Ballot Type: Hybrid

Submitted: Nov. 3, 2024, 10:52 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Tier based computer model which focuses on grouping similar teams which are then ranked by a human.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Oregon Ducks	Tier 1
2	Miami Hurricanes	Tier 2
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	Tier 2
4	Georgia Bulldogs	Tier 2
5	Texas Longhorns	Tier 3
6	BYU Cougars	Tier 3
7	Tennessee Volunteers	Tier 3
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	Tier 3
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Tier 3
10	Indiana Hoosiers	Tier 3
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	Tier 3
12	SMU Mustangs	Tier 4
13	LSU Tigers	Tier 4
14	Boise State Broncos	Tier 4
15	Ole Miss Rebels	Tier 4
16	Texas A&M Aggies	Tier 4
17	Iowa State Cyclones	Tier 4
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	Tier 5
19	Kansas State Wildcats	Tier 5
20	Colorado Buffaloes	Tier 5
21	Washington State Cougars	Tier 6: Biggest winners of the bye thanks to Texas Tech's away win over Iowa State.
22	Missouri Tigers	Tier 6
23	Army West Point	Tier 6: The computer hates Army because their SOS is dead last
24	Louisville Cardinals	Tier 6: Computer has been high on the Kings of Kentucky all season. A solid road win over an overrated Clemson team.
25	Clemson Tigers	Tier 6: Barely hanging on. It doesn't say much when a 4-4 Virginia is your best win on the season.

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Oregon Ducks	0.00
2	Miami Hurricanes	0.37
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
5	Texas Longhorns	0.00
6	BYU Cougars	0.00
7	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
10	Indiana Hoosiers	-0.97
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
12	SMU Mustangs	0.00
13	LSU Tigers	0.36
14	Boise State Broncos	0.00
15	Ole Miss Rebels	0.00
16	Texas A&M Aggies	0.00
17	Iowa State Cyclones	0.00
18	Pittsburgh Panthers	0.00
19	Kansas State Wildcats	0.17
20	Colorado Buffaloes	0.02
21	Washington State Cougars	0.00
22	Missouri Tigers	1.77
23	Army West Point	-0.49
24	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
25	Clemson Tigers	-0.64

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Vanderbilt Commodores	0.13

Total Score: 4.92