs	W 28-25 vs. Pittsburgh
10	Texas Longhorns	Bye
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	W 20-13 @ Pennsylvania State
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	L 13-20 vs. Ohio State
13	Pittsburgh Panthers	L 25-28 @ Southern Methodist
14	Tennessee Volunteers	W 28-18 vs. Kentucky
15	Colorado Buffaloes	Bye
16	Washington State Cougars	Bye
17	Ole Miss Rebels	W 63-31 @ Arkansas
18	Tulane Green Wave	W 34-3 @ Charlotte
19	Clemson Tigers	L 21-33 vs. Louisville
20	North Dakota State Bison	W 42-19 vs. Northern Iowa
21	Alabama Crimson Tide	Bye
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	W 23-22 @ Iowa State
23	UNLV Rebels	Bye
24	Iowa State Cyclones	L 22-23 vs. Texas Tech
25	Colorado State Rams	W 38-21 @ Nevada

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Indiana Hoosiers	0.96
2	Oregon Ducks	-0.12
3	Miami Hurricanes	0.00
4	Army West Point	1.85
5	BYU Cougars	0.00
6	Boise State Broncos	1.03
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.36
8	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.55
9	SMU Mustangs	0.10
10	Texas Longhorns	-0.66
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	-3.38
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	-0.47
13	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.86
14	Tennessee Volunteers	-0.67
15	Colorado Buffaloes	1.95
16	Washington State Cougars	0.17
17	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
18	Tulane Green Wave	4.24
19	Clemson Tigers	0.00
20	North Dakota State Bison	5.20
21	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1.47
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	3.14
23	UNLV Rebels	2.09
24	Iowa State Cyclones	-2.02
25	Colorado State Rams	0.25

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
LSU Tigers	2.01
Texas A&M Aggies	2.05
Kansas State Wildcats	0.74
Louisville Cardinals	0.11
Vanderbilt Commodores	0.13

Total Score: 36.57